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Austrian food technology company Revo Foods has introduced EL BLANCO, a plant-based seafood product designed to replicate the texture and appearance of black cod. The product is made using 3D extrusion and combines mycoprotein, a fermented fungi protein, with microalgae oils. It is intended to offer a high-fiber, Omega-3-containing option in a fillet-style format. EL BLANCO is available through several retailers in Europe, including BILLA AG stores (Billa Plus and Billa Pflanzilla), gurkerl.at, knuspr.de, and Revo Foods’ online store, which delivers to various countries across Europe. Revo Foods’ EL BLANCO. Photo via: Revo Foods Nutritional Composition and Production Process The primary ingredient, mycoprotein, is a fungi-derived protein known for its rapid growth rate and ability to double in biomass within five hours. It contains all essential amino acids, is high in dietary fiber, and has low levels of saturated fat and carbohydrates. While naturally neutral in flavor, its texture is enhanced through Revo Foods’ 3D extrusion process. The company added that compared to THE FILET (its salmon alternative), EL BLANCO features a softer and more tender texture. The product is manufactured at The Taste Factory, Revo’s production facility, using a high-throughput 3D extrusion system. This system structures the mycoprotein into aligned fibers and incorporates fats into the protein matrix, resulting in a layered, flaky texture similar to that of fish fillets. “Compared to other methods, we do not need lots of processing. Basically, we simply make mycoprotein smaller in a mixer and then feed it directly to our 3D extrusion system, which works at low temperature and pressure, preserving more of the good nutrients,” the company explained on LinkedIn. “Speaking of processing, this is about as gentle as it gets.” Revo Foods’ EL BLANCO. Photo via: Revo Foods Use of 3D Printing in Plant-Based Protein Development Revo Foods is one of several companies applying 3D printing technologies to the development of alternative proteins. Redefine Meat, for example, launched its first 3D printed vegan meat, Alt-Steak, in 2020. The plant-based steak is produced using proprietary food printers and consists of components developed by the company called Alt-Muscle, Alt-Fat, and Alt-Blood. According to the company, the product is significantly more sustainable than conventional steak. In 2021, Redefine Meat introduced a wider range of 3D printed products for the food service sector in Israel. These include plant-based burgers, sausages, lamb kebabs, and ground meat. The offerings were used in professional kitchens and received feedback from chefs including Marco Pierre White and Ron Blaauw. Another example is SavorEat, a company based in Rehovot, Israel, which produces kosher, vegan, and gluten-free meat alternatives using 3D printing. Its product lineup includes pork-style patties as well as plant-based turkey and beef burgers. According to co-founder and chief executive officer Racheli Vizman, the products were developed for distribution in the United States. Who won the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards? Subscribe to the 3D Printing Industry newsletter to keep up with the latest 3D printing news. You can also follow us on LinkedIn, and subscribe to the 3D Printing Industry Youtube channel to access more exclusive content. Featured image shows Revo Foods’ EL BLANCO. Photo via: Revo Foods. Paloma Duran Paloma Duran holds a BA in International Relations and an MA in Journalism. Specializing in writing, podcasting, and content and event creation, she works across politics, energy, mining, and technology. With a passion for global trends, Paloma is particularly interested in the impact of technology like 3D printing on shaping our future.

In my game, you can fold space into a single line/space rift. Currently, it looks like the white line on the right. I’m trying out some alternate visuals for it. Which one do you like best? The glitchy version is mostly complete with particle effects but I don’t think it fits the artstyle of the game. The ones on the left are botched shader experiments that could look good with more polish. Any feedback and suggestions would be welcome 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic

html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd" The Venice Architecture Biennale has announced the full list of participants and collateral events at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition. Titled Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective, the exhibition is curated by architect and engineer Carlo Ratti, an architect and engineer. Carlo Ratti is currently holding teaching positions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and at the Politecnico di Milano. Ratti is the director of the Senseable City Lab at the MIT and a founding partner of the architecture and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati based in Torino, New York City, and London.The 19th International Architecture Exhibition will take place from 10 May to 23 November 2025 at the Giardini, the Arsenale and various venues in Venice, Italy. Manameh Pavilion byYusaku Imamura, Ahmed Shabib, Rashid Shabib, Jonathan Shannon, Vladimir Yavachev. Image courtesy of Venice Architecture Biennale"Architecture needs to draw on all forms of intelligence"For this year's theme, Ratti discusses the necessity of a fundamental shift in practice due to adaptation. As he explained, this exhibition encourages various types of intelligence to collaborate in reevaluating the built environment. The Latin title "Intelligens" notably includes the word "gens," which translates to "people," signaling an invitation for engagement and participation among individuals in this rethinking process."In the time of adaptation, architecture is at the center and must lead with optimism. In the time of adaptation, architecture needs to draw on all forms of intelligence – natural, artificial, collective," Ratti said in his curatorial statement. "In the time of adaptation, architecture needs to reach out across generations and across disciplines - from the hard sciences to the arts. In the time of adaptation, architecture must rethink authorship and become more inclusive, learning from science.""Architecture must become as flexible and dynamic as the world we are now designing for," he added.The exhibition will be emphasized under four methodological pillars: Transdisciplinarity, Living Lab, Space For Ideas, and Circularity Protocol. Read more about the pillars here.Elephant Chapel by Boonserm Premthada. Image courtesy of Venice Architecture BiennaleCuratorial highlightsIntelligens will act as a dynamic laboratory, bringing together specialists from different areas of intelligence. The exhibition will showcase more than 750 participants for the first time, including architects and engineers, mathematicians and climate scientists, philosophers and artists, chefs and coders, writers and woodcarvers, farmers and fashion designers, among others. Inclusivity and collaboration are required for adaptation.He stated that it necessitated a fundamental change in approach to curate on this scale. With the guidance of an interdisciplinary curatorial team, the selection process has been open and bottom-up. "Our open call for projects, Space for Ideas, from May 7 to June 21, 2024, received an overwhelming global response. While the deluge of submissions was exciting and intimidating, it provided us with the opportunity to uncover new, lesser-known talents that may have gone unnoticed."The participant pool resulting from this spans multiple generations—from seasoned professionals still innovating at the age of ninety to recent graduates embarking on their careers. Pritzker Prize winners, former curators of La Biennale di Venezia, Nobel laureates, and Royal Professors are featured alongside emerging architects and researchers. This incorporation demonstrates our dedication to a variety of viewpoints.This wealth of contributions necessitates a new approach to authorship. Intelligens questions the traditional view of architects as the sole creators, while other professionals are placed in subordinate roles. Ratti emphasised that proposal is a more inclusive authorship model, drawing inspiration from scientific research. During the adaptation phase, it is crucial to acknowledge and give credit to all voices that influence design.Circularity Handbook Installation by Davide Curatola Soprana. Image courtesy of Venice Architecture BiennaleDuring the age of adaptation, La Biennale di Venezia needs to work together with other organizations. Intelligens has established links with various global entities, including the Soft Power Club, the Davos Baukultur Alliance, C40, the UN's COP30, and numerous others. GENS, its public program, will feature a multitude of events and discussions, involving audiences of varying sizes.The exhibition will host over 750 participants (individuals or organizations), over 280 projects, over 500 participants in interdisciplinary teams, over 350 participants in multigenerational teams, over 250 participants in women-led teams, and over 375 participants in transnational teams.In the detailed list below, you can see who will be participating in the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, alongside with the Collateral Events:Giardini. Image © Francesco Galli, courtesy of La Biennale di VeneziaProjects and ParticipantsCaterina Miralles / Intelli-femina-gens from the Global-South-AmericaFrancesca FranchiWilliam Hodges Hendrix / (n)permanenciesEmanuele CocciaNew-TerritoriesDave Pigram with UTS-AFRL (Shirley Tam)Damien SorrentinoMika Tamori/10,000 Hours of CareLina Ghotmeh Architecture/100 Facts: The Modernology and Ethnography of a Public ToiletYe YuanZiyue Zhang/14°CClémence AlthabegoïtyImma Sierra/A New Fluid ClimateFondazione Cittadellarte Onlus/A Satellite SymphonySpace Caviar Robert Gerard PietruskoErsilia Vaudo/A Wetland Role-Playing Game to Activate Pluriversal PerspectivesAlexander Eriksson FurunesRaphael MathevetIndre UmbrasaiteGediminas UrbonasNomeda Urbonas/A Wireframe of LifeBetter Shelter/A.M.A.R.E. _ Atlas of Migrations, Acrossings and Rootings in EuropeMarco D’Annuntiis, Le città di Villard/After the EndLiam Young/AI for climate resilient urban planning - Making of meta park and communityYing LiChengHe Guan/AIArchAlisa Andrasek/Akiya (空き家) - The Kazunori`s caseAndrea Terceros BarronLucia FilippiniKazunori HamanaLino Ono/ALIZIIdaaf Architects - Nana ZaalishviliAleksandre IobidzeSopho Tsiviladze/Alternative SkiesSigrid AdriaenssensWesam Al AsaliRomina CannaRobin Oval/Alternative Urbanism: The Self-Organized Markets of LagosTosin Oshinowo/ Alusta Pavilion for Multispecies EncountersSuomi/Koivisto ArchitectsMaiju SuomiElina Koivisto/Am I a Strange Loop?Takashi IkegamiLuc Steels/Amazonian Agroecology HubAl Borde/An Architectural Spacesuit for a Colombian RainforestKurt Hollander/An Atlas of Forest OccupationsBernadetta BudzikRachel Rouzaud/An Electric Future: What 21st Green Industrialists Can Learn From the Chicago World's FairEckholm StudiosGensler/Ancestral Innovation: Hemp, Sustainability and the Future of ArchitecturePiero BonadeoInstituto Humanitas360Patrícia Villela Marino/Ancient FutureBjarke Ingels GroupKaspar Astrup Schröder/ANTI-RUINOZRUH/ARBORMaria Kuptsova/ArchitectonVictor Kossakovsky/Architecture as a Living System - the theory and practice of an evolutionary design processJohn FrazerJulia Frazer/Architecture as TreesOLA Office for Living ArchitectureGreen Technologies in Landscape Architecture, Ludwig Ferdinand/Archive and the CityCristiano BottinoDensity Design LabLuigi FarrautoJon KleinbergMarco SantambrogioAchille C. Varzi/Atlas of Popular TransportCivic Data Design Lab, MIT with Norman B. Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism, MIT/Atomized/Retrofitted Functioningfabric | ch/Bangkok BastardsChat Architects/Before New YorkAnnie FuJesse MoyLucinda RoyteEric Sanderson/BeLieving in the MountainsLaura FregolentSabrina MeneghelloMary Anne OcampoRebecca OcampoCale Wagner/BiotopiaWiny MaasFederico Diaz/Blue Garden: The Architecture of EmergenceTanvi KhurmiRita Espinha Dos Santos Abreu Morais/Born in a CampRizvi HassanAlice CochraneKhwaja Fatmi/Born of the Land: The Typology of the Cretan HouseAreti Kotsoni/BoucaneriesAtelier Pierre Thibault/Brain-Storm StreamingMirna ZordanFreddy Curiél/ Bridging The Health Divide: Achieving Equitable Healthcare Access in Rural Kenya Through Artificial IntelligenceGeoffrey Mosoti Nyakiongora/Bringing back the past, another way of looking into the futurePeter Pichler Architecture/Building as Collective PrototypingVicente GuallartDaniel Ibañez/Building for QuantumManuel Correa CorreaEmil Nygard OlsenMarina Otero-VerzierManu Sancho Sánchez/Building NaturesAmina Chouairi/Busting BubblesVOLUME/Caffè QuadriAaron BetskyTeresa Sapey and Partners/Calculating EmpiresKate Crawfordladan Joler/Canal CaféAaron BetskyDiller Scofidio + RenfroNatural Systems UtilitiesDavide OldaniSODAI/Cantico TiberinoEnrico AllevaFrame by FrameLaboratorio Roma050Davide Curatola Soprana/Circularity HandbookArchi-Neering-Design/AND OfficeJIN ARTSMassimiliano CondottaPILLSRóng Design LibraryTypo-DValeria Tatano/Circularity on the EdgeYana BuchatskaKateryna LopatiukHerman MitishRoman PuchkoOleksandr SirousOrest Yaremchuk/City of PlantsMAD Architects/Collapse Crisis FormalismAbel Nile New York/Collective BaukulturOliver Martin, Swiss Federal Office of CultureJeff Merritt, World Economic ForumThomas Selby, Davos Baukultur Alliance/Community Land Trust, Corso Giulio: Building an inclusive community with a collaborative housing projectFondazione Community Land Trust - Terreno ComuneFondazione di Comunità Porta PalazzoFollow the Architect Studio/Compound Interest: New built values by transnational African migrants into Yeoville, JohannesburgKirsten Dörmann/CONQ - Marine biobased building materialsAngie DubHeidi Jalkh/Conscriptio: Co-Designing Customization in ArchitectureNayla CefarelliSofia Lorenzo/Constructing La BiennaleAlbert-László Barabási, BarabasiLab, Northeastern UniversityMichele Bonino, DAD, Politecnico di TorinoPaolo Ciuccarelli, Center for Design, Northeastern UniversityAlbena Yaneva, DAD, Politecnico di Torino/Construction Futures: A Robot’s DreamGramazio Kohler Research, ETH ZurichMESHStudio Armin Linke/Construction Futures: Co-PoiesisPhilip Yuan/Cool my city / OasisColdefy/Cultivating in Shallow Waters: The Messolonghi Saltworks Production LandscapeAndreas Nikolovgenis/Data Centers as Urban CatalystsArup AustraliaGrimshaw Architects/Data CloudsGareth DohertyFabio DuarteWashington FajardoUmberto FugiglandoJourneyMartina MazzarelloDiego Morra/Deserta Ecofolie: A prototype for minimum dwelling in the Atacama Desert and beyondPedro Ignacio AlonsoPamela Prado/Design as an AstronautValentina SuminiCody PaigeTommy Nilsson/Design for CommunitiesAurelie CallegariGiacomo MoorSilvia Orazi/Design for Freedom: Eradicating forced and child labor from the building materials supply chainSharon PrinceChelsea Thatcher/Designing a Zero-Carbon Future: AI and the Power of Collective ImaginationGeorge GuidaDaniel EscobarTatjana CrossleyGiovanna Elizabeth Pillaca Morote/Designing resilient blue-green infrastructures in the peri-urban landscape of Antananarivo, MadagascarChristophe GirotAdrienne Grêt-RegameyNicolas SalliouPhilipp Urech/Diriyah Art Futures - A New Art Center to Digital Arts. 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Architectures of preservation.Michele AndaloroFederico CadedduCarol CoricelliFederico CoricelliGiovanna Gattlen/From Belongings to BelongingAlejandro AravenaGonzalo ArteagaJuan CerdaVíctor OddóDiego Torre/From Liquid to Stone: A reconfigurable concrete tectonic against obsolescenceInge DonovanKeith J LeeCaitlin MuellerJenna SchnitzlerPitipat Wongsittikan/From Nail to Network: Distributed Micro-Factories for Timber HousingAUAR (Automated Architecture)/From Plantation to Pavilion: Weaving Ecologies with Banana Fiber for BridesKevin MastroZhicheng Xu/Fukuoka Prefectural International Hall: ACROSEmilio Ambasz & Assoc/FundamentAIEcoLogicStudioMario CarpoHeribert InsamSimon MengXiao Wang/Gateway To Venice’s WaterwaysChristopher Hornzee-Jones, AerotropeMiguel Kreisler, BAUMichael Mauer, PorscheNorman Foster FoundationRagnar Schulte, Porsche/Geological Microbial FormationsBenjamin DillenburgerRobert KindlerKaren Antorveza PaezDimitrios Terzis/Giehta ullo / En neve ull / A Handful of WoolEduardo Cassina/National Center for Outsider Art / Trastad CollectionRagnhild Petrikke GressnesAnna KristiansenSimone Romy Ritter/Grande Insieme / Groß Zusammen / велико заједничко / Grand Ensembledocar filmsRocio CalzadoJasper Meurer/Grounded Growth: Groundwater’s Blueprint for Intelligent Urban FormAnthony Acciavatti/GUSTOSA - Graphic Umwelt Set Theory of Signs and AffordancesJuana María Sánchez GómezDiego Jiménez LópezAitor Frías SánchezLucía Jalón OyarzunJoaquín Perailes Santiago/Hope on WaterSO? Architecture and Ideas/Hope Village Community BuildingEckersley O’Callaghan EOCHassell StudioIAAC/Hospederia del Teatro: The “Open City” workshop for regenerative living in a ravine on the coast of ChileAndrés Garcés AlzamoraErick CaroDiletta CimadamoreRodrigo Daine/HOTLINEAngela AlmeidaElyse Frenchman/House of SnowVirginia San Fratello/HouseEurope! The European Citizens’ Initiative for RenovationHouseEurope!s+ (station.plus, D-ARCH, ETH Zurich)b+ Prototypen/Housing Stock: Automated Building Layouts for Sustainable CitiesRamon Elias Weber/Humedales Enmarañados. Agua, cables y datos en Quilicura, Chile. | Wetland Enmeshments. 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The shifting Alpine landscapes, critical perspectives from Milan and WienFrancesco GarofaloChiara GeroldiCecilia Furlan/Intermediate IntelligencesLorenzo CastroEl Equipo Mazzanti/InterwovenDiana Scherer/Istanbul: A Way OutRaşit Eren CangürNour FneichEren SezerEgemen SezerAndrei Calin Teodorescu/Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln MuseumStudio Zhu Pei/JUNCTION, Engineering an Imaginative LeapMATEREAWOOD-SKINMammafotogramma/Kampung AdmiraltyWOHA Architects/Keep on Truckin’Julia Hedges/Khudi BariMarina Tabassum Architects/La Fabbrica dell’AriaElisa AzzarelloCristiana FavrettoAntonio GirardiStefano MancusoCamilla Pandolfi/La LibreriaDiller Scofidio + RenfroDiane von FürstenbergSchlaich Bergermann Partner/Laguna, Mexico CityPRODUCTORA/Leaning into Balance: Ocean Plastics at PlayDavid Costanza StudioFlora Rural, Fabiola GuzmánFormateria, Luisel Zayas/LiminisPolymorf, Johanna Jonsson and Albin Karlsson/Lithic ChordsFrancesco BanchiniFondazione SciolaMaetherea/Living Architecture: BiophiliaRefik Anadol Studio/Living Architecture: From Indigenous Knowledge to Digital DesignGreen Technologies in Landscape Architecture, Ludwig FerdinandLiving Bridge FoundationNeue Kunst am Ried/Living StructureSekisui House - Kuma Lab, The University of TokyoMatsuo - Iwasawa Lab, The University of TokyoEjiri Structural EngineersKengo Kuma & Associates/Local Knowledge / Collective Resource3XNCITA - Centre for Information Technology and ArchitectureGXN/Lodging in TimeMengqi HeZhicheng Xu/Lunar ArkIVAAIU CityDonguk Agos LeeJoo Hyeon KimJihyun LeeHancheol SoSung-Soo Park/Machine View of the CityCertain Measures/MAIIA - Mapping with AI for Informal AreasAntonio Vazquez Brust/Manameh PavilionAlia Al MurYusaku ImamuraAhmed ShabibRashid ShabibJonathan ShannonVladimir Yavachev/Map of GlassBarkow LeibingerCapattistaubachDavid Landau/Mapungubwe Interpretation CentrePeter Rich Architects/MargherissimaArchitectural Association, Ingrid SchroederJan BungeNigel Coates StudioMichael KevernGuan LeeJohn Maybury/Margins of ErrorLaura KurganAdeline ChumMichael KrischAdam VosburghJia ZhangMark Hansen/Mars Underwater CityClouds Architecture Office, Ostap RudakevychJun Sato Structural Engineers Co. Jun Sato/Matters Make SenseStefano CapolongoKonstantin NovosëlovMargherita Palli RotaIngrid Paoletti/Metabolic HomeAreti MarkopoulouLydia KallipolitiPost-Spectacular Office/Milano Urban MineAndrea BortolottiMatteo ClementiFederico GodinoElena Luongo/Model Apartment: The MicrocosmHaenglim Architects & Engineers/Monsters and MutantsWinka Dubbeldam, Archi-Tectonics/Monumental GroundMichele MorenoChiara Pradel/Mutabionts: New neophyte landingsElisa T. BertuzzoMarta OrlandoPrerna Bishnoi/MycoMuseumAnomalia Studio, Bhakti V. 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Manfredi, Marion Weiss/Rain + Shine: Climate Responsive Adaptive ArchitectureAgnes Parker/Re-Energizing the City : Nuclear Batteries and SMRsINSTANCE BV/Re-Forming MaterialsMartina DietrichRobert M. HazenMatthias MassariJürgen LehmeierSofia PfisterRené Rissland/Re-LeafSara BeeryFabio DuarteUmberto FugiglandoJae Joon LeeDiego MorraMartina MazzarelloPietro Pagliaro/Recycling IntelligencesNil BrulletJulia CapomaggiLluis OrtegaEnrique Romero/Reflected Heritage in Digital Cultural LandscapesAndrea DietzJohn-Mark CollinsBrent FortenberryAngelina R. JonesJulie MacGilvrayRandall F. 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DossosVessel, James BridleAlisa VincentelliAlessandro Vincentelli/The Other Side of the HillBeatriz ColominaRoberto KolterPatricia UrquiolaGeoffrey WestMark Wigley/The Perimeter of Architecture: Amid the ElementsSylvia LavinAD—WOall (zone), Rachaporn ChoochueyDESIGN EARTHDK Osseo-AsareErin Besler / Besler & SonsFirst OfficeMOS, Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample/The Probiotic Tower, CairoDesign & More International/The Refreshing SquarePhilippe Rahm Architectes/The regeneration of Ostana: Lou Pourtoun cultural center, Mizoun de la Villo, Housing ValentinAntonio De Rossi/The Ritual, The Void, The RepairLimbo Accra/The Sian Ka’an Reforestation NurseryAlessandra de MitriRoberto Rodríguez Martínez/The Storm: Architectures of Vernacular GeoengineeringEva Franch i GilabertJose Luis de Vicente/The ThresholdmodemSmout Allen/The Venice Lagoon: The UnknownYann-Arthus Bertrand/THERMOCENEARTECOEX.KINO PRODUZIONIMYBOSSWAS/Thoravej 29Hampus BerndtsonSøren Pihlmann/Three Landscape Essays: Moving Ecosystems for Future ClimatesMontserrat BonvehiLluís Alexandre Casanovas BlancoSeth DenizenLys Villalba/Time Reclaiming StructuresDima SroujiPiero Tomassoni/Tiny Penthouses – a Reincarnating Masterplan via XL 3D printingHedwig Heinsman/To Grow a BuildingNof Nathansohn/Tracing the Voids: Adapting the OrdinaryHarshal ParekhRaaj Ranpura/Tradition meets Innovation - Stoneworks Evolution through 3D Concrete PrintingDaniele BerdiniErnesto CesarioRoberto CognoliMarco GalassoGiovanni Marinelli/Transforming Legacy: The Evolution of Extractive Cultures in the European ArcticAgatino RizzoStefano Tornieri/Transspecies KitchenAndrés Jaque / Office for Political InnovationNatalie Schrauwen/Uncommon Knowledge: Plants as SensorsSonia Sobrino Ralston/Underground Climate ChangeENERDRAPEGEOEGSubsurface Opportunities and Innovations Laboratory, Northwestern University/Une Maison Pour le Prix d’Une VoiturePhilippe Starck/Uni(wi)fied: Community-specific Design Methods for Community-owned WiFi Structures in Harlem’s Public Housing, New York CityCatherine AhnFabrizio Furiassi/Unpredictable AtmosphereLucia Rebolino/Urban Heat ChroniclesAzra AksamijaElisabetta BianchessiAlberto Wolfango Amedeo D'AsaroEmma Greer/VAMOAnkuCircular Engineering for Architecture Lab - ETH ZurichDigital Structures Research Group - MITMIT MAD/Venice CustomizedChen YuhongDeng HuishuLi Brian ZhangMei XiaohanPang LingboWang ZihengXie QixuYe Yang/Venice De-IndexedMark JarzombekEliyahu KellerEytan Mann/Venice RebornCibic WorkshopAndrea Rinaldo/Vivarium ArchiveTerreform ONEMitchell JoachimPeder AnkerMelanie FesselPaul D. 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The Collateral Events, endorsed by the Curator and supported by various non-profit national and international organizations, occur at multiple venues. They provide a broad array of contributions and viewpoints, enhancing the diversity of voices that defines the Venice exhibition.Catalonia in Venice_Water Parliaments: Projective Ecosocial ArchitecturesOrganising Institution: Institut Ramon LlullVenue: Docks Cantieri Cucchini, Castello 40/AOpening Period: 10 May – 23 November 2025Opening hours/ closing days: 11 am - 7 pm from 10 May to 28 September; 10 am - 6 pm from 29 September to 23 NovemberClosed on Mondays (except for 12 May, 2 June, 21 July, 1 September, 20 October, 17 November)Email address for inquiries: [email protected]Website: www.waterparliaments.llull.catDeep Surfaces. Architecture to enhance the visitor experience of UNESCO sitesOrganising Institution: UNESCOVenue: Palazzo Zorzi, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, Castello 4930Opening Period: 10 May – 23 November 2025Opening hours/closing days: 11 am - 7 pm from 10 May to 28 September; 10 am - 6 pm from 29 September to 23 NovemberClosed on Mondays (except for 12 May, 2 June, 21 July, 1 September, 20 October, 17 November)Email address for inquiries: [email protected]Website: https://www.unesco.org/enIntelligens. TalentEUmies Awards. Young Talent 2025Organising Institution: Fundació Mies van der RoheVenue: Palazzo Mora, Cannaregio 3659Opening period: 10 May – 23 November 2025Opening hours/closing days: 10 am - 6 pm; closed on TuesdaysEmail address for inquiries: [email protected]Website: https://eumiesawards.com/young_talent/about-the-awards/NON-Belief: Taiwan Intelligens of PrecarityOrganising Institution: National Taiwan Museum of Fine ArtsVenue: Palazzo delle Prigioni, Castello 4209Opening period: 10 May – 23 November 2025Opening hours/closing days: 11 am - 7 pm from 10 May to 28 September; 10 am - 6 pm from 29 September to 23 NovemberClosed on Mondays (except for 12 May, 2 June, 21 July, 1 September, 20 October, 17 November)Email address for inquiries: [email protected]Website: https://www.ntmofa.gov.tw/Circularity on the edge, exhibit, 2024, 3d visualization by Valeria Tatano. Image courtesy of Venice Architecture BiennaleParallel Worlds, Exhibition from Macao, ChinaOrganising Institution: The Macao Museum of Art, under The Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR GovernmentVenue: Arsenale, Campo della Tana, Castello 2126/AOpening period: 10 May – 23 November 2025Opening hours/closing days: 11 am - 7 pm from 10 May to 28 September; 10 am - 6 pm from 29 September to 23 NovemberClosed on Mondays (except for 12 May, 2 June, 21 July, 1 September, 20 October, 17 November)Email address for inquiries: [email protected]; [email protected]Website: www.mam.gov.moProjecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong ArchiveOrganising Institutions: The Hong Kong Institute of Architects Biennale Foundation and Hong Kong Arts Development CouncilVenue: Arsenale, Campo della Tana, Castello 2126Opening period: 10 May – 23 November 2025Opening hours/closing days: 11 am - 7 pm from 10 May to 28 September; 10 am - 6 pm from 29 September to 23 NovemberClosed on Mondays (except for 12 May, 2 June, 21 July, 1 September, 20 October, 17 November)Email address for inquiries: [email protected]Website: www.hkia.net; www.hkadc.org.hkRooted Transience: AlMusalla Prize 2025Organising Institution: Diriyah Biennale FoundationVenue: Abbazia di San Gregorio, Dorsoduro 172Opening period: 10 May – 23 November 2025Opening hours/closing days: 11 am -7 pm; closed on MondaysEmail address for inquiries: [email protected]Website: https://biennale.org.sa/enThe Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain by Jean NouvelOrganising Institution: Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporainVenue: Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Isola di San Giorgio MaggioreOpening period: 10 May – 14 September, 2025Opening hours/closing days: 11 am - 7 pm (11 am – 5 pm in August); closed on WednesdaysEmail address for inquiries: [email protected]Website: www.fondationcartier.com/en/exhibitions/international/la-fondation-cartier-pour-lart-contemporain-par-jean-nouvelThe Next EarthComputation, Crisis, CosmologyOrganising Institution: Palazzo Diedo - Berggruen Arts & CultureVenue: Palazzo Diedo - Berggruen Arts & Culture, Cannaregio 2386Opening period: 10 May – 23 November 2025Opening hours/closing days: 10 am - 7pm; closed on TuesdayEmail address for inquiries: [email protected]Website: https://berggruenarts.org/it/Access arrangementes: Tickets available for purchase online and at the Palazzo Diedo box office (Concessions for Biennale Architettura 2025 ticket holders)The SKYWALK by Platform EarthOrganising Institution: PLATFORM EARTHVenue: La Fucina del Futuro, Calle San Lorenzo, Castello 5063/BOpening period: 10 May – 11 September 2025Opening hours/closing days: 11 am – 6 pm; closed on Mondays and TuesdaysEmail address for inquiries: [email protected], [email protected]; [email protected]Website: www.platformearth.orgunEarthed / Second Nature / PolliNATIONOrganising Institution: The Virginia Tech Honors CollegeVenue: Giardini della Marinaressa, Riva dei Sette MartiriOpening period:10 May – 28 September 2025, opening hours: 11 am - 7 pm29 September - 23 November, opening hours: 10 am - 6 pmclosed on Monday (except 12 May, 2 June, 21 July, 1 September, 20 October, 17 November)Opening hours/closing days: 10 am - 6 pmEmail address for inquiries: [email protected]Website: https://honorscollege.vt.edu/; www.ruiz-geli.comThe top image in the article: Image © Giulio Squillacciotti, courtesy La Biennale di Venezia.> via Venice Architecture Biennale

The High-Tech six-storey Grade II-listed building was built in 1991 in the historic Shad Thames riverside location near Tower Bridge. It served as a showroom, office and apartment for Mellor, a designer well-known for his cutlery and metalwork. Mellor had handmade and hand-finished many of the building's non-structural elements. In 1996, Conran transformed the modular building into the headquarters for his design, retail and restaurant businesses, and it was later the base of his practice Conran and Partners, from the late 1990s until 2020. Squire & Partners has retrofitted the building’s workspace, updating the existing fabric and improving its sustainability credentials as well as restoring the external lead cladding.Advertisement Internally, an existing modular grid has been adapted with rooms added and the ground-floor foyer reimagined as a hub. Non-original paint has been stripped to reveal original concrete, while out-of-date carpet tiles have been replaced with timber flooring. The project reinstates the granite floors and recessed lighting originally designed by Hopkins, and new glazing has been installed to the existing window frame system. Crittall-style windows have been added to create meeting rooms, which have also been furnished with original Conran designs, referencing the building’s history. The former residential areas to the top two storeys have been converted to office space and a glazed conservatory reinstates a demolished structure. The basement now houses facilities for cyclists and a VRF (variable refrigerant flow) heating and cooling system powered by air-source heat pumps ensures energy efficiency. In 2020, Squire & Partners submitted plans to Southwark Council on behalf of the Shad Thames Partnership, proposing a three-storey rooftop extension and side and rear extension to the building. Under the plans, the building’s floorspace would have increased from 1,930m² to 3,300m².Advertisement However, the application was opposed by the Twentieth Century Society, which said it would cause ‘substantial harm’ to an ‘architecturally and historically significant building’ which is ‘an important exemplar of High-Tech architecture’. Historic England then stepped in to list the building, citing seven reasons to protect it. Reasons of architectural interest include its ‘carefully crafted design’, ‘sympathetic insertion into its dockland setting’ and ‘largely unaltered exterior’. Reasons of historical interest for the listing include it being ‘a significant building in the career of Sir Michael Hopkins, one of England’s post-war architects’, as well as for ‘its association to David Mellor and Sir Terence Conran, two of England’s most important post-war designers’. The Grade II listing meant that any works would require listed building consent on top of planning permission. Architect’s view The Conran Building at 22 Shad Thames is a design classic that we have long admired, and we had the privilege of reimagining the High-Tech architectural language to meet modern workspace demands while preserving its storied heritage. The revitalised building sets the standard for future projects in the area. Working with a recently listed building with a long design heritage called for a meticulous approach to retrofit. It was imperative that our intervention upgraded the building to meet the highest environmental standards to preserve its legacy into the future. We upgraded the existing light fittings to efficient LED systems, replaced the gas heating with an air-source heat pump for heating and cooling, provided cycling facilities to encourage active commuting, refurbished the existing window frames and replaced some of the glazing to upgrade the thermal performance of the building. Bettina Brehler, head of sustainability and partner, Squire & Partners   Client’s view Arguably the coolest building in Shad Thames with a superb design heritage, the Conran Building makeover by Squire & Partners proves that landmark buildings do not need to be knocked down; they can be sensitively repurposed and the architecture given a new lease of life. Chris Lanitis, co-founder and chief investment officer, Amazon Capital   Project data Location Shad Thames, London Start on site September 2022 Completion date April 2024 Gross internal floor area 1,925m2 Form of contract or procurement route Traditional Construction cost Undisclosed Architect Squire & Partners Client Amazon Capital, Lateral Structural engineer Webb Yates M&E consultant DSA Quantity surveyor PBC Planning and heritage consultant Montagu Evans Branding consultant Siren Design Project manager PBC Principal designer Shore Approved building inspector H+O Consulting Main contractor XConstruct CAD software used Revit Environmental performance data Percentage of floor area with daylight factor >2% Not assessed ­Percentage of floor area with daylight factor >5% Not assessed Onsite energy generation Nil Annual mains water consumption 3.1 m3/occupant (predicted) Airtightness at 50Pa Not assessed Heating and hot water load 6.74 kWh/m2/yr (predicted) Operational energy 78 kWh/m2/yr (predicted) Total energy load 116 kWh/m2/yr (predicted) Overall area weighted U-value Unchanged Predicted design life 15-20 years Embodied carbon Not assessed Whole-life carbon Not assessed Annual CO2 emissions 10.71 kgCO2eq/m2 Energy Performance Certificate rating B (43)

This handsome Shingle style building was constructed in 1906 as a carriage house of a larger farm property in Scotland, Connecticut. The barn is said to have been built for Archie Gallup, who purchased the old Manning farm just west of the town green in Scotland. The 1 1/2-story carriage-house with a gambrel-roof stands out for its principal entry of paneled wooden doors and above, a large, flared hood featuring two pedimented gable-dormers. The entire building is clad with varied shingles to add complexity to the design, catching the attention of all who drive by.

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April 7, 20253 min readBlack Holes May Be 'Supermazes' of Many-Dimensional StringsPhysicists think the insides of black holes may be complex mazes of tangled strings in higher dimensionsBy Clara Moskowitz edited by Jeanna Bryner Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty imagesBlack holes, the densest objects in the universe, eat up anything that comes too close, even light. Is there anything left inside these behemoths that could reveal what they devoured in the first place? String theory, an attempt to merge gravity with quantum physics, says yes. A new study suggests that within black holes lie tangled pathways of strings called supermazes, which hold that information in multiple dimensions.What Are Black Hole Supermazes?Supermazes come from M-theory, an umbrella idea that includes multiple versions of string theory, in which our universe contains 11 dimensions—not just the four that physicists know to exist. In M-theory, the universe is made of multidimensional vibrating strings called branes. Supermazes are a kind of map of how various two-dimensional and five-dimensional branes intersect within the confines of black holes. The mazes are a way to picture a black hole’s microstructure—its minuscule quantum makeup.On supporting science journalismIf you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today.“The maze is a very intricate, complex structure with lots of rooms and chambers and intersections of walls, with all sorts of layering on those walls,” says study co-author Nicholas Warner of the University of Southern California. The walls are the branes, and “the intersections are where the two-dimensional things meet the five-dimensional things. When they meet, they pull on each other and bend.”Supermazes would inhabit black holes that weren’t truly black holes. Instead they’d be fuzzballs: fuzzy balls of vibrating branes that lack the traditional features of black holes—an event horizon (outer boundary) and a singularity (a single point containing all the mass). “There are a huge amount of problems associated with black holes and their horizons,” Warner says. Fuzzballs are “a state of matter that looks like a black hole and behaves like a black hole but differs at the horizon scale.”Warner and his co-authors, Iosif Bena and Dimitrios Toulikas, both at the Institute of Theoretical Physics in France, and Anthony Houppe of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, described supermazes in a paper published on March 14 in the Journal of High Energy Physics.What the Experts SaySupermazes are a “nice” new way to create families of fuzzballs, says Samir Mathur, a theoretical physicist at the Ohio State University, who originally proposed fuzzballs. The authors of the new study “have done a lot of hard work in making more families,” he adds. “I find all these constructions very interesting, and this latest one is very interesting as well.”One question that’s still unresolved is whether the supermaze versions of fuzzballs fully satisfy all the requirements scientists have for black holes—or theoretical objects that replace them. “The solutions constructed by Dr. Bena and his collaborators are very interesting, and they are certainly close to being black holes,” says University of California, Santa Barbara, physicist Don Marolf. “However, while it has been shown that these solutions have masses and charges that agree with what we expect for certain black holes, the authors have not yet shown that these solutions are in fact what we typically call black holes.”For instance, cutting out event horizons from black holes makes it difficult to account for their entropy, a measure of their randomness or disorder. The researchers “have succeeded in writing many interesting and intricate solutions,” says physicist Juan Maldacena of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., “but not yet a full set of solutions that can account for the entropy of these black holes, which is computed by a solution with a horizon.”Why This MattersFuzzballs and string theory are just one way that physicists are trying to bridge the gap between Einstein’s general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics, which don’t get along. Scientists would like an ultimate theory that can describe both the very tiny machinations of particles and the grand movements of galaxies. The insides of black holes, which are extremely small and extremely massive, are the ideal testing grounds for trying out such a theory.More specifically, fuzzballs and stringy supermazes have emerged as a way to solve a puzzle called the black hole information paradox. This quandary arose when physicists realized black holes seem to break a sacred law of physics: that information can never be destroyed. In 1974 Stephen Hawking realized that black holes must slowly evaporate by emitting particles that eventually deplete the black hole down to nothing. In the traditional picture of a black hole, this process destroys all the information contained in it. Fuzzballs, however, would be able to transmit some of this information through the evaporating particles. “The supermaze has a huge capacity to store information,” Warner says. “That solves the information paradox.”

Nintendo says tariffs weren't factored into Switch 2 price, but it's "something we're going to have to address" "It creates a challenge". Image credit: Nintendo News by Matt Wales News Reporter Published on April 7, 2025 Nintendo has pushed back at suggestions Switch 2's price - which has already left some fans reeling - was influenced by early US trade tariffs. But it admits the latest round of tariffs introduced by US president Trump last week are "something we're going to have to address". When Nintendo unveiled Switch 2 last week, the response to the console's price was swift and unhappy, particularly in the US, where it's set to retail for $450 USD. At the time, many speculated the comparatively hefty price tag - it's the most expensive Nintendo console to date - might have been reached in response to early tariffs imposed by the US. However, when The Verge asked Nintendo of America boss Doug Bowser how the company had settled on Switch 2's price, he pointed to the console's new and redesigned features, ranging from its bigger LCD screen to reworked Joy-Con controllers. "We want to make sure that this is a device that is approachable, that consumers will see as part of their overall entertainment experiences and will understand that it has longevity to it," Bowser explained. "And all of those factors really go into the consideration of the price." Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on preview.Watch on YouTube "Put [the 2nd April tariff announcement] aside," Bowser added. "Any previous tariffs were not factored into the price itself." He noted the company's move "to diversify the places where we're manufacturing our hardware and our accessories" - namely shifting away from China to Vietnam and Cambodia - had enabled it to get ahead of "the early stages of tariffs". However, he admitted the Trump administration's latest round of tariffs - which include 46 percent levies on Vietnam and 49 percent on Cambodia - are more problematic. "It creates a challenge," he told Wired. "It's something we're going to have to address." Bowser also reiterated Nintendo is "actively assessing" the situation and the impact it's likely to have. That mirrors Nintendo's statement last week, when the company took the unprecedented decision to indefinitely delay US preorders for Switch, just hours after announcing they'd begin on 9th April. At the time, it said preorders would be delayed "in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions", but noted the console would still launch on 5th June. Whether it might now release at a higher price in the US remains to be seen. "The reciprocal tariffs on Vietnam and Japan have come in higher than expected," industry analyst Daniel Ahmad recently noted of the situation, "and Nintendo will feel the impact of this if the tariffs go into full effect." Nintendo isn't the only games company likely to be affected by Trump's tariffs, however. Last week, the The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which represents all major gaming companies in the US, said the tariffs - which have already caused stock in Nintendo and Sony to plunge - will "have a real and detrimental impact" on the games industry. "Any one product that a consumer would buy is likely to be subject to many of the tariffs announced," it explained, "all compounded on top of one another." While it's yet to be determined how tariffs will ultimately impact Switch 2's US release, preorders will go ahead elsewhere in the world as planned. Many UK retailers have seemingly already exhausted their initial stock, but Nintendo's own preorders go live in the UK on 8th April - albeit utilising an invite system determined by a strict and rather convoluted set of rules.

The Cloisters of San Simpliciano, constructed between the 15th and 17th centuries, are peaceful, meditative spaces in the heart of Milan, with remnants of frescoes adorning the arches along the colonnades in the smaller of the two and a formal Italianate garden in the larger. From April 8 to 13, they are joined by “Gucci | Bamboo Encounters,” an exhibition envisioned by the fashion brand and curated and designed by the architect Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli that includes installations, furniture, and objects inspired by bamboo, a material that has played a significant role in the company’s history and also speaks to contemporary issues around what and how designers create today.But first: Why bamboo?A bronze fountain by Swedish Chilean artist Anton Alvarez, inspired by the streams and waterways that are found in bamboo forests Photo: François HalardIn 1947, Gucci began making handbags with bamboo handles and created an instant It bag. As the story goes, founder Guccio Gucci’s son was known for his bamboo walking sticks. At the time, leather was scarce because of WWII and he realized that Gucci might be able to use bamboo as a substitute. The fashion house’s artisans began experimenting with the material—which is extremely lightweight, strong, and pliable—and eventually created handles out of them by gently bending the stalks with fire and then applying many coats of lacquer. The design was a success. Celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor, Ingrid Bergman, and Jackie Kennedy wore the bamboo-adorned bag in its early years and it continued to appeal to stylish, sophisticated people like Princess Diana and, more recently, Beyoncé and Harry Styles.While handbags are the most famous of Gucci’s designs to incorporate bamboo, the fashion house also made shoes, canes, umbrellas, plates, forks, and even pens out of the grass. “Throughout time, bamboo became a code within the brand,” Laparelli tells AD. “It’s a connective thread.” After combing through Gucci’s archives, Laparelli became fascinated by all of the ways that creative directors at the company used the material, like Tom Ford molding bamboo to create a metal chain for a handbag he designed and the domestic objects the brand produced in the 1970s. These explorations became the foundation for “Bamboo: Decoding an Icon,” an exhibition Gucci and Laparelli are also staging in Shanghai through April 20.A lighting design by Italy’s The Back Studio Photo: François HalardBamboo rods are incorporated into the creation, which also features steel and neon elements. Photo: François HalardFor Milan Design Week, Gucci and Laparelli wanted to continue investigating bamboo, as what the architect saw in Guccio Gucci’s initial interest in the material—as a possible substitute for a resource that was no longer as readily available—was a very contemporary way of approaching design. Today, designers might not be contending with scarcity as a result of wartime rationing, but there are a host of other issues that are challenging the way that they make things, from sustainability to ethical manufacturing and beyond. The same properties that made bamboo interesting to Gucci in 1947 remain appealing and full of potential for exploration today.“The practice of designing the 21st century is not just about designing objects; it’s about investigating materials, supply chains, narratives, and histories,” Laparelli says. “It’s not really about the outputs per se, it’s about the process.”