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Digital twins are “big driver” towards net-zero cities say experts
Digital twins of buildings and cities could become an essential tool in the battle against climate change, according to technology experts. These virtual replicas – computer models that use live data to create simulations of real-world objects and systems – can reduce the energy consumption of buildings in operation, proponents claim. They do this by analysing…
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Digital twins offer “a very powerful way of developing our cities” say experts
Digital twins are starting to transform the way that cities are designed and managed, according to experts. The technology, which involves creating a digital clone of a real-world object or system, is revolutionising the fields of healthcare, manufacturing and logistics. It is now having a profound impact on architecture and urbanism too. “I see it…
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Mighty Buildings plans neighbourhood of 3D-printed homes for California
Construction technology company Mighty Buildings has announced plans to construct 15 houses using prefabricated 3D-printed panels at Rancho Mirage, California. The project is a cooperation between California-based Mighty Buildings and programmers Palari Group. Construction will begin at the end of this season with the houses set to be completed by Spring 2022. 3D-printed panels can…
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Elon Musk launches $250 Teslaquila following April Fools’ Day joke
Electric-car manufacturer Tesla has launched its own branded tequila, that comes in a lightning-bolt-shaped jar , after founder Elon Musk indicated the idea for a joke on 1 April 2018. About April Fools’ Day in 2018, the American entrepreneur joked that Tesla had gone “entirely and totally shattered”, leading to him being”found passed out from…
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BIG designs Virgin Hyperloop Certification Center for West Virginia
Virgin Hyperloop is building a centre for testing and certifying its high-speed transportation system in West Virginia, designed by architecture firm BIG. The Hyperloop Certification Center (HCC) facility will include a six-mile-long tube for testing Virgin Hyperloop for mass transportation use. The aim is to achieve safety certification for the new mode of transport – intended…
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Canyon unveils “revolutionary” pedal-powered concept vehicle
German bicycle manufacturer Canyon has developed a Future Mobility Concept vehicle with four wheels and an enclosed cockpit like a car but a pedal-assisted electric bike under the hood. According to the brand, the design offers “a revolutionary alternative to both the automobile and the bicycle” by sheltering the driver from the elements and offering…
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Arturo Tedeschi redesigns historic Milan tram for a post-Covid world
Italian architect Arturo Tedeschi has designed a tram concept for the city of Milan called Passerella, which can be outfitted with unobtrusive social distancing options. Designed as a modern take on the traditional ATM Class 1500 tram, that was initially introduced to the city in 1929, the Passerella reinterprets the proportions and style of the…
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BIG designs furniture factory for Vestre in Norwegian forest
Danish architecture studio BIG has designed a factory for furniture manufacturer Vestre in a Norwegian forest, which the brand claims will be the “world’s most eco-friendly furniture factory”. Named The Plus, the factory development, which will include a visitor centre and a 300-acre park, is set to be built within a forest near the village of…
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NASA revives “worm” logo and debuts SpaceX spacesuits
NASA will utilize the Danne & Blackburn-designed”worm” symbol for the very first time since 1992, while its astronauts will introduction SpaceX spacesuits when the Demo-2 flight to the International Space Station starts tomorrow. The astronauts will be carried aboard SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft, signaling the very first time that astronauts will…
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Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 7 April
Daily coronavirus briefing: today’s architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes an Iranian shrine being used to make masks, Foster + Partners‘ design for a face shield and a ventilator prototype by Tesla. Foster + Partners designs open-source laser-cut face shield Foster + Partners has created a shield that can be manufactured quickly and disassembled, sanitised and…