With industrial robotics forecast to be worth $71.72 billion by 2023, it’s no wonder entrepreneurs are turning their attention to increasingly lucrative sectors, like warehouse automation, order fulfillment, and manufacturing.
Tel Aviv-based Intsite is one of the latest examples. The startup today announced a $1.35 million pre-seed round led by Terra Venture Partners and the Israel Innovation Authority to fund what it claims is the world’s first autonomous crane technology.
— Venture Beat
Image: IntsiteAI-powered autonomous construction technology is poised to see enormous growth in the coming years, promising to significantly increase efficiency, cut costs & realization time, and reduce human errors as well as workplace-related injuries. "According to McKinsey, about... View full entry
Nicholas Grimshaw, whose well-known work includes the International Terminal at London's Waterloo station and the inflatable, geodesic biomes at the Eden Project, has been announced as this year's 2019 Royal Gold Medal recipient. Awarded yearly by RIBA in recognition of a lifetime's... View full entry
Hey New York City, fall is here, and that means Archtober is about to kick off! Fittingly starting on World Architecture Day, Monday, October 1, the month-long festival celebrates the city's architecture and its presence in everyday life with a plethora of exhibitions, lectures, workshops, talks... View full entry
Looking for an architecture job with an end date? Temporary positions can be a great way to fill in gaps between jobs or try out something new without a long term commitment. From managing streetscape projects to designing high end cycling studios, we have rounded up some exciting temporary... View full entry
This post is brought to you by Blank Space. For the last 5 years, the Fairy Tales competition has captured the imagination of designers and architects around the world. Last year's record breaking competition drew entries from over 60 countries, making the competition once again the largest... View full entry
Russian officials have abandoned a flagship project to build of a new State Center for Contemporary Arts in Moscow.
[...] the head of the National Centre for Contemporary Arts (ROSIZO-NCCA), Sergey Perov, revealed to the Art Newspaper Russia earlier this month that the project had been officially scrapped due to a lack of funding.
He said the government had been unable to find the 16 billion rubles ($240 million) needed to back the project.
— Calvert Journal
Irish firm Heneghan Peng Architects had originally emerged as the final winner of the international competition for Moscow’s new National Center for Contemporary Arts (NCCA) back in 2013. Image/Visualization by LuxigonImage/Visualization by LuxigonImage/Visualization by Luxigon View full entry
The award-winning design studio Woods Bagot has recognized three graduates of SCI-Arc with the first ever Woods Bagot Prize, which comes with a $20,000 check as well as the offer of a position at any of the firm's 15 studios. According to the firm, the prize was created to support the Southern... View full entry
Nearly everyone in Chicago is in favor of establishing the Obama library on the South Side. But now, “There’ll be more room for dissent, and more people in Chicago generally willing to speak their mind without fearing the Emanuel administration,” said Juanita Irizarry, executive director of Friends of the Parks, which has opposed the seizure of parkland. [...] Emanuel’s departure also gives hope to critics pushing for a more open process. — CityLab
In the ongoing controversy about the Obama Presidential Center's proposed site on Jackson Park, design journalist Zach Mortice writes about how critics of the library might have more opportunities to argue their case for a community benefits agreement (CBA) and transparency on the project... View full entry
With Apple's recent release of its latest mobile operating system, iOS 12, we're now seeing new feature releases in a variety of apps. Two players in the world of architectural software, Morpholio Trace and Shapr3D, today announced a joint effort that promises to further bridge the divide between... View full entry
Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2018 With a new school year upon us, it's time for Archinect's latest Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any... View full entry
Amazon has made clear that it wants to own the smart home space. Now the company's going a step further, taking a stake in a start-up that's building actual homes.
On Tuesday, Amazon said its Alexa Fund invested in Plant Prefab, a Southern California company that says it uses sustainable construction processes and materials to build prefabricated custom single- and multifamily houses. The start-up is aiming to use automation to build homes faster and bring down costs.
— CNBC
With this recent investment in eco-friendly prefabricated home factory Plant Prefab, Amazon uses its mighty financial leverage and dominance in the market for voice-controlled connected devices to make the brand just as synonymous with smart homes as it already is with online retail. Plant... View full entry
Last week saw the announcement by Elon Musk that Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa would be the first private passenger aboard the Tesla CEO's Big Falcon Rocket. Alongside, it was also suggested that Maezawa would invite a group of artists to come along on his trip to the moon, expected to... View full entry
To coincide with the sales launch at Downtown Brooklyn‘s 57-story tower at 11 t Street, Tishman Speyer has released a slew of new renderings of the Jeanne Gang-designed condo. Previous views have shown how Gang’s signature metallic rippling effect will be applied to the facade, but the new batch gives us a better look at the nearly 27,000-square-foot private park and the first glimpse of the interiors and amenity spaces. — 6sqft
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Tilburg University in The Netherlands has a new Education and Self Study Center known as the CUBE that was designed by Dutch practice KAAN Architecten. Tucked away in the northwest corner of campus and completed this past April, the 11,000 m2 building serves the university's faculty and... View full entry
The Berlin office of global design firm LAVA – Laboratory for Visionary Architecture has been selected to plan the exterior and interior of Germany's pavilion for Expo 2020 in Dubai. Under the title CAMPUS GERMANY, the nearly $60 million temporary structure will focus on themes of... View full entry
