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Merging Indigenous Traditions With Architecture to Preserve Maori Heritage
In a traditional Maori proverb, “While food provides the blood in our veins, our health is drawn from the land.” This innate connection was the guiding principle behind the architecture of Te Wharehou...
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How One Company Is 3D Printing Jewelry to Celebrate Women in Tech
Today’s digital experiences rely heavily on user-interface elements. From buttons, cursors, and icons to scroll bars, sliders, and toggles, these carefully coded components allow you to click, drag,...
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How One Man’s Limited Sight Gives Him Limitless Vision in Virtual Reality Design
In the Valley of the Queens in Egypt lies the tomb of Nefertari, an ancient Egyptian queen and one of the favored wives of Pharaoh Ramesses II. The tomb’s walls are covered in intricate paintings,...
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4 Tips for Building a Small-but-Mighty Team of BIM Experts
The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is the perfect embodiment of what it means to be big: towering skyscrapers, massive bridges, expansive tunnels, and innovative and...
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For Two New Zealand firms, VR Brings Fun and Games to Sustainable Urban Planning
Move over SimCity, there’s a new city-building game. But this isn’t your typical video game—it’s an interactive virtual-reality (VR) experience that simulates the process of sustainable urban planning....
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This Bricklaying Robot Is Changing the Future of Construction
Brick is one of the oldest building materials, dating back to 7000 BC for sun-hardened varieties and 3500 BC for the first kiln-fired blocks. It’s also among the most versatile, used for modern...
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From a Personal Battle, One Company Created a Better Breast Prosthesis for All
After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 and undergoing a mastectomy, Fay Cobbett decided to forego reconstructive surgery. But she struggled with the alternative: uncomfortable, generic...
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How Building Bamboo Modular Homes Can Help Curb the Philippines’ Housing Crisis
The Philippines is one of Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economies. But with its increasing urbanization, a housing crisis looms: Out of a population of more than 100 million, an estimated 4.5...
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Meet the Prosthetics Start-Up Aiding Amputees in Rural India With Helping Hands
“There is a gaping hole in the prosthetic market,” says Abhit Kumar, cofounder of Indian prosthetics start-up Social Hardware. “Our aim is to fill that hole with prosthetic devices designed...
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Generative Design Takes Digital Urban Planning to New Heights Near Abu Dhabi
Jebel Hafeet, United Arab Emirates’ second-highest peak, towers at 4,000 feet, its ridges stretching across the garden city of Al Ain near Abu Dhabi. In 2017, the historic site—home to the Beehive...
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How Bioprinting Human Skin Could End Animal Testing and Improve Skin Transplants
In the fight against the COVID-19 global pandemic, 3D printing has taken center stage. Manufacturers have turned to 3D printing for fast, low-cost production of medical and personal protective...
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Auckland Public Transport Project Lays Digital Tracks to the Future
When considering the impact of coronavirus on various sectors around the world, one industry that will undoubtedly face some tough challenges is public transportation. A mainstay of cities worldwide,...
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Indonesia Has a Bold Infrastructure Plan—and Is Using 5D BIM to Drive It
In 2019, Indonesia laid out an ambitious plan to invest $412 billion in its infrastructure. By dedicating funds to numerous projects—from roads, bridges, highways, and dams to ports, airports, power...
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Asian Manufacturers Go All-In on Upskilling Employees
Many new technologies—additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence (AI), automation, the Internet of Things (IoT), and robotics—are transforming the future of manufacturing in Asia. AI and robots...
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Meet the Prosthetics Start-Up Aiding Amputees in Rural India With Helping Hands
“There is a gaping hole in the prosthetic market,” says Abhit Kumar, cofounder of Indian prosthetics start-up Social Hardware. “Our aim is to fill that hole with prosthetic devices designed...
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Revitalizing an Earthquake-Ravaged Cathedral Through Digital Collaboration
In 2011, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch, a city on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island. The quake caused considerable destruction, and the Christ Church Cathedral suffered...
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InnoCell’s Modular Construction Hits New Heights for Hong Kong Engineering Firm
Hip Hing Engineering built InnoCell, the first high-rise building in Hong Kong to use Modular Integrated Construction (MiC). MiC allows construction steps to happen in parallel, with modular...
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Sports Stadium Design Gets a Turbo Boost With Digital Technologies
In the Philippines, Aidea Technologies completed the design and detailing of the Athletics Stadium for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. To complete the 73,000-square-meter stadium in only 21 months,...
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How a Digital Twin Solved the Leighton Asia Hong Kong Airport Puzzle
Hong Kong International Airport is expanding to meet future demand and maintain its status as a world-class international aviation hub. Leading international construction company Leighton Asia is...
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