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7 06, 2024

FIU School of Architecture Shines on CBS Saturday Morning: Pioneering Resilient Designs for South Florida’s Future
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FIU School of Architecture Shines on CBS Saturday Morning: Pioneering Resilient Designs for South Florida’s Future

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FIU School of Architecture Shines on CBS Saturday Morning: Pioneering Resilient Designs for South Florida’s Future

Shravan Nimma2024-06-07T01:04:46+00:00June 7th, 2024|Categories: Architecture, CBS, Technology|

Our nationally ranked FIU School of Architecture research faculty and students’ impactful work was highlighted this past weekend on CBS Saturday Morning News. Featuring the innovative work of our Robotics + Digital Fabrication Lab, our Doctor of Design students, and our renowned faculty. Professor Thomas Spiegelhalter’s architecture students at FIU School of Architecture are studying how rising sea levels will affect the future of South Florida infrastructures during the hurricane season. In his interview with CBS, he explained how his students are using artificial intelligence to plan future cities, including design scenarios of floating and stilt buildings with resilient green-blue infrastructures from now to the year 2100. These designs show metropolises and structures that mimic natural shapes to withstand future hurricane storms and impact from erosion. The Robotics and Digital Fabrication Lab, directed by Dr. Shahin Vassigh, is dedicated to advancing the built environment through technological innovation. Dr. Vassigh [...]

24 11, 2023

Research Workshop at Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC), Keio University, Tokyo, Japan (Designed by Fumihiko Maki) in November 2023
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Research Workshop at Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC), Keio University, Tokyo, Japan (Designed by Fumihiko Maki) in November 2023

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Research Workshop at Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC), Keio University, Tokyo, Japan (Designed by Fumihiko Maki) in November 2023

Shravan Nimma2023-11-24T16:14:24+00:00November 24th, 2023|Categories: Carbon Neutral, Climate, Energy, Food, Technology, Water|

Click here for more information In a recent research workshop event hosted at the architecturally striking Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) of Keio University, Principal Prof. Spiegelhalter had the privilege of engaging with brilliant Ph.D. and graduate students, guided by Professor Wanglin Yan. Professor Yan serves as the Director of the Research Center for Climate Change Adaptation within Keio University's Faculty of Environmental Information Studies and is also at the helm of the EcoGIS Lab, a hub of innovation. During this event, in Spiegelhalter’s capacity as a Global Visiting Professor at Keio Universitaet, he had the opportunity to share insights from my extensive three-decade journey. The focus of my presentation was "Envisioning Carbon-Positive Masterplans: Green-Blue Infrastructures and Adaptive Building Scenarios from 2018-2100," with a specific emphasis on regions spanning Europe, Africa, and the United States. In addition to his presentation, Spiegelhalter’s esteemed colleague, Takeru Shibayama from TU Vienna (Austria), brought [...]

11 01, 2022

Synthetic Biology for Carbon-Positive Architecture
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Synthetic Biology for Carbon-Positive Architecture

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Synthetic Biology for Carbon-Positive Architecture

Damien Ferrer2022-01-11T19:07:29+00:00January 11th, 2022|Categories: Architecture, Technology|

"Synthetic Biology for Carbon-Positive Architecture". Panel Discussion on September 9, 2021, Venice Biennale Italian Pavillion. Moderator: Thomas Spiegelhalter (Florida International University, Miami Architecture - Resilience). Panelist: Andrew Hessel (Chairman, Genome Project-Write), Mitchell Joachim (Founder, Terreform One / Professor, NYU), Rachel Armstrong (Living Systems Professor of Experimental Architecture, Newcastle University) Youtube Link

12 02, 2019

The Tiny Swiss Company That Thinks It Can Help Stop Climate Change
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The Tiny Swiss Company That Thinks It Can Help Stop Climate Change

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The Tiny Swiss Company That Thinks It Can Help Stop Climate Change

Darren Ockert2019-02-25T14:06:58+00:00February 12th, 2019|Categories: Carbon Neutral, Climate, Technology|Tags: climate, CO2|

Read about how a small Swiss company called Climeworks is working on commercial products to remove carbon dioxide from the atomosphere. Climeworks captures CO2 from air with the world’s first commercial carbon removal technology. Their direct air capture plants remove CO2 from the atmosphere to supply to customers to unlock a negative emissions future. Climeworks was founded by engineers Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher, who decided to build a company together on the day they met at university in 2003. Direct air capture is a disruptive approach for mitigating the increasing CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. Industrialising direct air capture technology in turn requires disruptive engineering approaches. New York Times Magazine's Jon Gertner writes about the company in this week's magazine. Read about Climeworks in the New York Times Visit Climeworks Website