Texas-based hotelier, Liz Lambert, is partnering with ICON, an advanced construction tech and 3D printing firm, and architecture firm, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), to reimagine and rebuild El Cosmico, a 8.4-ha (21-acre) campground hotel in Marfa, Texas.
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Commonly used modeling platforms, which are more focused on steel or monolithic wall structures, are not equipped to manage the amount of data in a masonry project. The result is a significant burden on the designer to manually produce and maintain 2D content for patterns, sections, details, and specifications. It
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Most restaurants, schools, stores, and hospitals utilize concrete floors, polished concrete floors, or vinyl composite tile (VCT). Concrete floors are often placed due to the durability and ease of cleaning spills. However, concrete is rarely fully cleaned and teams up with harmful pathogens.
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Vermont’s deceptively simple music retreat packs a punch of sophistication