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Designing with the future in mind: The Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough
Car use in the UK has risen an astonishing 70% in the last two decades and will apparently continue to rise, causing no end of headaches for structural engineers. When they design bridges, engineers need to anticipate factors such as … Continue reading
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Tagged constraints, Design, future, middlesbrough, structural monitoring, structure, transporter bridge
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Why my coffee machine is so sexy
My La Pavoni Professional looks fabulous in my kitchen and makes even more fabulous coffee. What else could a coffee machine give me? What about the feeling that I am an extremely clever girl everytime I pull an espresso? From … Continue reading
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Tagged constraints, control, Design, feedback, form follows function, function, la pavoni, satisfaction, sexy, usability
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