How the Injection-Molding Process Helps Create Pretty Much Everything
You may not know it, but the injection-molding process plays a key role in creating a multitude of products you use every day. Did you comb your hair or button up your clothes this morning? Or maybe...
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Jill Kurtz Speaks “Engineer” to Help Bring Sustainable Design to Architecture
“Climate change is not something we should be talking about in theory—it is changing,” says Jill Kurtz, sustainability program manager at Page architecture and engineering firm. After graduating from...
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Don’t Recycle, Upcycle: Why Future Sustainability Requires a Circular Economy
It’s a fact: People like stuff. The more stuff they have, the better they think they feel. That means, in only a few decades—when the world’s population is expected to hit 10 billion—there will be a...
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Designer Joe Doucet’s Secret to Success: Forget Inspiration and Embrace Fear
“I am most interested when a project scares me, when I have absolutely no idea even where to start,” says Joe Doucet, designer and founder of Joe Doucet and Partners design firm, based in New York and...
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Generative Design Holds the Key to the Future of Cool, Fuel-Efficient Car Design
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Volkswagen Innovation & Engineering Center California, the company’s team of designers, engineers, and scientists wanted to do something memorable to...
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For Product Design Engineer Jack Davies, Thinking About the End User Comes First
Jack Davies is a product design engineer who believes that passion combined with an understanding of how the end user will interact with the product is the key to successful design. Davies says bad...
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Not Book Smart but Street Smart: What Is a Smart City?
New technology such as the Internet of Things (IoT)—a networking capability that allows data to be sent to and received from objects and devices—is influencing how cities are being built and digitally...
View ArticleIntersect: The Pursuit of Cheap Robot Technology With Breeze Automation
Some people fear robots; others give them a welcome embrace. Either way, one thing is for sure: The robots are coming. In this latest Redshift video series, “Intersect,” host Paul Sohi, Autodesk Fusion...
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Generative Design in Architecture Helps Designers Solve Complex Problems Quicker
What if there was a way for technology to not only serve as a design tool but also as a design partner? It turns out there is a way, using the generative-design methodology. Watch Autodesk’s...
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From Basketball to Buildings, Ed Mazria Earns a Slam Dunk With Architecture 2030
At the end of high school, Ed Mazria had no idea what architecture was about and had never even considered a career in the field. After all, he was a gifted basketball player whose talent on the court...
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Merging Robotics and Architecture, MRAAD Will Change the Future of Building
Over the years, architects’ toolsets have evolved—from paper, pens, and rulers to modeling clay, scanners, and hot-wire cutters. While many of the tools and processes have changed, one thing has...
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One Man’s Journey With Smart-Building Technology in Construction
As a kid from the projects in Boston, Jimmy Grossmann had not envisioned a future for himself where he’d become National COO of a major construction firm. But when he was 18, he had the opportunity to...
View ArticleIntersect: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Device Can Help Save Babies’...
For babies born prematurely in developing countries, a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device could mean the difference between life or death. Using advanced technology, D-Rev, a...
View ArticleBIM and Automation Help Franken-Schotter Chisel Away at the Competition
The stone-production business has evolved over the years—a process that was once largely done by hand has morphed into the use of automation and new technologies such as BIM (Building Information...
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Intersect: Micro Museums Deliver Macro Experiences for Underserved Communities
As far as museum experiences go, it’s not all about size. In fact, MICRO is a company built around the goal of delivering a high-quality museum with a small footprint. The company was born out of the...
View ArticleJuneau Construction Company CEO: “Now I’m Not the Only Woman in the Trailer”
The construction industry has long gotten a bad rap—not only for being male dominated but also for being not particularly welcoming to women. But Nancy Juneau, CEO of Juneau Construction Company, says...
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The History of Composite Materials, From Brick to Bakelite to Biomimetic Hybrids
From prehistoric materials to today’s high-tech innovations, composites have always been on the cutting edge, allowing ancient Egyptians to build shelters out of air-dried bricks and astronauts to...
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BIM for All: Brazilian Construction Company Champions Industry Transformation
As COVID-19 continues to keep people around the world close to home (and, in many cases, sheltering in place), thoughts of travel and adventure are just a dream—for now. But at some point in the...
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Luthier Rachel Rosenkrantz’s Quarantine Daily Routine Keeps Her Strumming Along
For some, the extra “me-time” enforced by COVID-19 has led to a discovery of new skills or a focus on comforting pastimes. (Baking, anyone?) Master luthier Rachel Rosenkrantz is turning her attention...
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Robotics Company Lends a Hand (or 500) With Its COVID-19 Ventilator Project
“Only use your time for its highest and best use.” This sage advice from a mentor is the guiding force behind Tyler Mantel’s latest project: corralling a group of engineers from around the world to...
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