Can Urban Highways Solve Problems Instead of Causing Them?
/in front, news/by CANS“Infrastructure in the city has acted as a type of monoculture,” says Michael Maltzan, design principal at Michael Maltzan Architecture. “It’s really just done one thing: It was intended to get cars from one place to the other as quickly as possible.” In a new proposal, the architects show how freeways could be redesigned to […]
Google Gets Ready to ‘Disrupt’ with Tango
/in front, news/by CANSImagine being able to walk to the centre of a room, hold up your smartphone, then turn around. Tango will present a three-dimensional map of the room. Pair that technology with the augmented reality app called Through the Wall and the user would be able to hold up his or her device and be able […]
BIM Perception, Use Vary Among Construction Team Levels
/in front, news/by CANSA recent Dodge Data & Analytics study on how various large construction project stakeholders — with $50 million or more in annual value — use and perceive building information modeling (BIM) revealed that 50% of trade contractors, construction managers and general contractors use BIM on more than half of all projects, according to the Engineering News-Record. Read more
Construction Boot Camp for Teens Builds Greenhouses, Grows Skills
/in front, news/by CANSA group of Edmonton high school students is celebrating a new-found passion for construction, sparked by a two-week summer course. Read more