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Promotion: window manufacturer Velux has published a case study highlighting the principles and impact of its experimental, low-carbon housing concept built in Copenhagen. Called Living Places Copenhagen, the prototype village was built as part of Velux’s multidisciplinary Build for Life initiative and can be virtually visited online. The project uses existing technologies and materials to

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Promotion:  a treehouse-like holiday home and a sauna on wheels are among the four wooden architecture projects named winners at the Thermory Design Awards for 2023. A high school and boutique hotel were also awarded prizes at the event, which is held every year by building materials supplier Thermory. The annual awards programme celebrates the

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Promotion: The School of Architecture and Design at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) has participated in this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale with an event titled Students as Researchers: Creative Practice and University Education. The Architecture and Design school’s participation in the Venice Biennale is the latest in a string of achievements spearheaded by

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Promotion: Spain’s IE University has launched a Masters in Architecture that has been specifically designed for global architects who are “committed to sustainability and social impact”. Taught in Madrid or Amsterdam, the IE University programme will qualify students to become architects in Spain and other European Union countries. The university has designed the Masters in

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Promotion: architecture competition organiser Buildner has launched a new initiative to design a forward-looking home for the city of Dubai that refreshes the current offering to locals. Dubai’s House of the Future international competition asks architects and designers to deliver a template for an “affordable, expandable, revolutionary, innovative, aesthetically pleasing” home suited to modern Emirati

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Promotion: US firm Design Collective has developed a 27-storey mixed-use tower in Silver Spring, Maryland, which is clad in custom-coloured bricks by material manufacturer Glen-Gery. Solaire 8200 Dixon is the tallest tower in Silver Spring, a northern suburb of Washington, DC. It consists of 403 residential units, amenity spaces, a food hall and four levels

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