December 23, 2020

News Briefs     Researchers develop sensors to test concrete strength in real time   Engineers at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., have developed sensors that could safely speed up construction timeline by determining concrete strength onsite in real time.   » Read more     Exclusive: Creating welcoming homes with modular construction   Daniel Ling, principal at Montgomery Sisam Architects, discusses the challenges and benefits of prefab construction to design two inclusive and welcoming housing complexes in Toronto.   » Read more     Snøhetta designs Le Monde Group’s Paris HQ in a translucent, dynamic façade   Snøhetta has completed the new headquarters of the Le Monde Group. A translucent, dynamic façade and expansive public plaza express the building’s openness to its surrounding context.   » Read More   DEMO-CASTS ON DEMAND   Big Ass Fans Demo Cast   Big Ass Fans   Watch Now   FLIR Systems Demo Cast   FLIR Systems   Watch Now       Pantone selects grey and yellow as colours of the year   Conveying a marriage of strength and optimism, Ultimate Gray and Illuminating, a bright yellow, are Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2021.   » Read More     Historical HQ of Italian energy company reimagined   Milan-based multi-disciplinary architecture firm Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel (ACPV) reveal designs for the restyling of the historic HQ of Italian energy company Enel in Rome, Italy.   » Read more   Features   Acoustical considerations for designing a multipurpose venue   A multipurpose space requires greater acoustic flexibility. Since optimizing the venue for one kind of event may be detrimental to another, priorities need to be determined before design begins. This was the case with the Lazaridis Hall project at Laurier University in Waterloo, Ont.   » Read more   Glass claddings for tall buildings   Enclosure designs for modern tall buildings often incorporate highly glazed cladding systems. There have been concerns about these assemblies, such as energy performance, lifespan, reliability, and resilience. However, not all design/construction professionals understand the difference between the curtain wall and window wall.   » Read more     News   CSC Building Expo goes virtual in 2021     Calgary Chapter presents on future-ready whole building retrofits     CSC Toronto offering CCA course in winter     Missed this from the web?   Exclusive: The future of airport design after COVID-19     Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid withdraw from Architects Declare     Ottawa gets a newly constructed heritage façade to honour historic street

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