This Week: Dubai to get $5Bn Moon-shaped resort- and more

1) $5Bn Moon Dubai resort could soon welcome tourists and astronauts alike

MOON Dubai Resort, is a spherical structure that will soon add a space-age aesthetic to Dubai’s ever-evolving skyline! The proposal belongs to Canadian venture called Moon World Resorts Inc. The resort will be 735ft. tall and take around 48 months to complete.

2) UK’s largest roofing contractor goes under

UK’s leading roofing contractor Avonside has gone into administrator. Over 250 people are at risk of losing jobs. Pandemic pressures, underperforming teams, financial reporting issues and reducing margins were stated as some of the primary reasons.

3) Chicago gearing up to build first offshore wind farm on the Great Lakes.

Chicago could soon be building Great Lakes’ first offshore wind farm! The city has introduced a bill that lays down the groundwork for construction of a wind farm in Lake Michigan. It has competition from Ohio and New York states which are both planning offshore wind farms in Lake Erie.

4) Sandi Toilet uses conveyor belt instead of water

Sandi Toilet, a water-less toilet is designed by recent Brunel University of London graduate Archie Read. The water-less toilet uses a conveyor belt to get rid of solid waste. The belt is operated manually and drops waste into a bin. The product works without plumbing or electricity needs.

5) FARO releases Flatness Check AR app

FARO Technologies Flatness Check AR app is the first of its kind for the concrete industry. The app enables immediate visualization of floor flatness and leveling, ensuring high quality at the time of pours. The app will help eliminate expensive and time-consuming reworks to a great degree!?

6) FADAA uses bio-concrete partitions in Jordan retail space

Architecture studio FADAA used bio-brick partition made from crushed shells in a store in Jordan. The material suits the local brand's craft-focused homeware and ornaments store. The partition screens store from the harsh south sun.

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7) Middle East’s first Vertical Forest building 60% complete

Egypt’s ARCHPLAN Developments has completed 60% of Il Cuore Verde, a $16 million commercial project in New Administrative Capital. The 7-storey structure is spread over 3,400 square metres and includes 110 commercial units.

8) UAE in top 10 for Global Electric mobility readiness

UAE has one of the world’s highest charging station-to-vehicle ratios in the world! The country ranked 8th in the world for EV readiness. UAE plans to go carbon neutral by 2050, the electric market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 30% between 2022 and 2028.

9) IAAC team 3D prints zero-waste housing prototype using local earth

Barcelona’s IAAC and Italian 3D printer WASP have collaborated to create a first ever 3D printed structure made completely from local material and 3d printing technology in spain. Named ‘TOVA’, the project was created by a group of 3D printing architecture postgraduate students from Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia .

10) MPA tests brick waste cement

Mineral Products Association is leading research into how recycled clay can be used for low carbon cement. The 2-year project is being funded by Innovate UK Business Connect and has potential to reduce waste by 1.4 million tonnes and cut the embodied CO2 of cement by between 20% and 40%.

11) Finnish architects design “insect hotel” for Helsinki Design Week

Alusta Pavilion by Finnish architects Maiju Suomi and Elina Koivisto is made with rugged clay to provide urban habitat for pollinators! The pavilion is a series of low-rise rectilinear structures made from rammed earth, fired and unfired bricks and wood.?

12) Evergrande vows to restart 38 stalled projects in bid to mitigate mortgage boycott

Evergrande has vowed to restart 38 stalled property projects by September 30th, said a statement last Monday. The indebted developer has already resumed 668 of 706 total projects. This statement aims to alleviate buyer concerns and defuse the mortgage boycott.

13) Rolls Royce set to work on mini nuclear plants

UK-based industrial technology firm Rolls-Royce SMR has signed a MoU with Czech nuclear engineering and manufacturing firm ?KODA JS . The companies plan to collaborate on deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) in the Czech Republic and other parts of Central Europe.

14) Bouygues acquires offshore floating wind turbine foundation technology

Bouygues Construction has acquired the OO-Star floating foundation technology from Floating Wind Solutions . OO-star is a patented semi-submersible wind turbine foundation concept originally developed by Norwegian structural and marine consultancy Olav Olsen.

15) UK architecture workers prepare ballot for strike over pay and conditions dispute

Workers at London-based Atomik Architecture are preparing a ballot for strike action following a pay and conditions dispute in the firm. The event marks UK’s first ever strike by private-sector architecture workers!

16) HP releases SitePrint, site printing robot

HP’s site printing robot marks plans on construction projects with accuracy and consistent repeatability, according to HP. The robot is autonomous and avoids obstacles. It can also print text, bringing additional data from digital model to site.

17) Milwaukee to celebrate September 16 as Santiago Calatrava day

Milwaukee has declared September 16 as Santiago Calatrava day to commemorate the Quadracci Pavilion at Milwaukee Art Museum, completed in 2001. Milwaukee's mayor Cavalier Johnson presented Calatrava with a plaque and thanked the architect for jumpstarting "Milwaukee's renaissance".

18) Guangzhou among China’s first big city to allow huge house price cuts

Over 200 medium and small cities in China are taking steps to boost fragile real estate market by declaring subsidies, smaller down payments and lower mortgage interest rates. Largest on the list, Guangzhou has permitted developers to slash sale prices of homes by as much as 20%!

19) Australian architects design modular vertiport that can be shipped anywhere in the world

Skyportz? has revealed a modular vertiport design by leading architectural firm Contreras Earl Architecture that can be shipped anywhere in the world. Created with inputs from 奥雅纳 and To70 Aviation the structures can be deployed in shipping containers anywhere in the world!

20) North America completes first 2-storey 3D printed building

Canada-based 3D printing construction company nidus3D has completed printing of a 2-storey building in Ontario, Canada. Printed with COBOD International 's Bod 2 printer, the structure is 2,300 square feet in area with a studio on the ground floor, and a residence on the first floor.

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