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Zaha Hadid Foundation Opens Her Former Clerkenwell Office With a Stage Design Exhibition
Ten years after her death, Zaha Hadid's former office in a Grade II listed 1870s school in Clerkenwell reopens as a public venue, starting with an exhibition of her designs...
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A side-by-side look at ten digital notepad apps for architects, covering sketching, annotation, and note-taking tools with their pricing, platforms, and the best fit for each task.
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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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