STEM
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How do civil engineers build wind-resisting skyscrapers?
With the numerous skyscrapers reshaping city skylines today, one can not help but wonder just how they manage to resist the horizontal force of the wind while withstanding the vertical force of gravity. Just what makes these structures so durable? What forces of physics are at play here? Read on to discover innovative ways and methods civil engineers and architects managed to make these towering structures withstand extreme weather and geological events such as high winds or earthquakes. The history of skyscrapers Due to the large number of people who moved from smaller towns to urban areas across the world, big cities sometimes struggled to accommodate this drastic increase in…
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How Technology Advancements Altered the Field of Architecture
The rapid industrialisation of our society has led to the creation of many life-changing inventions, one of the most important being artificial intelligence and computational systems. Their impact on our society continues to grow, bringing forth numerous benefits while also possessing certain risks. These code-driven systems are providing us with unparalleled information and connectivity that is altering our society, dominating many aspects of our daily lives. Read on to discover how technology has also altered the field of architecture and structural engineering, providing us with systems, programs and more. Design and Visualization CAD (Computer-aided design) CAD software has revolutionised architecture by digitising the design process. Previously, almost everything from initial…
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Will Computers and AI Take Over Society In The Future?
The advent of digital life has brought about a significant transformation in human activities, augmenting our abilities while also disrupting aeons-old traditional practices. With widespread access to code-driven systems that offer unmatched connectivity and access to information, new possibilities emerge for our society along with risks. As computers and AI continue to proliferate through emerging algorithm-driven technologies, it raises the question of whether they will soon take over our society in the future. There is no simple answer to this question, for one can never accurately forecast human development. For example, seventy years ago, more people imagined a future with flying cars, than with the expansion of “thinking” computer systems.…
