Andrew Garfield has insisted he won't be playing Spider-Man again soon.The 41-year-old actor played the web-slinging superhero in 2012s The Amazing Spider-Man and 2014 sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 before making a surprise appearance in the multiverse-spanning Spider-Man: No Way Home alongside fellow past Peter Parker Tobey Maguire and current franchise lead Tom Holland.And thoughGarfield has ruled out working withHolland on the next film in the series, he acknowledged people are unlikely to believe his denials after he was so insistent he wasn't a part of the 2021 blockbuster.Asked about the possibility, he told Britains GQ magazine: Im gonna disappoint you. Yeah, no. But I know no ones gonna trust anything I say from now on.But the We Live in Time actor didn't entirely rule out a return to the series for good.He said: If it felt in line with my soul and was gonna be fun. Maybe I'm gonna have like five kids at some point, and I'm gonna need to start saving up for the school tuition or something.SonySonyloading...Garfieldrecently admitted he had to work very hard to distance himself from the superhero saga as he never wanted to be defined by the role.Speaking at the Marrakech Film Festival after being quizzed about the web-slinger, Andrew said: I had to work very, very hard to have fewer people ask questions about Spider-Man, and I'm still working on it. Obviously, it's an imperfect process. I am grateful for that.But despite his attempts to move on from the franchise,Garfield revealed that Spider-Man was a role that he was never going to reject irrespective of the possible drawbacks.He said: I was never going to turn the opportunity down, even though I knew the pitfalls and the traps that that would create and the pigeonhole that could create.However,Garfield believes that his portrayal of Spidey allowed him to pursue other opportunities in the movie industry, such as his collaboration with legendary director Martin Scorsese on the 2016 flick Silence.He said: Marty probably was able to get a passion project made with a guy who played Spider-Man in the lead about a Japanese priest ... The fact that the film got made with the help of Spider-Man is a kind of beautiful thing.Get our free mobile appEvery Spider-Man and Spinoff Movie RankedAll of Sonys Spider-Man movies (plus their spinoffs), ranked from the worst to the best.Gallery Credit: Matt Singer

While reflecting on the highs and lows of a year past, well admit its best to stay positive. Well also admit its fun, in a masochistic sort of way, to ruminate a while on the more dismaying events of the past12 months. Because movies tend to fall somewhere on the scale between good and bad, not everything that came out this year made it into everyones favorites.So lets give in to our worst impulses and highlight not just the bad stuff, but the stuff that was just really, really disappointing. Its easy enough to decide on what was bad, and normally the truly bad stuff never really has any hope of being good. It being bad, then, doesnt come as a surprise. But the disappointing stuff almost hits worse mainly because there was so much potential for it to have been better.For this list, those are the movies were working with, the ones with promising premises, beloved directors, a killer cast, and/or fantastic source material to work from. And yet, for whatever reason, none of these things was enough to make them good, and our excitement to see them quickly died a few minutes in, when we realized, uh oh, what have they done? Were not saying you arent allowed to enjoy these, but we are saying that they were bad (or even merely okay) when they should have been great.The Most Disappointing Movies of 2024These movies were way worse than merely bad.Gallery Credit: Emma StefanskyREAD MORE: The Best Movies of 2024Get our free mobile appThe Worst Movies of 2024ScreenCrushs editor and critic picks the 12 worst films he saw in 2024.

WHO US Department of Energys SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, US National Science Foundation WHEN 6 months The next time you glance up at the night sky, consider: The particles inside everything you can see make up only about 5% of whats out there in the universe. Dark energy and dark matter constitute the rest, astronomers believebut what exactly is this mysterious stuff? A massive new telescope erected in Chile will explore this question and other cosmic unknowns. Its named for Vera Rubin, an American astronomer who in the 1970s and 1980s observed stars moving faster than expected in the outer reaches of dozens of spiral galaxies. Her calculations made a strong case for the existence of dark mattermass we cant directly observe but that appears to shape everything from the paths of stars to the structure of the universe itself. Explore the full 2025 list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies. Soon, her namesake observatory will carry on that work in much higher definition. The facility, run by the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the US National Science Foundation, will house the largest digital camera ever made for astronomy. And its first mission will be to complete whats called the Legacy Survey of Space and Time. Astronomers will focus its giant lens on the sky over the Southern Hemisphere and snap photo after photo, passing over the same patches of sky repeatedly for a decade. By the end of the survey, this 3.2-gigapixel camera will have catalogued 20 billion galaxies and collected up to 60 petabytes of dataroughly three times the amount currently stored by the US Library of Congress. Compiling all these images together, with help from specialized algorithms and a supercomputer, will give astronomers a time-lapse view of the sky. Seeing how so many galaxies are dispersed and shaped will enable them to study dark matters gravitational effect. They also plan to create the most detailed three-dimensional map of our Milky Way galaxy ever made. If all goes well, the telescope will snap its first science-quality imagesa special moment known as first lightin mid-2025. The public could see the first photo released from Rubin soon after.

WHO Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI WHEN Now Make no mistake: Size matters in the AI world. When OpenAI launched GPT-3 back in 2020, it was the largest language model ever built. The firm showed that supersizing this type of model was enough to send performance through the roof. That kicked off a technology boom that has been sustained by bigger models ever since. As Noam Brown, a research scientist at OpenAI, told an audience at TEDAI San Francisco in October, The incredible progress in AI over the past five years can be summarized in one word: scale. But as the marginal gains for new high-end models trail off, researchers are figuring out how to do more with less. For certain tasks, smaller models that are trained on more focused data sets can now perform just as well as larger onesif not better. Thats a boon for businesses eager to deploy AI in a handful of specific ways. You dont need the entire internet in your model if youre making the same kind of request again and again. Most big tech firms now boast fun-size versions of their flagship models for this purpose: OpenAI offers both GPT-4o and GPT-4o mini; Google DeepMind has Gemini Ultra and Gemini Nano; and Anthropics Claude 3 comes in three flavors: outsize Opus, midsize Sonnet, and tiny Haiku. Microsoft is pioneering a range of small language models called Phi. A growing number of smaller companies offer small models as well. The AI startup Writer claims that its latest language model matches the performance of the largest top-tier models on many key metrics despite in some cases having just a 20th as many parameters (the values that get calculated during training and determine how a model behaves). Explore the full 2025 list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies. Smaller models are more efficient, making them quicker to train and run. Thats good news for anyone wanting a more affordable on-ramp. And it could be good for the climate, too: Because smaller models work with a fraction of the computer oomph required by their giant cousins, they burn less energy. These small models also travel well: They can run right in our pockets, without needing to send requests to the cloud. Small is the next big thing.

Studio Wok Turns An Abandoned Electrical Cabin Into An Experimental Space In Italyhtml PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"Milan-based architecture practice studio wok has turned an abandoned electrical cabin into an experimental space in San Maurizio d'Opaglio, Italy.Named Quadrodesign HQ, the 300-square-metre building is situated inside the Quadro faucet company's headquarters, which is close to Lago d'Orta.After the offices and showroom were redesigned in 2022, which concentrated on the outside design and the restoration of a historic electrical cabin inside the property, relates to the second stage of a larger intervention.The client wanted to add fresh, adaptable, and lively areas to the property that could be used by Magistro's family, the owners of the company, and yet be used for commercial purposes or as an artist's residence.Three volumesthe cabin, the pergola, and the swimming poolemerge from a concrete platform that functions as a kind of public square, quietly yet flexibly delineating the space's multiple possible uses.Because of its unique design for an inhabited space, the renovated and repurposed electrical cabin provides an opportunity for spatial experimentation.The boundary between the interior and the exterior is almost blurred by a sliding door system, giving the impression that the interior is directly connected to the outside.Some technical amenities, including a restroom and a small kitchen, are located inside and can support outdoor activities. Thus, the structure turns into a tiny activator of the open spaces of the company.Two mezzanines connected by a system of metal stairs take advantage of the building's vertical dimension. A bed can be placed on the first intermediate slab, which is larger and composed of natural wood.The second one, which is already there and made of concrete, is transformed into a more intimate room that is directly exposed to the light coming in through a window close to the top.The color and material selections aim to create an environment that is absolute, neutral, and almost sacred. Flooded with light, the materials maintain their inherent texture and individuality without the need of extra colors.Perpendicular to the cabin, on the edge of the concrete plateau, the pergola is constructed using tubular profiles made of galvanized steel that are grouped in five spans with a regular pitch of 2.6 meters.A custom-made long kitchen counter, composed of stone and sheet metal, takes up the remaining two spans and is shielded by a ceiling composed of light corrugated iron panels. The first two spans can be used as a lounge or eating space.The intervention is completed and its perimeter is defined by a tiny swimming pool. Only partially buried in the ground, it appears to rise from the concrete floor as a monolithic anthracite stone volume, evoking the kitchen's volume and providing the space for a huge seat.General layoutPlanInterior plansSectionPergola detailsstudio wok added soft green tones and powder colors to the interiors of a bakery in Milan, Italy. In addition, the studio created cave-like, pinkish interiors for this restaurant in a beautiful setting of Porto Cervo, Italy.Project factsProject name:Quadrodesign HQArchitects:studio wokSize:300m2Client:Quadro srCompletion year:2024All images Marcello Mariana.All drawings studio wok.> via studio wok

Untreated Tree Trunks Pass Through The Central Staircase Of The Langeveld Building In Rotterdamhtml PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"A series of untreated tree trunks pass through the central staircase and atrium of the Langeveld Building in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.Named Langeveld Building, the 8,748-square-metre building with an emphasis on creativity, the environment, and the welfare of students, reimagines sustainable learning environments.Designed by Rotterdam-based architecture office Paul de Ruiter Architects, the Langeveld Building bears the name of Henny Langeveld, Erasmus University Rotterdam's first female professor.Completed in the center of the university promenade, it combines state-of-the-art environmental technology with biophilic design, including the ground-breaking "Powered by Nature" ventilation system, which draws inspiration from termite mounds.This BREEAM-Outstanding building (91.5 per cent), with its treehouse atrium, lots of greenery, and adaptable study spaces, not only reduces its environmental footprint but also fosters a vibrant, homey environment where students can flourish.The Langeveld Building honors Henny Langeveld (19262004), Erasmus University Rotterdam's first female professor and a testament to the institution's dedication to cutting-edge teaching methods.It is a haven for students to ground and center themselves in the middle of their busy life, situated in the middle of their campus boulevard.The structure, which was designed with biophilic concepts in mind, evokes a sense of connection to nature and prioritizes creativity, environmental awareness, and the welfare of students.Designing for students: greenery, light, and connectionInvolving students in the design process revealed their desire for a home-like structure with lots of green space. Real, untreated tree trunks in the central atriumfondly referred to as the "treehouse"bring the outside in.A central stairway and several study platforms promote movement and foster an open, dynamic space that accommodates a variety of study styles.The platforms provide wide tables with views of beautiful greenery for individual work, larger tables for group work, and more comfortable seating sections for interacting, working together, unwinding, or focusing.The interior is flooded with natural light thanks to the translucent faade, creating a cheerful environment where vegetation flourishes.Flexible design for hybrid learningThe building's adaptability to changing user needs is ensured by its adaptable floorplan, which supports a variety of hybrid work and educational formats.Classrooms offer areas for instruction, group projects, and quiet study. The inside and the busy plaza outside are visually connected by the atrium.This also holds true for the planters that extend from the interior to the exterior, offering natural plant habitats as well as places for insects and birds to nest.In addition to increasing the building's ecological value, this careful incorporation of natural spaces gives its occupants a calmer atmosphere.Circular education building"With its BREEAM-Outstanding score of 91.5%, and its energy positivity, Langeveld Building sets a benchmark for sustainable learning spaces," said Paul de Ruiter Architects."The construction prioritized circular principles, using recycled, biobased, and repurposed materials from university demolition projects. Wood was responsibly sourced from a protected Dutch production forest, all minimizing the buildings environmental footprint," the office added.Powered by nature: Fresh air, less energyReducing energy use while maximizing fresh air for a comfortable and healthy learning environment is a major sustainability problem for schools. Implementing the ground-breaking "Powered by Nature" ventilation system is Langeveld's answer.The system harnesses the energy of the sun and wind to naturally ventilate the structure, drawing on PhD research on termite mound natural ventilation from the Technical University in Delft.It not only saves up to 85 per cent on energy use, but it also lets a lot more fresh air into the building, which improves wellbeing and productivity. This is the system's historic global launch, establishing a new benchmark for architecture.Floor planFloor planSectionSectionEast elevationWest elevationSouth elevationNorth elevationWith more than 30 years of expertise creating environmentally and socially responsible structures, Paul de Ruiter Architects is a B-Corp accredited practice.The studio, which is renowned for its inventiveness, uses healthy materials that promote biodiversity to build energy-generating structures.Project factsProject name:Langeveld BuildingArchitects:Paul de Ruiter Architects.Address:Campus Woudestein, Kralingse Zoom, RotterdamTotal floor area:8,748m2Project description:Multifunctional educational buildingCompletion:2023Sustainability:BREEAM OutstandingDesign TeamClient: Erasmus University RotterdamContractor: BAM Bouw & Techniek ProjectenConstruction Consultant: BAM Advies en EngineeringBuilding Services Engineering: Halmos AdviseursSustainability Consultant: LBP|SightStructural Engineering:LBP|SightInterior and Loose Furnishing: Marina van GoorLandscape Architect: Buro Harro LandschapsarchitectProject Management: AbcnovaAll images Aiste Rakauskaite.All drawings Paul de Ruiter Architects.> via Paul de Ruiter Architects

The High Court has ruled that Zaha Hadid Architects must continue paying royalties to the Zaha Hadid Foundation under a licensing agreement, highlighting the ongoing financial and legal complexities surrounding the late architects legacyZaha HadidZaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has lost a High Court case seeking to end a licensing agreement that requires the practice to pay 6% of its annual net income to the Zaha Hadid Foundation for the continued use of the late architects name. Since 2018, the agreement has generated 21.4 million for the foundation, which manages Hadids estate and legacy.The firm, led by Patrik Schumacher, argued that the agreement established in 2013 was intended solely to provide Hadid with income during her lifetime. Quoted in The Times, Schumacher described it as a way to replace a rather haphazard system of Dame Zaha claiming remuneration and expenses on an ad hoc basis which could have attracted negative media scrutiny.Schumacher asserted that his close professional relationship with Hadid, spanning over 30 years, would have ensured he was aware if her intention had been to fund the foundation through the licence agreement. He testified that he could recall no such conversation, denying that this could have been her intention.The practice claimed the royalties imposed an unfair financial burden, limiting its ability to operate competitively. However, Mr Justice Adam Johnson dismissed this argument, stating: The companys economic activity has not been sterilised. In fact, it has achieved considerable financial success in the period since the licence agreement was entered into.Financial records presented to the court showed ZHAs revenues nearly doubled from 2013 to 2023, reaching 69 million in the most recent financial year. While acknowledging the firms success, ZHA director Charles Walker expressed concerns about the agreements long-term sustainability.In his judgment, Justice Johnson emphasised that using Hadids name held very significant value for the firm and contributed to its global prestige and financial success. He concluded that the studios complaint centred on the belief it was paying too much for this right, rather than the agreement being inherently unfair.The case is the latest legal dispute involving ZHA and the foundation, following a protracted conflict over Hadids estate, which was settled in 2020. Hadid died in 2016 at the age of 65.> Also read:Zaha Hadid Architects 12m bill to use founders name

Submitted in September on behalf of developer Helical and Places for London, Transport for Londons (TfLs) property company, the latest proposal features a part-nine and part-15-storey building providing affordable homes and student accommodation.AHMMs scheme would see 44 affordable units in the shorter block and 429 student bedrooms in the taller building. Retail or caf use is earmarked for the ground-floor facing Blackfriars Road and the Cut.The new scheme is two storeys shorter than the 26,500m2 office-led scheme which won planning consent in 2021 but went undelivered. That 17-storey proposal was also backed by Helical and TfL.AdvertisementLike the 2021 plans, the student scheme retains the existing station entrance, designed in 1999 by MacCormac Jamieson Prichard for the Jubilee Line extension. AHMM added in 2021s planning documents that the station would remain operational during construction.AHMM also said in the latest planning documents that the new development would require Southwark tube station to remain operational, therefore no major changes are involved. Separately, Historic England is again reviewing the ticket hall for statutory listing, following a rejection for statutory listing in 2017.Campaigners had raised concerns as early as 2017 about AHMMs early feasibility proposals for a building reaching 30 storeys high would require stronger foundations possibly affecting Richard MacCormacs station design.Under the previous scheme, Bell Phillips would have delivered new homes on the site of the now-demolished Styles House. However, the AJ reported in December 2023 that, despite consent and clearance work, the scheme had been either paused, delayed or cancelled by Southwark Council.AHMM will instead deliver the affordable units on the same site as the above-station development.AdvertisementPlaces for London says there are 93,700 purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) bedrooms in Greater London, meaning there are two-and-a-half times as many students as PBSA beds.News of a redesign on the above-station development first appeared last summer, when a a report to TfLs land and property committee said project backers had recommended redesigning the scheme as a mixed-use PBSA and affordable housing scheme, rather than the office block.There is not yet a project timeline.

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