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Aït-Ben-Haddou (ⴰⵢⵜ ⴱⴻⵏⵃⴰⴷⴷⵓ; آيت بن حدّو) - Historic Kasbah in Morocco
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Microbiome-Inspired Green Infrastructure (MIGI)
"Considerations for the microbiome (from the ground up) need to be central in urban ecosystem management. Microbes are foundational to healthy ecosystems yet are rarely considered (apart from human pathogens = <0.0001% of all microbes)"
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Christopher Alexander's Question
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The Citadel of Bam (ارگ بم) - Kerman Province, Iran. The largest adobe building in the world.
The Arg-e Bam also known as Bam Citadel, traced back to at least the Achaemenide Empire (sixth to fourth centuries BC). This is how it looks after the 2003 earthquake. 70% of all buildings plus the citadel itself was destroyed. The citadel was rebuilt in 2016.
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In India there is a tribe who learned to make living bridges out of ficus tree roots. They take 15-30 years to make, last about 500 years and can stretch 15-250 feet over rivers and gorges.
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A cave in Thailand that resembles a giant snake
Shishi-Iwa (also known as Lion Rock) in Mie Prefecture, Japan
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Houses like trees - "Zenrainman’s house is like a tree."
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Formed from a single block of excavated stone, Kailasa temple is considered one of the most impressive cave temples in India. The enormous structure is one of 34 cave temples and monasteries that are collectively known as the Ellora Caves.
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"It is precisely what is invisible in the land that makes what is merely empty space to one person, a place to another." - Yi Fu Tuan
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Design and architecture software company Autodesk has announced that it's reached an agreement to acquire Spacemaker, a Norwegian startup that develops AI-supported software for urban design and development. Autodesk is coughing up $240 million for the company.
The Rise and Rise of Spacemaker AI
Spacemaker AI develops a game changing AI technology that discovers the smartest ways to maximize the value of any building site.
Sidewalk Labs Launches Machine Learning Tool for Urban Design
Sidewalk Labs recently released Delve, a generative design tool powered by machine learning (ML), which helps developers, architects, and planners design urban neighborhoods. The ML algorithms can generate design concepts from minimal user input about the space and the goals of the project, while also measuring the impact of each design choice.
