Architecture and Construction
Sustainable Student Village design competition launched
The University is seeking expressions of interest for the right to build and manage the University’s £22 million ‘Sustainable Student Village’. Bidders are…
Kent awarded £322k for study into the electro-magnetic architecture of buildings
Their research will ultimately improve wireless network access in offices and also security in prisons where the illicit use of mobile phones is widespread. The project, which begins in January 2007, is in collaboration with the universities of Manchester (who received £228k) and Auckland (New Zealand), and the Police Information Technology Organisation which has pledged a further £30,000. This will bring the total funding for the project to £581,000 over three years….
Researchers of the UGR apply the method of acoustic emission to building diagnose, restoration and maintenance
A research team of the University School of Technical Architecture of the University of Granada [http://www.ugr.es], supervised by professor Antolino Gallego…
A UGR researcher proposes a formula to measure the seismic resistance of reinforced concrete buildings
Recently, it has been suggested a new formula, confirmed with numerical simulations, which is going to make the prediction of the seismic resistance of…
The UGR participates in a European project to prevent damages provoked by salts in historical buildings
However, despite the last achievements in the field of restoration, up to now they have failed to design effective measures to fight against this problem. In…
Fraunhofer institutes demonstrate tomorrow's architectural design tools
Participants will meet some of today's leading architects to discuss ongoing developments, they can explore 3D models of some ancient buildings and a few still…