Archive · May 2026
RGB LED vs. OLED: What the Hisense UR9's Backlight Architecture Means for AEC Visualisation Desks
The Hisense UR9 brings BT.2020 colour to the $3,500 tier. Here's what that shift means for AEC visualisation and studio display specs in 2026.
Theatr Clwyd Renovation: What Haworth Tompkins' Adaptive Reuse of a 1976 Listed Arts Complex Teaches AEC Teams Right Now
Haworth Tompkins' 2025 Theatr Clwyd renovation reveals the real system architecture behind complex listed-building adaptive reuse — and what it means for your BEP.
NASA NUARC's 'Wind Pixels' Are the Indoor Flight Lab eVTOL Designers Have Been Waiting For
NASA Ames' NUARC facility uses a Swiss-made WindShaper array to simulate dynamic urban airflow for eVTOL and drone autonomy research. Here's what AEC pros need to know.
Two envelopes, one system: What TerraSense Mountain Charm Retreat teaches about adaptive reuse in protected areas
What Atelier DRK's TerraSense Mountain Retreat in Portugal teaches about Schüco, VMZINC, and existing-stock development in alpine protected areas — a systems check for DACH offices.
buildingSMART's openBIM Practitioner Cert Is Live — Here's What It Actually Tests (and What It Skips)
buildingSMART rolls out Practitioner Level globally. What the exam actually tests, what it means for DACH BIM teams — and where the risk sits.
What Particle Physics Infrastructures Look Like From the Inside — and Why Architects Should Pay Attention
The 2025 Global Physics Photowalk is an accidental design reference for architects working on precision research buildings. Here is how to read it.
IFC X is no longer vaporware: What the Bentley meeting means for your BIM workflow
The buildingSMART Implementers Assembly in Exton advanced IFC X. What architects and BIM teams need to know and do now.
NASA’s Prithvi Becomes First AI Geospatial Foundation Model In Orbit
A team of researchers demonstrated NASA and IBM’s open-source Prithvi Geospatial artificial intelligence foundation model aboard two in-orbit platforms.
Cornell Students Aid NASA with Drone Safety in Sky
A team of Cornell University students are turning heads within industry and the federal government with the results of their research into creating a national air transportation management system in which thousands of drones could safely operate together. NASA is sponsoring their
Edge AI Gets a Brain: Self-Adaptive MEC Architectures for Human-Robot Workflows
arXiv:2604.13542v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The growth of compute-intensive AI tasks highlights the need to mitigate the processing costs and improve performance and energy efficiency. This necessitates the integration of intelligent agents as architectural adaptation superv