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Entrepreneurship As enjoyable as a balcony is in the summer, it usually spends the winter months virtually deserted.

Exhibition explores impact of the U.S. embassy in Cuba, which opened in 1953 and closed in 1961 following the end of diplomatic relations between the countries.

The TU Wien is planning a photogrammetric survey of historically important models of traditional Japanese buildings.

Campus news The world-renowned architect Francis Kéré will take over the newly created professorship for "Architectural Design and Participation" at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) Department of Architecture as of October 1, 2017.

Professor Peter Childs from the Dyson School of Design Engineering discusses air quality in aircraft cabins in his Q&A.

The U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Biennale has a prominent position within Venice's Castello Gardens, which house all of the national pavilions.

Research news Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed multifunctional and translucent facade elements that can be produced with a 3D printer.

The University regrets to report the death of one of our original architects, Gabriel Epstein, on Tuesday 25th July.

Research news Light and light design are vital to urban planning and the design of buildings. In this interview, Prof. Hannelore Deubzer explains the new possibilities presented by artificial light, but also why it should be used in moderation.

In response to today's announcement by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust concerning fire safety at its hospital sites, the University's Head of the Division of Medical Sciences, Professor Christopher Kennard, has written to staff.

CARA BLANCA, Belize — Armed with a compass, a map, a GPS device and a drone, we begin our exploratory trek through the jungle.

Alpha Arsano is standing next to the MIT Chapel's marble alter, admiring the view through the domed skylight above.

Climate change is often seen as a global issue but over the past 20 years it has become a vital urban issue.

It has been 35 years since globally influential urban planner Professor Michael Batty last visited Brisbane.

Associate professor of architecture Jenny Sabin 's latest work is a temporary outdoor installation that functions as a work of art and provides shade, seating and cooling for visitors to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) PS1 in Long Island City, Queens.

Pioneering research by a University of Nottingham academic has transformed museums in China, laying the foundation for the exclusive Dinosaurs of China exhibition which is coming to the city.

After almost eight years of designing and planning, construction has finally begun on an ancient Indian temple designed by Cardiff architect Professor Adam Hardy.

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Termin At the third Kunstareal-Fest on June 24 - 25, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will showcase architectonic highlights of its buildings not otherwise immediately visible to the public, and will send the robot Nao to the Pinakothek der Moderne.

Commencement speaker Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar encouraged the graduates to snap their fingers while he rapped part of his Commencement address in the style of the musical Hamilton .

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Energy stored in electric vehicles can be used to power large buildings, thanks to ground-breaking research from WMG, University of Warwick Researchers discover that by intelligently managing vehicle-to-grid technology, energy from idle vehicle batteries can be pumped back into the grid - and this would improve vehicle battery life by around 10% 'Smart grid' developed, which calculates how much energy can be taken from electric vehicles without

Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani hasn't just written definitive reference works on urban planning and shaped a generation of ETH architects; he has also run numerous projects of his own.

Research news Prof. Werner Lang's objective is constructing residential buildings with a positive ecological footprint.

California has established ambitious goals to reduce energy consumption in buildings, including a policy goal for all new residential buildings to be zero net energy (ZNE) by 2020.

Exhibition Opening of Ancient Cast Collection at Freie Universität Berlin on May 11, 2017 ' 112/2017 from May 10, 2017 An exhibition of sculptures in an architectural context will open on May 11, 2017, in the Cast Collection of Ancient Sculptures.

MIT has launched a new website in beta form, making available a broad swath of detailed information about energy use and carbon emissions on campus.

A new publication, a panel discussion and projects by EPFL students consider the future of alpine villages and their often-abandoned architectural heritage - particularly their emblematic granaries.

The list of materials that can be produced by 3-D printing has grown to include not just plastics but also metal, glass, and even food. Now, MIT researchers are expanding the list further, with the design of a system that can 3-D print the basic structure of an entire building. Structures built with this system could be produced faster and less expensively than traditional construction methods allow, the researchers say.

A University of Washington-led research group has taken an important step toward measuring - and ultimately reducing - the global carbon footprint of building construction and long-term maintenance.

Miller Gallery and the School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University will jointly present "What Do We Know?” in the Miller Gallery from Thursday, April 27, through Saturday, April 29.

Research news As an artist, Professor Tina Haase has a special way of seeing architecture. In this interview, she explains how art can inspire next-generation architects on ways to give tangible form to their ideas and why it's important for buildings not to lose their individuality.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Three University of Illinois faculty in the College of Fine and Applied Arts have been awarded prestigious academic fellowships in their fields.

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Research news One in five persons in Germany suffers from a pollen allergy. During pollen season, the question of how to air rooms without triggering allergies constantly arises.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — If you've ever had difficulty using a product or felt uncomfortable adapting to a piece of furniture or wearing certain clothing, it might not be your fault, but rather the result of poor design.

ANN ARBOR'A team of archeologists has published its first volume about the Gabii Project, a large-scale dig of an ancient city in Italy, in a first-of-its-kind online format.