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How can a new layer of culturally needed programs be added to 120 years of accumulated layers? We tried to address this question by not demolishing everything or preserving everything. Port of Cultures Drawing series: Unrolled | Mariupol, Ukraune| 2020- swapoffie.ir #culturalarchitecture #culturalfusion #architecturedesign #architecturedaily #accumulation #culturalaggregation

How is the transformation of simple houses idea to South France vineyard houses idea with Stable Diffusion “mov2mov” extension? #stablediffusion #mov2mov #aiinarchitecture #aitoolsinarchitecture #aivideos

Throwback: Urbach Tower 2019. Step by step, we are publishing our videos on YouTube, which is a great opportunity to take a look back at some of ICD's past projects: https://lnkd.in/esWtHhgd The Urbach Tower is a unique wood structure. The design of the tower emerges from a new self-shaping process of the curved wood components. This pioneering development constitutes a paradigm shift in timber manufacturing from elaborate and energy-intensive mechanical forming processes that require heavy machinery to a process where the material shapes entirely by itself. This shape change is driven only by the wood’s characteristic shrinking during a decrease of moisture content. Components for the 14 m tall tower are designed and manufactured in a flat state and transform autonomously into the final, programmed curved shapes during industry-standard technical drying. This opens up new and unexpected architectural possibilities for high performance and elegant structures, using a sustainable, renewable, and locally sourced building material. The Urbach Tower constitutes the very first structure worldwide made from self-shaped, building-scale components. It not only showcases this innovative manufacturing approach and resultant novel timber structure; it also intensifies the visitors’ spatial involvement and landscape experience by providing a striking landmark building for the City of Urbach’s contribution to the Remstal Gartenschau 2019. PROJECT TEAM Cluster of Excellence IntCDC | University of Stuttgart Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) Achim Menges, Dylan Wood Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE), Jan Knippers, Lotte Scheder-Bieschin (former Aldinger), Simon Bechert Scientific collaboration: Laboratory of Cellulose and Wood Materials, Empa, Switzerland Wood Materials Science, ETH Zürich, Switzerland Markus Rüggeberg, Philippe Grönquist, Ingo Burgert Industry collaboration: Blumer Lehmann Katharina Lehmann, David Riggenbach   PROJECT SUPPORT Gemeinde Urbach Remstal Gartenschau 2019 GmbH University of Stuttgart DBU German Federal Environmental Foundation InnoSuisse - Swiss Innovation Agency #icd #itke #itech #BLAG #intcdc #exc2120 #unistuttgart #universityofstuttgart #clusterofexcellence #computationaldesign #computationalconstruction #codesign #materialprogramming #research #building #architecture

DID YOU KNOW... the idea of the Appalachian Trail was brought to the world on the pages of the Journal of the American Institute of Architects? In 1900 while hiking in Vermont, Benton MacKaye began dreaming of the idyllic elevated escape from the chaos of industrialization in our bustling eastern cities below. After mulling over the idea for 21 years, MacKaye finally published his thorough plan for the Appalachian Trail in the October 1921 issue of the Journal of the American Institute of Architects. In it, MacKaye gave compelling arguments for maximizing free time and contributing time and effort to creating an opportunity for recreation - arguments that are still very relevant today. In a later reprinting of the article, Clarence S. Stein, then Chairman of the Committee on Community Planning for the AIA, pointed out that many states individually had conservation plans already in place to preserve much of the mountainous undeveloped landscape for recreational use. Stein, though, recognized the gravity of MacKaye's idea and called for citizens, architects, planners, and officials to come together to bring the cohesive plan across those 13 states to fruition. Read the reprinted article with Stein's introduction here and maybe find some inspiration for yourself! https://lnkd.in/eQD-qEFa Additional article on the beginning of the A.T. here: https://lnkd.in/eNtvUf5y #aiacva #aia #applachian #conservation

🐄🏚️ Fancy building a house from mud and cow-dung? 🌟 Check out the video out ⬇️ Did you know that cow-dung has been used traditionally as a water-resistant layer (plaster) in mud houses? The science behind it has remained a mystery... until now! In my research, I dug deep to unravel the secrets of cow-dung's water-resistant. Check this video that takes you on a journey through my research, leading to the realization of a structure with these cow-dung mud blocks. You can find detailed information on this topic in Chapter 6 of my thesis: https://lnkd.in/dgt9Zdey And here's a quote from one of my talks that got everyone talking: "Cow-dung is the sh*t that matters!!" 🐄💩😂 This is a collaborative effort between Krithika Samavedula and myself, made possible by the generous financial support from TU Delft | Global Initiative's Booster Fund. Delft University of Technology | Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft | #post 5 #ecofriendlyconstruction #cowdung #sustainableliving #mudhouses #climategoals #environmentalawareness #buildingwithmud #ecofriendlyhomes #cowdungmagic #earthenconstruction #stabilisation #affordablehousing #circularity

#heritageconservation is a deeply scientific field, and it requires preserving our rich cultural heritage with methods and materials which have been designed keeping in mind diverse factors including age, #constructionmaterial , structural strength etc. of the building. But recent attempts to botch the legacies with paint splashed in a brutal manner throughout #g20summitdelhi is a testimony to the fact that we no more care about our heritage. Such blunders happen when the #experts are excluded from the #processes #urbanplanning #heritageconservation #heritagebuildings #brutalism #g20summit2023 #processbasedapproach #indiancities #indianarchitecture

What approaches do you take to ancient #restoration? What if renovations include concrete reinforcement and #waterproofing? Case History #822 shares how the specifying engineer of the Ilok medieval walls took advantage of the inconspicuous protection of two MCI® products. Log in to Case History #822 to read more: https://ow.ly/RPuo50QvS0r #FromGreytoGreen #MCITechnology #corrosionprotection #corrosionprevention #sustainability #ecofriendlyproducts #valueengineering #innovation #concrete #rebar #constructionindustry

Harvard University plant walls. It is still hard to believe that I built these plant walls with my own two hands. The living plant walls and the atrium really bring this building to life. I am often asked, "what is the biggest plant wall you have ever built"? These are impressive! This article is a quick read and explains in a little more detail the inner working of a plant wall. https://lnkd.in/eW3jr942

From blueprints to reality, witness the ongoing transformation under the canvas of endless possibilities.  Every brick laid and beam raised signifies progress and growth.  Amidst the dust and steel, dreams take shape and the skyline of tomorrow emerges. #SBUT #BhendiBazaar #Redevelopment #ProgressInMotion