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By Design Academy
10 Sep, 2020

The XPRIZE $1 Million Next-Gen Mask Challenge

Are you looking for a way to make a difference while you hone your CAD skills? How about a chance to win a million dollars? Autodesk is excited to announce that we are partnering with XPRIZE to provide students access to the tools they need to participate in this exciting challenge.

The XPRIZE Next-Gen Mask Challenge is an invitation to young innovators ages 15–24 to shift the cultural perception around mask-wearing behavior. This four-month challenge asks participants to develop fashionable, high-end, surgical-grade consumer face masks for a chance...Read the full article

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By Sarah Fisher
26 Jun, 2020

Somerset Community College Uses Generative Design as Distinguishing Factor in Curriculum

Top photo: Heather Beebe examining a 3D printed part of her skull. It all started with Heather Beebe’s skull—her 3D printed skull, that is...Read more
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By Sarah Fisher
04 Jun, 2020

Upskilling & reskilling for the lifelong learner

An important matter in the life of any professional is competence—whether one is competent for the job at hand, how to maintain that level...Read more
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By Sarah Fisher
01 May, 2020

When Life Gives You Lemons: The Sudden Transition to Distance Learning

Schools and universities all over the world have closed due to COVID-19, and to say the transition has happened quickly is an understatement. Almost...Read more
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By Redshift
03 Mar, 2020

Generative Design Accelerates the BAC Mono Street-Legal Race Car Into the Future

What’s one of the most effective ways to make a car go faster? Slash its weight in half. The BAC Mono is a stripped-down...Read more
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By Redshift
02 Mar, 2020

Ready to Reduce Your Construction Emissions? Use the Embodied Carbon Calculator

It’s no secret that the construction industry is one of the biggest contributors of greenhouse-gas emissions. The numbers are staggering: Embodied carbon currently makes...Read more
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By Redshift
27 Feb, 2020

Distributed Manufacturing Gives Small Businesses a Shot at the Big Time

Automated manufacturing : It’s a term that conjures gigantic factories churning out thousands of identical products, often owned by multinational conglomerates for whom agility...Read more
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By Redshift
20 Feb, 2020

Massive Hybrid Manufacturing Machine in Europe Pushes Boundaries of 3D Printing

When toy-scale 3D printers began popping up at Maker Faires about a decade ago, the idea of printing an entire house seemed a long...Read more
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By Redshift
18 Feb, 2020

5 Ways Digitalization Fosters a Collaborative Culture in Architecture

In 2017, CannonDesign broke ground by hiring Hilda Espinal as its first chief technology officer—a surprisingly uncommon position for large architecture and engineering firms...Read more
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By Redshift
11 Feb, 2020

Generative Design Takes Digital Urban Planning to New Heights Near Abu Dhabi

Jebel Hafeet , United Arab Emirates’ second-highest peak, towers at 4,000 feet, its ridges stretching across the garden city of Al Ain near Abu...Read more
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By Redshift
06 Feb, 2020

This Firm Ditched Shrink-Wrap to Aid Sustainable Agriculture Practices in Myanmar

Supporting the world’s farmers in meaningful ways would make a big difference to the income and lives of people in developing economies. It would...Read more