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Restorers Uncover 16th-Century Murals Hidden by Nuns in Villa Silvestri Rivaldi
Conservators in Rome are uncovering 16th-century murals hidden for 300 years inside the Villa Silvestri Rivaldi.
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CUBE Workshop Building by Civic Architects
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National Archives of Sweden by Tengbom
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Dynamo vs Grasshopper: Which Visual Programming Tool Should Architects Use?
Dynamo automates BIM data inside Revit, while Grasshopper drives complex geometry in Rhino. This comparison covers setup, data model, scripting, plug-ins, cost and Rhino.Inside.Revit, and ends with a simple rule...
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Foster + Partners to Test Robot Swarms Building Timber from the Top Down
Foster + Partners wins €4m EU grant to build robot and drone swarms that assemble timber structures top-down.
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Brooklyn Museum’s $48 Million Energy Retrofit Aims to Cut Emissions by 57 Percent
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Section Perspective Drawings: 12 Examples from Students and Studios
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House among the trees by Studio COSMO
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