2021 R+D Intro and Jury
See the six winners selected by the jury for their efforts to address environmental and societal needs with the resources, materials, and technologies at hand.
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2021 R+D Award: The Glass Vault
Robots are put to strategic use in a complex construction by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Princeton University's CREATE Laboratory and Form Finding Lab, and other collaborators.
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2021 R+D Award: ADALAC
Concrete's porosity, durability, and moldability make the material ideal for a nonstructural use, says University of Oklahoma associate professor of architecture Daniel Butko.
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2021 R+D Award: Biochromic Window
An aesthetic and adaptable microalgae façade system by Kyoung Hee Kim at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and EcoClosure, improves occupant wellness while producing a biofuel source.
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2021 R+D Award: CoveTool
The Atlanta-based software developer's eponymous analysis program might be the dynamic, versatile, and visual solution sought by performance-conscientious architects.
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2021 R+D Award: COVIDHospital
At the height of the pandemic, a collaboration by Kainsa and Movil Technologies delivered a high-performance, 40-bed hospital in Puebla, Mexico, in 60 days.
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2021 R+D Award: FrontFlats
Architecture and development firm Onion Flats hopes to revitalize a Philadelphia neighborhood with its prototype for economical, net-zero living.
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