The 2013 R+D Awards Topic Image Promo
Now in its seventh year, the annual awards program had one First Award and seven winners that celebrate the current culture of exploration in architecture in which anything and everything is possible.
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2013 R+D Awards First Award Winner: Morphfaux Topic Image Promo
Eschewing the flatness of conventional building walls, Archolab is revitalizing the centuries-old craft of plasterwork with help from—what else?—a robot.
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2013 R+D Awards Winner: Num Num Flatware Topic Image Promo
Design and planning firm NADAAA tackled a problem that hungered for a solution: Create a collection of utensils that looks good and performs even better.
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2013 R+D Award Winner: Green Roof Vegetation Study Topic Image Promo
KieranTimberlake dares to investigate the condition of vegetative roofs years after they’re exposed to the real world.
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2013 R+D Awards Winner: EcoMod Topic Image Promo
The University of Virginia is redefining the notion of high-performance, modular housing, beginning in the neighborhoods that need it most.
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2013 R+D Awards Winner: Wireless Sensor Network Topic Image Promo
The basic steps to improving building performance—add insulation, update windows, etc.—are obvious, but KieranTimberlake wanted to prove that they work.
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2013 R+D Awards Winner: Electroform(alism) Topic Image Promo
With computer-derived geometries and a love for craft, Akoaki found new architectural applications for a 19th-century technique.
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2013 R+D Awards Winner: AEC-Apps Topic Image Promo
Now, more than ever before, innovation in architecture is happening in the digital world, as Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Case Design’s new network demonstrates.
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2013 R+D Awards Winner: Artaic Innovative Mosaic Topic Image Promo
The beauty of a mosaic mural was only enhanced by the inherent understanding of the painstaking effort behind its creation. That is, until Artaic came along.
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