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Free access to the journal of Technology I Architecture + Design (TAD) until August 1!

  • 1.  Free access to the journal of Technology I Architecture + Design (TAD) until August 1!

    Posted 04-22-2020 09:41 AM

    Caryn Brause,  AIA, Associate Professor, UMass Amherst Department of Architecture, shared this offer - Check it out! 

    Free access to the journal of Technology I Architecture + Design (TAD) until August 1!

    Due to the pandemic, the journal of Technology | Architecture and Design (TAD)  is free and open until August 1, 2020.  This issue has many papers that should be of interest to practitioners including an essay challenging the research/practice divide, reviews of California Energy regulations and the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan, an essay on mass-timber performance-based codes, and a paper about how questions that arose in practice and were researched through academic partnerships contributed to Helsinki's new public library. There is also an analysis of Guastavino specifications and a paper describing a project for neurodiverse students. Finally, in the COVID-19 period, there is much discussion of robotic construction - this issue has an essay by the founder of a layout automation startup and a paper by an interdisciplinary team considering automation and the future of equitable work

     



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    Dr. Nissa Dahlin-Brown, Assoc. AIA
    Director, Higher Education
    The American Institute of Architects
    Washington, DC
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  • 2.  RE: Free access to the journal of Technology I Architecture + Design (TAD) until August 1!

    Posted 04-24-2020 09:13 AM
    Nissa,

    First, thank you for your post - I will check it out.

    Was wondering with Covid 19 and all of the comments around how long it lives on various surfaces - are there any articles or resources dealing with what we as architects can do moving forward to help combat future occurrences? I have looked into and specified surfaces with anti-microbial attributes but want to know if there is any research out there that we can reference that supports these attributes or if there is a better way to address this issue?

    Thank you,

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    Donald Green AIA
    Sr Project Manager
    Progressive AE
    Charlotte NC
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