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“My Life’s Ambition is to Become Redundant”: Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan’s First Female Architect, on Decarbonization and Decolonization - Architizer

RIBA Gold Medalist Yasmeen Lari discusses the impact of her architecture and the future of design as a social and climate action lever.
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Pourquoi planter des marronniers ne suffit pas à végétaliser les villes ?

Pourquoi planter des marronniers ne suffit pas à végétaliser les villes ? | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
Pour faire face au réchauffement climatique, la végétalisation est en train de faire naître un modèle urbain biodiversifié et régénérateur.
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October 28, 2024 5:49 AM
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Work begins on gigantic Saudi skyscraper that can fit 20 Empire States

Work begins on gigantic Saudi skyscraper that can fit 20 Empire States | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
As if the Line wasn't enough, Saudi Arabia is currently busy constructing yet another amazing skyscraper, named the Mukaab. Taking the form of a supertall cube, new information has been released that details the build progress so far and the sheer scale of the project.
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October 21, 2024 4:52 AM
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Walk-through canyon cracks open extraordinary Colorado high-rise

Walk-through canyon cracks open extraordinary Colorado high-rise | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
MAD Architects has completed work on an amazing new residential building. Located in Colorado, it draws inspiration from the surrounding landscape and is defined by a facade that's cracked open to reveal a "Canyon" area that lets residents take a stroll along a mountain trail.
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Energy Vault partners with SOM for gravity storage in skyscrapers

Energy Vault partners with SOM for gravity storage in skyscrapers | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
Energy Vault has partnered with architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) to work on projects using its gravity energy storage tech.
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March 7, 2024 3:43 AM
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Video: Europe's biggest 3D-printed building rises in just 140 hours

Video: Europe's biggest 3D-printed building rises in just 140 hours | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
Tasked with building a new data center in an urban area of Germany, the team behind the Wave House harnessed the benefits of 3D printing technology to inject a sense of style into the unglamorous world of cloud-computing infrastructure, creating Europe's largest 3D-printed building in the process.
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February 21, 2024 3:45 AM
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HKU Architecture Lab unveils innovative computational methods for sustainable low-tech timber construction –

HKU Architecture Lab unveils innovative computational methods for sustainable low-tech timber construction – | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
The Building Simplexity Laboratory (BSL), at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), has showcased the innovative use of evolutionary algorithms in simplifying non-standard, lightweight catenary wood structures through their
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Graphene oxide used to strengthen and electrify 3D-printed concrete

Graphene oxide used to strengthen and electrify 3D-printed concrete | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
3D-printed concrete structures are claimed to be faster and cheaper to build than their traditional counterparts, but they're not always as strong. That problem may soon be solved by adding a pinch of graphene oxide, which could also be used to detect cracks.
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October 13, 2023 4:11 AM
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Google's Green Light project retimes traffic lights for 30% fewer stops

Google's Green Light project retimes traffic lights for 30% fewer stops | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
Through its Maps app, Google has access to a monster trove of daily traffic data – and it's using it to provide cities with free, AI-optimized traffic signal timing suggestions that could reduce stop/starts by 30% and intersection emissions by 10%.
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June 26, 2023 5:00 AM
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Incredible competition imagines skyscraper design without constraints

Incredible competition imagines skyscraper design without constraints | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
This year's winners of the eVolo Skyscraper Competition have been announced. Featuring fantastical skyscraper designs, highlights include rotating affordable housing, an ocean-cleaning plastic skyscraper, and tree-like towers to help keep watch over the Amazon rainforest.
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Hugely ambitious self-sufficient floating city to host 40,000 people

Hugely ambitious self-sufficient floating city to host 40,000 people | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
Japan's N-Ark has revealed plans for an incredibly ambitious floating city that would host tourism, medical facilities, and even space rockets. Named Dogen City, it would be designed to take any climate change-related sea rises in its stride and provide power, food and water for up to 40,000 people.
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Shell Wall tech claimed to reduce weight of concrete walls by over 70%

Shell Wall tech claimed to reduce weight of concrete walls by over 70% | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it

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Usbek & Rica - À Copenhague, un écoquartier va respecter les 17 objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU

Usbek & Rica - À Copenhague, un écoquartier va respecter les 17 objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
Un nouveau quartier, pensé pour mettre en œuvre les 17 objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU, s’apprête à accueillir ses premiers locataires dans la capitale du Danemark. Derrière le projet, des architectes bien décidés à montrer que « durabilité » peut être plus qu’un simple mot.
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October 30, 2024 5:03 AM
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First area of Saudi's Neom giga-project opens for business

First area of Saudi's Neom giga-project opens for business | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
We've seen a lot of crazy renders and heard big promises but now Saudi Arabia has finally delivered on the first part of its incredible Neom giga-project. Named Sindalah, it provides an ultra-exclusive luxury island getaway for a select number of well-heeled guests.
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October 25, 2024 3:59 AM
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Résilience et autonomie | Pierre Lannes

Résilience et autonomie | Pierre Lannes | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
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October 21, 2024 4:51 AM
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Build details showcase incredible scale of Saudi Arabia's Line megacity

Build details showcase incredible scale of Saudi Arabia's Line megacity | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
As the Line gigaproject continues to grow in the Saudi desert, some new construction details have been announced that highlight the mind-boggling challenge of turning a huge tract of rugged landscape into a futuristic megacity, including its reported use of one fifth of the entire world's currently…
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“My Life’s Ambition is to Become Redundant”: Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan’s First Female Architect, on Decarbonization and Decolonization - Architizer

RIBA Gold Medalist Yasmeen Lari discusses the impact of her architecture and the future of design as a social and climate action lever.
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February 22, 2024 3:27 AM
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World's tallest 3D-printed building will take 900 hours to go up

World's tallest 3D-printed building will take 900 hours to go up | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
What's being hailed as the world's tallest 3D-printed building is being readied for assembly in a remote Swiss village. The White Tower from researchers at ETH Zurich will be formed from over a hundred columns, with a performance space sat on top.
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December 12, 2023 3:50 AM
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Extraordinary bird-inspired cultural center lands in China

Extraordinary bird-inspired cultural center lands in China | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
Zaha Hadid Architects has completed work on its Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre. Featuring an eye-catching design that the studio says is inspired by the distinctive chevron patterns of migratory birds, the building is topped by four steel roof canopies that provide shading in the subtropical…
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December 4, 2023 5:30 AM
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Eco-friendly insulation would put rice husks and newspapers in our walls

Eco-friendly insulation would put rice husks and newspapers in our walls | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
Although various uses for post-harvest rice husk waste are being explored, the stuff is still usually either incinerated, dumped in landfills, or at best composted. Soon, however, rice husks may be combined with discarded newspapers to form eco-friendly insulation.
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Ceramic walkway highlights potential beauty of 3D-printed architecture

Ceramic walkway highlights potential beauty of 3D-printed architecture | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
3D-printed architecture tech can be used to produce everything from tiny houses to large buildings, but one thing most of them have in common is they tend to be relatively simple and uninspired in appearance. Studio RAP reminds us that this doesn't always have to be the case, however, with its New…
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Hugely ambitious self-sufficient floating city to host 40,000 people

Hugely ambitious self-sufficient floating city to host 40,000 people | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
Japan's N-Ark has revealed plans for an incredibly ambitious floating city that would host tourism, medical facilities, and even space rockets. Named Dogen City, it would be designed to take any climate change-related sea rises in its stride and provide power, food and water for up to 40,000 people.
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May 30, 2023 4:38 AM
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Over 90% of this energy-efficient office can be dismantled and reused

Over 90% of this energy-efficient office can be dismantled and reused | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
High-profile Dutch firm MVRDV recently completed work on its energy-efficient Matrix One laboratory and office building in Amsterdam. The project showcases a forward-thinking design philosophy that focuses on flexibility, and features a demountable structural system which allows over 90% of its…
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February 23, 2023 3:33 AM
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Seabrick aims to give "seasteaders" a floating foundation to build on

Seabrick aims to give "seasteaders" a floating foundation to build on | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
Seasteading proponents envisage a floating society with a fluid geography, free from oppressive government in international waters. But they'll need something to build their watery utopia on top of, and these interlocking seaweed bricks might be it.
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Comment penser et construire des villes à l'ère de l'urgence climatique ?

Comment penser et construire des villes à l'ère de l'urgence climatique ? | RESILIENT CITES & HABITATS | Scoop.it
Pour faire face à la crise climatique, la façon de penser les villes évolue et avec elle, celle de les construire. Tour de chantier.
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