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A Bio-Architecture Primer with Scott Howard

Natural Building

It is intended to prepare owner-builders to design radically efficient and beautiful structures that combine natural building and bioarchitecture (architecture that supports your life force energy). Sessions will be recorded for future reference. The models will also be used as play houses for kids! 7 students maximum per class.

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Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence

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122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence dbarista Mon, 04/03/2023 - 11:19 Even though artificial intelligence can conceptually trace its roots back to the 1950s, the reality is AI and machine learning went mainstream not too long ago. But what does this mean to the profession of architecture? Life of an Architect Podcast Ep.

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Mud House in India Resembles Stepwells

Natural Building

Sketch Design Studio designed and built this Mud House in Rajasthan to reference the multi-storeyed stepwells, which date back to the seventh century and are characterized by grids of crisscrossing diagonal staircases. The house combines rammed earth and stone walls with a thatch roof.

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A Look at Housing's Future: It Takes a (Show) Village

Pro Builder

Located in the parking lot just across from the LVCC’s Central Hall entrance, among other outdoor exhibits created for IBS, Show Village 2023 lives up to its name by showcasing a cul-de-sac of five homes that offer real-world solutions to the housing industry’s labor, supply, and affordability issues.

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Tiny House Incorporates Biophilic Design And A Living Roof

Natural Building

Biophilic design is a term which refers to the connection between our built environment and the living world around us. To find out more about this tiny house, you can visit Walkers website, where he blogs on the topic of regenerative architecture and tiny house design. You can watch this video at www.youtube.com.

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Natural Architecture in India

Natural Building

He met the legendary Laurie Baker while studying architecture. For awhile he worked on post-tsunami houses while in Auroville. “My This earned us the name Wallmakers, as a sarcastic reference to our work!” The residence, with its double-storied mud vault, “brought only clients looking for building mud houses.”

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How To Choose The Right Roofing Material For Your Home

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A house is built to protect the people in it. The roof, in this case, completes the shelter as it covers and protects the whole house and people living in it. If you’re looking for roofing materials for your current or future house, then the choice of materials can differentiate between a good and a bad home. Durability .

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