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Issue 6:2

Engineering

Engineering asserts the most significant advances in architectural technology are not achieved through any singular disciplinary practice, but rather through the hybridization of design and engineering action combined. Legacy differences between their epistemological perspectives and methodological approaches to research are becoming less distinct for improved engagement with twenty-first century design problems.

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6.2
Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation
Paul Hawken’s contributions, ranging from a successful business background as a maker of quality landscape tools...
Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation
6.2
Skydio 2+ Enterprise Kit with 3D Scan
Sci-fi writers of the last century have foretold and built anticipation for robots that will perform tasks for...
Skydio 2+ Enterprise Kit with 3D Scan
6.2
Research Methods for Environmental Studies: A Social Science Approach
Environmental studies address human interactions with the environment. Complex contemporary environmental issues...
Research Methods for Environmental Studies: A Social Science Approach
6.2
Digital Reconstruction and Restoration of Architectural Heritage: Samara House
Samara House, built in 1956 with its surrounding landscape, is one of the National Historic Landmarks for its unique...
Digital Reconstruction and Restoration of Architectural Heritage: Samara House
6.2
Evolution of Modeling for Lightweight Structures: Creating the Munich Olympic Stadium Roof (1967–72)
The experimental structural qualities of the Munich Olympic Stadium roof compelled formative innovations in modeling...
Evolution of Modeling for Lightweight Structures: Creating the Munich Olympic Stadium Roof (1967–72)
6.2
Mies’s Teaching Laboratory: From Convention Hall to McCormick Place
The Convention Hall in Chicago was the largest structure ever proposed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and demonstrated...
Mies’s Teaching Laboratory: From Convention Hall to McCormick Place
6.2
Multimaterial Knit Skins: A Design-to-Fabrication Workflow for Mass Customized Freeform Membrane Panels
This paper presents a design-to-fabrication workflow to customize multimaterial CNC knitted textiles to form nonstandardized...
Multimaterial Knit Skins: A Design-to-Fabrication Workflow for Mass Customized Freeform Membrane Panels
6.2
Introduction to the Multilevel Building System Integrated Timber Central Core
This research objective is to investigate the viability of timber high-rise buildings with an integrated central...
Introduction to the Multilevel Building System Integrated Timber Central Core
6.2
Changing Perspectives: Bridging Design and Engineering in Architectural Research
Nowadays, the design process for a building is increasingly difficult to define as it may involve innovative material...
Changing Perspectives: Bridging Design and Engineering in Architectural Research
6.2
ENGINEERING: Call for Papers
Just as developing an ability to design is not exclusive to designers, neither is the ability to engineer within...
ENGINEERING: Call for Papers