Artificial Intelligence in Civil Engineering: Applications, Benefits, and Challenges
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Ten Foster + Partners-designed Apple stores
With Apple opening its latest Foster + Partners-designed store in the newly renovated Battersea Power Station, our latest roundup spotlights 10 Apple Stores designed by the British architecture studio. Apple has been working with Foster + Partners to create stores since 2014, when the technology company and architecture studio worked together to complete a retail location
Roar recreates dizzying Indian stepwells in Jaipur Rugs’ Dubai showroom
UAE-based studio Roar has paid homage to the Escher-esque stepwells of India in its interior design for Jaipur Rugs’ showroom in Dubai, which features cascading, rainbow-coloured staircases. The Jaipur Rugs showroom, the Indian brand’s first in the Middle East, is located in the creative district of Aserkal, in one of the former industrial area’s previously
Types of concrete building units used in construction
Types of concrete building units used in construction, Concrete building blocks, also known as concrete…
Using science to install tunnel gates
The stability of tunnel gates is an important factor in tunnel construction and maintenance. With…
Causes of bridge collapse
Bridges have been around for centuries, allowing humans to cross rivers, valleys, and other obstacles….
André Fu designs colorful Casetify shops in Japan informed by shoji lanterns
Hong Kong-based architect and interior designer André Fu has completed the first global flagship store for electronic accessory brand Casetify in Osaka, combining traditional Japanese shoji paper lanterns with bright colours. The store, which marks the first retail project by Fu in Japan, was informed by the urban landscape of the Shinsaibashi neighbourhood in Osaka
Eight pared-back kitchens with minimalist storage solutions
Sometimes the simple solutions are the best, as seen in this lookbook featuring tidy kitchen interiors where minimalist closed cabinets are combined with decorative materials. In these kitchens, found in homes from Sweden to Mexico, architects and designers largely chose simple storage solutions but added material interest in the form of marble, steel and brick
The Line exhibited at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale
The Line exhibited at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, NEOM unveiled at the 18th International…
Design of a café using lattice concrete boxes in South Korea
Design of a café using lattice concrete boxes in South Korea, A series of concrete…
Complement the build of a Mexican home with wall-framing plants
Complement the build of a Mexican home with wall-framing plants, Mexican architecture studio Taller Estilo…
Opening of the International African American Museum on the waterfront
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and Moody Nolan have completed the International African American Museum…
Mecanoo & Meng Architects and LOLA Landscape win a competition to design the Guangming Scientist Valley
Mecanoo & Meng Architects and LOLA Landscape win a competition to design the Guangming Scientist…
Complementing the Emilio Zola Building 5915 with two all-white volumes
Complementing the Emilio Zola Building 5915 with two all-white volumes, Argentine architecture practice MasArqs has…
Building a conical theater decorated with mosaics
Building a conical theater decorated with mosaics, The interdisciplinary design practice and Black Design Studio…
Releaf Freedom – an inclusive design for incontinence
DesignMaking life less stressful, this product allows elderly and less able patients to urinate comfortably whether standing or seated giving them independenceDid you know that an estimated 423 million people suffer from urinary incontinence allowing them to never be more than an arm’s length from a toilet? This is where Releaf Freedom comes in –
Karuun: discovering the beauty of nature thanks to material design
Materials & SurfacesEngineered rattan showcases its remarkable versatility as a material that seamlessly blends nature and technology, providing inventive and eco-friendly solutions across various industrial sectorsKaruun is an innovative and sustainable material developed from the transformation of rattan, a climbing plant that grows in the tropical forests of Indonesia. The plant of rattan has been
Revolutionizing workspaces with the rise of pods and booths
From Chatpod 700 to Zen Pod, Arche, Kameleon Office Booth and Mono – today pods and booths are an innovative response to contemporary offices which are ever-changing and require flexible workspace solutions. So, what are pods and booths?Cost-effective, versatile, contemporary and offering the best of all worlds in a post-pandemic workspace – pods and booths are
Illum x Muji celebrates 10 years of 3daysofdesign with B33
During this year’s 3daysofdesign – Muji beautifully honored the harmonious blend of Japanese and Scandinavian design with a unique set of installations, ‘Hverdag / Everyday’ at Illum, Copenhagen. Brimming with product launches, open showrooms, exhibitions and more, Copenhagen’s 3daysofdesign returned to celebrate its 10th anniversary from 7 to 9 June with the theme ‘Where would we
Design Month Graz 2023 explored the theme REVOLUTION – our highlights
Design eventsHow can design drive and shape revolutionary processes? What contributions do designers make in this regard? Design Month Graz delved into the theme of REVOLUTION this year, exploring its multifaceted implicationsRecently, we visited Design Month Graz 2023, an event that DesignWanted has been collaborating with for a long time. The festival, consolidates and channels
Creation of a zig-zag performance venue for the Aranya Theater Festival in China
Creation of a zig-zag performance venue for the Aranya Theater Festival in China, MAD has…
