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BIM

Is 2D CAD Dead?

These days, everyone is talking about Building Information Modeling (BIM) and 3D models....
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6 Feb
BIM

BIM for Cost Estimating

The move from 2D drawing to 3D modeling has significant advantages for engineers in terms...
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30 Jan
Architecture

Simply tree-like: Rooms around trees

They are big, they are green, they are - an inspiration: trees. Some...
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25 Jan
Architecture

Architecture from the tube

If you literally look into the tube, you get nothing. But what is it like to look out of...
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9 Jan
Efficiency

Bacteria-based solar cells: inexpensive, powe...

Solar cells are a key technology in the energy revolution and in the fight against...
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2 Jan
Efficiency

A giant chimney against smog

In order to satisfy the hunger for energy of an up-and-coming industrial world...
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26 Dec
Building Trends

Robotics in construction

For decades, robots have been producing large parts of our cars, computers, mobile phones...
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19 Dec
Engineering

Digital Infrastructure – Unlocking the True V...

Digital technology is becoming increasingly integrated into our ways of working,...
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12 Dec
BIM

Why use BIM for Reinforced Concrete Modeling?

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is fast becoming the required method of design,...
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5 Dec
Architecture

Building in the mountains: The hidden jewels ...

An extreme climate and almost inaccessible terrain has always turned building in the...
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28 Nov
Architecture

Modern museum buildings which have become wor...

Being able to build a museum, at least once – that is the great dream of many architects...
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22 Nov
Architecture

Invisible houses: How organic architecture ca...

Concrete high-rises which protrude from landscapes. Splendid buildings which force...
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19 Nov