Fabricate

Fabricate is looking for partners and support in building a world leading resource for design and making. There are quality work shared through Fabricate books since 2011. to find out more...
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Linox - stainless steel details and design

"Linox Technology aims to be recognised as the world's leading designer and manufacturer of architectural stainless steel fittings for frameless glass systems; including canopies, balustrades, facades, pool fencing, frameless sliding doors, and other interior and exterior systems." to find out more...
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National Board of Architectural Accreditation (NBAA)

"National Board of Architectural Accreditation of China (NBAA), established in 1990, is an expert authority in charge of the organization and implementation of the architectural accreditation at the university level in the mainland of China. It was jointly initiated by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Education and the Academic Degree Commission of the State Council, operates and coordinates with the National Administration Board of Architectural Registration (NABAR), who is the authority in charge of the examination and registration of the First Class Registered Architect. NBAA is composed of 23-25 experts, of which half are from educational background and half are from practice background. The Architectural Society of China has an ex officio seat in NBAA. The architectural accreditation in China mainland started in 1992. Up to May 2008, the architectural programs from 38 universities passed the accreditation, such as Tsinghua University and Tongji University. Among them, 37 are undergraduate programs and 20 are graduate programs." to find out more...
http://www.canberraaccord.org/signatoriespublic/China.aspx

Autodesk’s 2013 Product Launch and AEC Portfolio

"It is that time of the year that Autodesk typically launches its next release of products, and this year was no exception—Autodesk has just released its 2013 product portfolio. This includes new releases of applications across all the three main industries it serves, including AEC (which includes buildings as well as infrastructure), manufacturing, and M&E (media and entertainment). This AECbytes newsletter provides an overview of the overall 2013 release and then takes a deeper dive into the more AEC industry-specific details that were shared.
Needless to say, with the commanding lead that Autodesk has over competing products, at least in the AEC industry, interest in every new release is always very high, and Autodesk users are eager to know what to expect. Let’s see if the 2013 release holds any surprises, or is comprised more of routine enhancements rather than dramatic changes." to find out more...
Passage via http://www.aecbytes.com/newsletter/2012/issue_56.html
Related links:
http://aecbytes.com/blog/2012/04/11/autodesk-2013-product-launch-and-aec-portfolio/

How Green Building Studio Works

"Autodesk Green Building Studio is a web-based service that provides building energy and carbon analysis results of your project. Green Building Studio interoperates with Revit® Architecture and Revit® MEP software, as well as other compatible energy-analysis software via add-ins that are available for download from the Green Building Studio downloads page. The computationally intensive hourly simulations are carried out on remote servers, and the results are provided to you in a web browser.
The Green Building Studio web-based service analysis process collects data from three sources:

1. Your Revit® software model. All the building geometry comes from your model, including the number of rooms, the connections between rooms, and their relationship to the exterior, exposure, and aspect to the sun; and the shape and total area of built surfaces or openings. If you are using Revit MEP you can also specify space types, interior loads, constructions, and HVAC equipment.
2. Your responses to a few basic questions. In order to explain the building’s use or context, you specify a building type and enter the project geographical location. You can also select a weather station for the project.
3. Regionalized databases. Based on the above information, Green Building Studio extracts additional information about local weather conditions, construction, and materials. The service automatically adds any information you have not provided in order to adapt to your requirements as your design evolves.

Green Building Studio relies on an extensive and continually updated database of building constructions, schedules and equipment to supply the assumptions needed to perform whole building energy analysis. You can view these assumptions in the Building Assumptions and Details section of the Energy and Carbon Results for a given simulation. You can modify the assumptions in the Design Alternatives or Project Defaults page." to find out more...

Passage via http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Green_Building_Studio/enu/2012/Help/0000-Welcome0/0001-How_Gree1

Related links:
http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Green_Building_Studio/enu/2012/Help/0003-Getting_3/0004-Using_Gr4#GUID-AE6EF2CC-D09B-4017-981D-DA1EF0CE347A
http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Green_Building_Studio/enu/2012/Help/0013-Projects13/0016-Creating16/0017-Creating17

Five Foot Way

"FIVEFOOTWAY Sessions is an annual event that brings together individuals from various disciplines to explore issues related to the asian built environment.
Beyond a platform for insightful discussion, Sessions is the place to strike up a conversation with others, create or strengthen relationships, gain inspiration from your peers and share a drink or a thought with the FIVEFOOTWAY team." to find out more...
"Venue and Time
13th July 2011, 7-10pm
Night & Day Bar,
139A/C Selegie Road, 188309, Singapore"
Passage and Image via http://www.fivefootway.com/sessions/

Architecture Conferences Worldwide

Conferences in architecture and related fields by Conference Alert. to find out more...
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Acoustics

Ecotect Acoustics links:-
http://wiki.naturalfrequency.com/wiki/Geometric_Acoustics
http://wiki.naturalfrequency.com/wiki/Training_Acoustics

Ecotect Lectures

"This course introduces fundamental building lighting and acoustics principles in the context of performance-based building design and diagnostics. The course will cover relevant aspects of building physics that affect the physiological and psychological experience of buildings, performance metrics, design and benchmarking methodologies, and contemporary simulation tools. Students are expected to learn, and demonstrate through the course project, structured approaches to the quantification, analysis and design, of lighting and acoustic environments, as well as the effective communication and discussion of their designs. The course project is also meant to familiarize students with design variables and software tools in contemporary architecture practice. " to find out more...

Iranian Vernacular Ice-houses

"Iranian traditional architecture is based on climatic conditions. It compensates the lack of natural resources. For, there is no attention to preserving such mud-brick buildings; most parts of them are ruined. The fierce climate of plateau accelerates this process." to find out more...
Passage via http://www.ijar.lit.az/pdf/8/2010(6-61).pdf

OCEAN Design Research Association

"OCEAN was originally founded by Michael Ulrich Hensel, Ulrich Königs, Tom Verebes and Bostjan Vuga as a think-tank for experimental design in architecture in 1994 in London. In 1995 the group expanded into a network with groups in Cologne, Helsinki, London, Ljubljana and Oslo. In 1998 the Cologne, Helsinki and Oslo groups fused and operated under the name OCEAN NORTH until 2006. During the same year the revision of the network and its expansion began. In result OCEAN was renamed and restructured as a design research association registered in Norway in 2008 under the founding chairman Prof. Michael Ulrich Hensel and the founding secretary Prof. Dr. Birger Ragnvald Sevaldson." to find out more...
Related links:-
http://www.ocean-designresearch.net
http://www.systemsorienteddesign.net
http://www.performanceorienteddesign.net
http://www.membranespaces.net

Free E-Journal by Arup

"Founded in 1946 with an initial focus on structural engineering, Arup first came to the world’s attention with the structural design of the Sydney Opera House, followed by its work on the Centre Pompidou in Paris."
Now there are Free E-Journal available for your browsing pleasure. to find out more...
Passage via http://www.arup.com/About_us.aspx
Image featuring Jubilee Campus in University of Nottingham by Micheal Hopkins and Partners with Arup Engineering via http://www.arup.com/Projects/Jubilee_Campus_University_of_Nottingham.aspx#!lb:/Projects/Jubilee_Campus_University_of_Nottingham/Jubilee_Campus_Gallery.aspx

Free architectural courseware

Free lecture notes and assignments and free audio files and videos available for your online enthusiastic self learning.
Are you interested of sustainable building design?
Computer aided architectural design?
Architectural grammar and concepts?
Architectural Theories?
Plan your steps. to find out more...
The related links:-
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/audio-video-courses/#Architecture
http://ocw.nd.edu/architecture/
http://www.arch.hku.hk/~cmhui/teach/#Courses
http://ocw.tudelft.nl/
http://www.nyu.edu/classes/finearts/nyc/
http://www.virginia.edu/uvapodcast/search.php?submit=true&school=1
http://ocw.usu.edu/Civil_and_Environmental_Engineering/

Word Architecture Festival

"World Architecture Festival is the world's largest, live, truly inclusive and interactive global architectural awards programme. It is a unique meeting point for architects, suppliers and clients, attracting hundreds of entries and visitors from all over the world." to find out more...
Passage and Image via http://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com/what-is-waf.cfm

Archollective and Talkitect

"Archollective is a place for architecture students to pin up their work and get constructive feedback from industry professionals, peers and professors." to find out more...
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http://www.arkitectrue.com/category/architecture/

Talkitect.com is an online magazine dedicated to the discussion of contemporary international architecture, art, and design. to find out more...

Space Invading

For your browsing pleasure for architectural ideas, competitions, projects via 'Space Invading'
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Green Roof and LEED Material

I had received two books and a catalog from Papress.

World Architects

"World-Architects.com—the premium network of outstanding architects, landscape architects, engineers, interior designers, lighting consultants, and architectural photographers—brings designers, clients, and contractors together in the goal of advancing quality in architecture.
In addition to the over 2,000 offices profiled from over 40 countries, job listings, a showroom of quality products, and an events calendar help support architects and others in this goal. Some countries also feature an eMagazine editorializing recent events in the world of architecture, with more on the way." to find out more...
Passage & Image via  http://www.world-architects.com/pages/about

Guide to Art Schools

Thanks to 'Guide to Art Schools' featuring this blog as one of the Top 50 architecture and design blogs.
"Guide to Art Schools exists to connect artistically minded students with art and design colleges and universities. We work with hundreds of schools across the US and Canada, presenting information on thousands of degree and certificate programs. Our goal is to be the most comprehensive authority on art and design education." to find out more...

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TectonIQ(Beta)

"TectonIQ was created because there simply aren’t enough places that cater for Architects online. We aim to provide a place for Architects, Interior Designers and Students to showcase some of the excellent work which is hidden deep in their hard drives and is never seen again after completion. We believe Architecture projects and portfolios should be shared and displayed to inspire, intrigue and start new conversations." to find out more...
Passage via http://tectoniq.com/about/