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Video: Drone Tour Inside St. Peter’s Seminary

Scotland’s Grade-A listed Brutalist St. Peter’s Seminary, abandoned for the past 25 years, is being rediscovered through drone technology. The building, which was originally designed by Gillespie, Kidd & Coia in 1966 and heavily inspired by the work of Le Corbusier (“with Scottish inspirations”),… Sigue leyendo

Microsoft Reveals Holographic Features for Windows 10

At their Windows 10 Event today in Richmond, Washington, Microsoft unveiled features for its forthcoming operating system that it feels could revolutionize computing, particularly for people who want to design, make or fix something in the real world: holographics…. The company revealed Sigue leyendo

The Architecture of Product Design: Circulation in Mobile Apps

A version of this article originally appeared on the Percolate Blog.… In spring of 2009, I graduated from architecture school. At the time, the post-recession economy was rough and not much was happening for architects. With an interest in entrepreneurship and Sigue leyendo

Blueprints Printing: The Architect’s Time Machine

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a time machine - to skip ahead into a future when technology has solved all of our problems, or perhaps to go back to a simpler time when we didn’t have to deal with the complications that modern technology brings? However, in the wise words of Archibald, the animated architect: “Architecture is not a final destination in time; it is a journey through life.”  As architects and builders, we are constantly imagining and designing for the future, while attempting to deal with reality as it exists in the present. 

Deciding when and how to modernize your business is potentially a make-or-break decision.  We know from working with engineers, architects, and construction professionals, that the move to digital interaction increases efficiency and is a desirable strategic goal.  However, there are also those who are comfortable with hard copy plans and trips to their local reprographer.  No matter where your business falls on the technology continuum, Blueprintsprinting.com is your design/build time machine - transporting you into the technological future without out any new grey hairs.

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Blueprints Printing: The Architect’s Time Machine

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a time machine - to skip ahead into a future when technology has solved all of our problems, or perhaps to go back to a simpler time when we didn’t have to deal with the complications that modern technology brings? However, in the wise words of Archibald, the animated architect: “Architecture is not a final destination in time; it is a journey through life.”  As architects and builders, we are constantly imagining and designing for the future, while attempting to deal with reality as it exists in the present. 

Deciding when and how to modernize your business is potentially a make-or-break decision.  We know from working with engineers, architects, and construction professionals, that the move to digital interaction increases efficiency and is a desirable strategic goal.  However, there are also those who are comfortable with hard copy plans and trips to their local reprographer.  No matter where your business falls on the technology continuum, Blueprintsprinting.com is your design/build time machine - transporting you into the technological future without out any new grey hairs.

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Want a Virtual Reality Headset? Make One For Almost Nothing With Google Cardboard

One of the most hyped stories in the world of technology is the development of powerful, affordable virtual reality headsets for the commercial market. For architects, the ability to immerse yourself in an imaginary world is an enticing prospect, for both professional… Sigue leyendo

ArchDaily: What Happened In 2014, And Where We Are Heading In 2015

Dear Readers, Now that the frenzied holiday season has passed, I’d like to take a moment to recap some of the things that happened at ArchDaily during 2014, and share what will happen in 2015. Once again we had a great… Sigue leyendo

Ecological House 3.0 / NOEM

Architects: NOEM
Location: Castellón de la Plana, Castellón, Spain
Project Area: 96.0 m2
Project Year: 2014
Photographs: Meritxell Arjalaguer Construction: NOEM
Metals: Arbomet (http://arbomet.com/ )
Woodwork: Carinbisa (http://www.carinbisa.com/)
Sun Protection: Mare Nostrum (http://www.toldosmarenostrum.es/)/ Gradhermetic (http://www.gradhermetic.es/)
Civil Engineering: Roberto Vilar Villalba… Sigue leyendo

Taipei Flora Expo Pavilions / Bio-architecture Formosana

Architects: Bio-architecture Formosana
Location: Xinsheng Park, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 104
Area: 6185.0 sqm
Year: 2010
Photographs: Courtesy of Bio-architecture Formosana From the architect.… Taipei Flora Expo Pavilions (dream, future, life) represents our long time effort of integrating architectural Sigue leyendo

Video: Rem Koolhaas and Nest CEO Tony Fadell on Architecture and Technology

How will technology that began in Silicon Valley change global urbanism and the elements of architecture? In this video from the 2014 Venice Biennale, inventor, designer and entrepreneur Tony Fadell discusses technology and its emerging impact on architecture with Rem Koolhaas.… Sigue leyendo