Surface preparation is crucial in ensuring the longevity and effectiveness of coatings in construction. In fact, studies show that up to 80% of premature coating failures can be attributed to inadequate surface preparation. These failures typically manifest in the form of peeling, blistering, and cracking, which diminish a building's appearance and compromise structural integrity.
Building façades are highly visible and exposed and bear the brunt of environmental factors. Poor surface preparation has a direct impact on the long-term performance and appearance of façade finishes, which can in turn suffer from accelerated degradation, necessitating frequent maintenance and repairs.
In the world of architecture and design, traditional methods of showcasing 3D designs via 2D floorplans, renders and video walkthroughs are standard practices. However, they lack one important thing: immersion. For clients, it is hard to visualize spaces by looking at 2D representations. This has led to a need to quickly create immersive environments that clients can understand better from existing 3D software like Enscape, V-Ray, Lumion or Twinmotion.
Using 360 panoramas, architects and designers can now bring existing designs into virtual reality (VR) within minutes. This article will serve as a guide on how to convert your 3D designs into lightweight web and VR experiences using 360 panoramas.
Join Shannon Vos, an Interior Designer, Renovator, and one-half of the winning team from 2014's 'The Block', for an insightful discussion on the dos and don'ts of renovating at the DECO Innovation Centre.
Business as usual cannot continue if we are to strive towards a more sustainable building industry. Our methods and strategies must transform and adapt to an entirely new way of thinking.
This is why the Living Places concept was developed by the VELUX Group, in partnership with EFFEKT Architects and Artelia. It highlights how rethinking building principles can address global climate and health challenges. Powered by this idea, Living Places Copenhagen, the concept's first prototype, presents a physical example that shows how to build more sustainably while maximizing indoor comfort.
Plausible Realities explores the captivating realm of architectural visualization through the lens of Olivier Campagne's digital-image studio. Based in Paris, his eponymous practice has earned acclaim for its collaboration with architectural firms such as Baukunst (Belgium), Bruther (France), and Arrhov Frick (Sweden). Rather than merely serving as a conduit for design illustration, his visualization studio is involved from early design phases to collaboratively develop an architectural imagination that creatively guides projects forward. As such, Campagne's work encapsulates the essence of the unbuilt, capturing the speculative with a photographer's eye. His work is characterized by the ability to seamlessly merge reality with digital artistry. By infusing his compositions with the mundane dimensions of the urban realm, Campagne crafts images that resonate with authenticity and immediacy, inviting contemplation on the plausibility of imagined realities.
DxD Block Party: Helen Liu Fong Day will be held at East Los Angeles College on April 13, 2024.
DxD Block Party: Helen Liu Fong Day is an annual free public event that connects hundreds of students of all ages with local architecture, design, engineering, and construction professionals. This year’s event will be hosted by East Los Angeles College (1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, California 91754) on Saturday, April 13, 2024, from 9 am to 2 pm.
The central goal of Errors and Omission is to broach the question of whether architectural representation can transcend its traditional role to become a form of resistance against prevailing norms and practices.
The competition seeks to identify an innovative architectural practice to design a public pavilion for the Devonshire Gardens development in Cambridge. Following the assessment of an open Expression of Interest, 4 to 5 practices will be invited to proceed to the ideas phase of the competition. An honorarium of £1,500 plus VAT will be paid to each shortlisted team.
