Juan Maier has just returned from the SmartGeometry 2010 Workshop, held this year at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalunia in Barcelona.
Archive for March 2010
The Towards Zero Carbon film
Carbon Neutral, Zero Carbon; what do these carbon targets mean, what are the implications for the built environment and how do we achieve them?
What we're doing
- We are mapping people's cone of vision in 3D http://t.co/5zCUTQvh
- Huge datasets on projects? Submerge is our new 3D analysis visualisation environment http://t.co/G3ZfFUnU #BIM
- RT @ArupThoughts: Philip Dilley, @ArupGroup Chairman, reflects on the positive impacts #engineers + #designers have had in 2011 http://t ...
- Arup wins national sustainability award for improving office energy efficiency. Our Realtime tool plays a starring role http://t.co/Nuuu3UPt
- Great buildings should be beautiful, inspiring and draw people to create a great city - at Zunz #Arup
What we're reading
- LDF 2011: Textile Field by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec [Design Milk]
- Number of Female Cyclists Lags in New York, With Safety as a Concern [NYTimes.com]
- A net-zero-impact urban farm system called Polydome [Change Observer: Design Observer]
- At a Co-op Fabrication Shop, L.A. Makers Build Furniture and ...
- China may grow old before it grows rich [guardian.co.uk]
- Canadian traffic in psychological gridlock [THE GLOBE AND MAIL]
- Tracking Your Wi-Fi Trail at the Airport - [NYTimes.com]