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Tesla's diner & drive-in theater supercharger station concept gets approved for West Hollywood

2023-08-28T15:14:00-04:00

Tesla’s retro-inspired supercharging diner & drive-in movie theater concept will begin construction soon after the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety recently approved a planning permit for the company’s first Stantec-led design at 7001 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, Teslarati reports.

The previously announced plan calls for a two-story, 9,300-square-foot structure with bars and an outdoor restaurant seating area. The structure will have two "drive-in" screens, which play movies of approximately 30 minutes in length, and capacity for 29 total charging stations. Tesla says it will operate the station on a 24-hour capacity.

CEO Elon Musk earlier this month described its design as "Grease meets The Jetsons with Supercharging" before promising its realization by the end of this year. Only technical drawings from the permitting application have been made official, leading some to offer their own speculative renderings via social media. A model of the structure was ...

ODA reveals designs for a dynamic new multi-volume tower in Fort Lauderdale

2021-12-23T13:48:00-05:00

Renderings have been revealed for a head-turning tower that offers itself as a “new gateway” to one of South Florida’s fastest-growing communities.

ODA-Architecture is behind the newly-released plan for a massive 1.8-million-square-foot mixed-use development in Fort Lauderdale that would help enhance the city’s skyline with a dynamic 48-story tower defined by a dramatic open void.

Image courtesy ODA Architecture

The double-volume design is joined by a skybridge to create a split massing with 38 stories of penthouse offerings and 938 other private residential units atop a 10-story podium.

Image courtesy ODA Architecture

Situated in the Sailboat Bend neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, the 300 West Broward development offers views of surrounding public parks and cultural attractions as well as 24,000 square feet of ground-level retail space accessible to the public via a tapered entrance placed in the building’s southwest corner.

Image courtesy ODA Architecture

The plan includes caban...

Microsol Resources' discusses 'Leveraging Digital Twin Technology' during upcoming TECH Perspective's online conference

2021-04-13T14:23:00-04:00

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On April 14, 2021, Microsol Resources is doing a spotlight on the latest innovations in construction and design at TECH Perspectives. This is a continuation of our TECH Perspectives conferences and now hosted online and brings together thought leaders at the forefront of building and construction innovation to discuss new and existing technologies that are reshaping the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry.

The first of TECH Perspectives’ online conference series is about Leveraging Digital Twin Technology.

Digital twins are quickly proving to be a key strategic accelerator for digital transformation, unlocking the value created by the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and analytics.

But what exactly is the buzz about? What is a digital twin? What elements define it? When can and should we apply this technology? What makes it so powerful? And how will its adoption influence our design proce...

Four potential routes emerge for the Griffith Park Aerial Tram in Los Angeles

2020-09-08T14:52:00-04:00

Progress on Los Angeles's very own aerial tramway has made some headway as the City of LA's Department of Recreation and Parks prepares a feasibility study on the project. Intending to provide increased access to Griffith Park and alleviate urban congestion, the Aerial Transit System for Griffith Park hopes to additionally improve public transportation within the city.

Griffith Park Aerial Tramway - All Potential Routes. Image courtesy of griffithparkaerialtransit.com

According to the project's website, "an Aerial Transit System for Griffith Park would be a 'closed-loop' system where riders can only enter at the origin station. There would be minimal noise impacts at the landing station, and the station itself would be non-visible due to the landscape's natural berm." Engineering, consulting, architectural, and design firm Stantec will be leading the feasibility study to address transit and mobility within and around Griffith Park, improved access to the park, and the application of ...

Another day, another gondola study for L.A.

2019-07-22T14:32:00-04:00

As Los Angeles officials ponder ways to cut down on traffic in and around Griffith Park, an engineering firm hired by the city is analyzing the pros and cons of installing a gondola or similar aerial transit system that could ferry riders in and out of the park. [...] City leaders ordered the study last year, after reviewing a list of 29 recommendations from an outside consultant brought in to analyze traffic issues in the communities surrounding the 4,511-acre park.

There's no shortage of aerial tramway schemes in Los Angeles these days. Pitched as possible measures to alleviate specific traffic hot spots, proposals for gondolas running between Dodger Stadium and Union Station, or up to the Hollywood Sign, and now along a number of potential routes in Griffith Park will, if ever realized, leave a lasting impact on the city's urban and natural landscape.

New Notre Dame School of Architecture building breaks ground

2016-11-16T18:48:00-05:00

The University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Ind., has broken ground on a new home for the university's architecture school. [...] The new building will enable the university’s School of Architecture to add two graduate programs: historic preservation and real estate development. Walsh Family Hall will be the second element of a planned arts quadrangle. [...] The hall is designed by John Simpson Architects of London; Stantec is the architect of record.

Learn more about the new building— a prime example of New Classicism— on the School of Architecture's website.