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The SAHMRI cheese-grater building is one of Adelaide’s most iconic buildings. Yet, the most amazing thing about SAHMRI is what happens inside. So, get into it.

Hundreds of health and medical researchers collaborate to help every person not just live longer but live better.

SAHMRI’s North Terrace headquarters has more than 5000 triangular windows. We want the people we work for – the community – to look in and ask about what we are doing.

Get up close to the stunning architecture and see the life-changing work we’re doing inside.

Join one of our free tours – each Thursday morning at 10AM.

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The SAHMRI: Performance driven

The SAHMRI by Woods Bagot is the first building in Adelaide’s North Terrace Health Precinct. Beyond its parametrically designed facade and swirling stairs and atria, the new research facility is set to transform the city — and research outcomes — with its sustainable design.

The South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) by Woods Bagot.

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Adelaide has the potential to be a living laboratory for experiments in green urbanism. There are many examples of sustainable design in the Adelaide city centre and the latest of these is the SAHMRI Medical Research Building. Is it a spaceship piloted by a friendly alien, a metallic pine cone or a giant cheese-grater?

SAHMRI stands for South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute and its building on North Terrace is not designed to blend into the Adelaide skyline - it’s a floating object. The building is lifted, creating a partially open ground plane in an integrated landscape, opening the building to the public as well as users, allowing for greater activation and porosity through the site. The 25,000 square metre facility is located adjacent to the new Royal Adelaide Hospital, sharing its forecourt entry.

The institute will conduct collaborative interdisciplinary research with South Australia’s three universities and the new Royal Adelaide Hospital, and is the first stage of a new health and bio-medical precinct. A second SAHMRI research building (already proposed) and two multi-storey medical research and training facilities owned by the University of South Australia and Adelaide University will create “the largest health and biomedical research precinct in the southern hemisphere” (SA Premier Jay Weatherill, November 2013). It promises to be one of the most amazing research and innovation communities in Australia.

Researchers from three South Australian universities will work under the same roof, forging new relationships, and collaborating with other organisations, including the CSIRO and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. There are numerous advantages to bringing a range of research areas under one roof, including sharing the cost of expensive technology, state-of-the-art laboratories, improved sharing of research techniques and outcomes, and synergies from knowledge sharing.

Thousands of staff will be employed across the health and bio-medical precinct and their presence will boost the city’s economy and vibrancy, further transforming Adelaide’s West End and enhancing its social and economic sustainability.

The building shows strength of character and makes the most out of its exposed North Terrace location. It has an envelope of diamond-shaped façade elements wrapped around its exterior. The triangulated dia-grid facade covers the entire surface and responds to sunlight, heat load, glare and wind, while maintaining views and daylight. The first impression is that the building’s structure and number of storeys are hard to discern and the overall grid pattern looks like a perverse decorative exaggeration of an abstract geometry used by 1920s utopian Russian architects (the famous Melnikov house comes to mind). Who knew that disco bling could be an ideal motif for a twenty-first-century research facility?

The SAHMRI building is the first piece in the mosaic of Adelaide’s North Terrace Health Precinct.

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Without doubt, the object’s sculptural quality and unusual envelope are its most striking feature, which is appropriate for a facility that is all about innovation. The complex façade structure is a combination of a structural steel dia-grid sub-frame with an external aluminium suite and double glazed (high performance low E glass) triangular panels, woven mesh panels, and perforated and solid aluminium infill panels. The glass skin comprises 6,300 triangular glass panels. The structural steel grid spans up to 40 metres with no additional support and has less embodied energy than if it would have been made of aluminium. The sunshades have been designed and orientated for optimum thermal and light efficiency (reducing also heat load and glare), and sizes vary for that reason, making it nearly impossible to register the building’s scale accurately.

The building’s overall pattern surface fully and continuously wraps the unusual shape of this eight-storey object. An interesting shell is always about sculpture, surface and object; but architecture is primarily about creating spaces. The building is also inspiring on the inside. In fact, it does not disclose itself until you are inside, starting with the two large day-lit atria.

The shade hood of each window is a different size, depending on exposure to the sun.

Following an intensive environmental analysis with consultants Atelier 10, the architects (Woods Bagot) used parametric modelling tools to integrate environmental, programmatic and formal requirements into the façade design, and to ensure that the building form achieves its optimised solar orientation through passive design of floor plates that respond to the internal program and provide maximum daylight where needed. For instance, the enclosed lab support spaces are located along the western façade to provide protection from the harsh afternoon sun.

Parametric design produced by computational modelling tools (such as Maya or Rhino) has become the architecture profession’s current obsession. The good thing about parametric design is that we can now rework and remodel a building’s shape to improve its energy performance, orientation and geometric parameters, allowing us to test different design options very quickly. Building information modelling (BIM) makes sharing this 3-D information with structural and environmental engineers easy. Unfortunately, the potential of parametric design to improve building performance is frequently unrealised, when digital architects lose themselves in superficial and futuristic ‘form making’. They play with forms without worrying about their structural implications too much, as regularly evidenced in computer-generated student projects.

The danger of parametrically designed buildings is that they look impressively futuristic today, but date quickly. Architects have long been deliberating on how best to harness computing’s digital design potential, and it seems that ‘parametricism’ has more to do with a taste for complexity than problem solving. Almost fifty years ago, Christopher Alexander stated: ‘My main task has been to show that there is a deep and important underlying structural correspondence between the pattern of a problem and the process of designing a physical form which answers that problem.’ This is still valid and says it all.

Atria and internal bridges enhance the connections among researchers and projects.

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For this building, parametric modelling has been used to optimise the envelope so that its performance is more environmentally sustainable. Woods Bagot say the key to the building’s success is a new and liberating lab typology that promotes collaboration and openness. The architects suggest that the building design and workplace environment will foster collaboration between researchers, achieved by the introduction of glass partitions, open atria and bridges, as the visual connection between floors and an interconnecting spiral stair will encourage connectivity and collaboration. While the motivation is commendable, we might question whether the symbolism of glass will foster sustainable collegiality and collaboration. Interdisciplinary research is based on the principle of learning from each other and of researchers sharing their understandings, but crossing the traditional boundaries that sometimes hamper research communities will require more than a spiral staircase.

The SAHMRI facility organises space according to use and function: it provides nine fully flexible wet and dry laboratory modules to PC2 standard as well as a vivarium, cyclotron, and associated public areas. Woods Bagot worked closely with laboratory design specialists Research Facilities Design (RFD) to determine the current and potential needs of scientists working at the facility. A typical building floor plate consists of two research lab modules which can accommodate dry lab or wet lab fit-outs. The large structural span of 10.2 metres allows for efficiency and flexibility, combining formal, structural and social organisation of space.

A key feature of the project’s structural engineering was finessing the geometry of the column locations to upper floors to reduce the required 36 column locations to just 6 main support locations at plaza level, by the use of what have been dubbed ‘flower columns’ and a transfer structure. This expressive superstructure looks like the trunks of giant trees, creating the impression that the building is floating above ground.

On top of all this, the laboratory building also features an ecologically sustainable concept beyond the comfortable internal working environment. It minimises the use of energy, using an energy-efficient heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system, with high levels of outdoor air supply (something that is still unusual for laboratories); intake of fresh air is through the cooler plaza gardens and a sub-labyrinth to cool the air naturally. Other features include rainwater harvesting and the re-use of processed water; and an intelligent integrated building system to improve energy efficiency and provide real-time measurement of operational measures, such as energy and water consumption (e.g. no potable water is used in cooling towers or for toilet flushing). The operation costs of such a facility over 20 years can easily be higher than initial construction costs, so hopes are high in regard to the intelligent building system.

In keeping with South Australia’s history of progressive reform, Adelaide has frequently led Australia in implementing environmental sustainability initiatives. To achieve more sustainable cities, urban designers must understand and apply guiding principles, adapted to local contexts, in a systematic way; for instance, by applying the principles of green urbanism. In 2008 I developed the concept of green urbanism based on a holistic systems thinking approach that interconnects urban ‘eco-regeneration’ with changes at both the building and neighbourhood scale.

Steffen Lehmann’s Green Urbanism wheel with indicators to measure sustainable design.

The interconnected principles offer a guide for managing a city’s energy, water, food, material flows, transport, housing, work and recreation needs through education, behaviour change and creative leadership ( see diagram right, or enlarge in image gallery at top ). Understood holistically, they provide a conceptual model for creating the city of tomorrow through zero-emission and zero-waste urban development. In addressing some of the environmental challenges cities face, the principles could guide Adelaide’s sustainability trajectory over the coming decade and offer an example for other cities to emulate.

Adelaide’s per capita CO 2 emissions are exceptionally high by international standards: over 28 tonnes of CO 2 per person per year. It is estimated that, between 2002 and 2012, the CO 2 emissions per capita increased by around 15 per cent. The main contributors to this were increases in population, energy-intensive transport, and commercial and residential buildings’ air-conditioning. Adelaide is on a trajectory to become an ecologically sustainable city but it needs more outstanding green architecture and low-carbon precincts.

SAHMRI’s impact on architecture in Adelaide and Australia is likely to be profound. If the building’s environmental sustainability performance lives up to its promise, it will make a significant contribution to sustainable design, and if its interior does facilitate an interdisciplinary research culture, it will be of interest to designers, scientists and scholars not only in Australia, but internationally.

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The sculptural form of the SAHMRI building sets it apart from its surrounds.

Inspired by the skin of a pine cone, the building’s triangulated dia-grid facade responds to its environment like a living organism.

The shade hood of each window is a different size, depending on exposure to the sun.

The collaborative ethos of is symbolized by visual connection between floors and interconnecting spiral stair.

Atria and internal bridges enhance the connections among researchers and projects.

The facade shading was designed for environmental performance by Woods Bagot and consultants Atelier 10.

Steffen Lehmann’s Green Urbanism wheel with indicators to measure sustainable design.

The SAHMRI: Performance driven

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Adelaide Architecture: A walking tour

Part 2: river torrens footbridge to the new royal adelaide hospital.

This is the second part of the  Adelaide Architecture Walking Tour .

TOTAL WALKING DISTANCE: 1.5 km

Victorian Rotunda in Elder Park

BUILT: 1882 LOCATION: Elder Park ENTRY: Open all day every day.

The decorative wrought iron and zinc roof of Elder Park’s octagonal rotunda was made in Macfarlane’s Saracen Foundry in Glasgow.

The depth of the foundations from the base to floor level is 5.5m, providing space underneath for storing musical equipment and for band practices.

Adelaide Convention Centre

BUILT: Completed in 1987 LOCATION: On the banks of the River Torrens off Festival Drive

Adelaide Convention Centre houses  Centre Artbeat , 9 halls, 26 meeting rooms, and Regattas Bistro and Bar. It also hosts more than 700 events each year.

The building is constantly evolving with three major extensions completed in less than 30 years with a fourth due to be completed in 2017. It’s a massive structure consisting of several buildings. When you’re finished exploring, go to the front desk and enquire about the free bikes if you feel like riding the rest of the tour. You’ll be provided with a bicycle helmet.

University of South Australia: Kaurna Building

BUILT: 2005 LOCATION: Hindley Street and Fenn Place ENTRY: Access on the ground floor to the cafe, SASA Gallery, and architecture museum.

The Kaurna Building, designed by John Wardle Architects, is home to the Louis Laybourne-Smith School of Architecture and Design and the South Australian School of Art. Huge expanses of glass offer glimpses into student activity within. The interiors carry an open, industrial feel.

On the ground floor is a licensed café and the SASA Gallery which supports a program of research based exhibitions that focus on innovative, experimental and performce art practices. The architecture museum, also on the ground floor, preserves an invaluable collection of local historic records.

University of South Australia: Hawke Building

BUILT: 2007 LOCATION: 55 North Terrace ENTRY: Access is free. Check gallery hours .

The Hawke Building is home to the Samstag Museum of Art, the Kerry Packer Civic Gallery and a thought provoking art work in the entry foyer by renowned Australian Artist, Fiona Hall. Like the Kaurna Building (above) it was designed by John Wardle Architects.

BUILT: 2013 LOCATION: North Terrace (west end) ENTRY: Tours run every Friday. Check times on their website

Sustainable

The South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) is an architectural masterpiece. A collaboration between Woods Bagot, Aurecon, and Research Facilities Design (RFD), it is the first laboratory building in Australia designed to achieve a LEED Gold rating for sustainability.

Inspired by nature

It’s exterior design was inspired by the skin of a pinecone and uses simple Euclidean theory. Flower columns reduce the number of supporting columns needed. The triangulated diagrid façade responds to the environment like a living organism and the spiky windows contain 6290 glass panels that dazzle in the sun.

The building’s design is intended to foster collaboration between researchers through a visual connection between floors and an interconnecting spiral stair.

Tours of the facility last one hour, are limited to 20 people, and run from 8 January until 10 June (for 2016) at 2:00pm every Friday, except on public holidays.Highlights of the tour include SAHMRI’s state of the art interiors, the atrium café and spiral staircase. You can register for the tour here .

New Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH)

BUILT: To be completed in 2016. LOCATION: North Terrace near SAHMRI ENTRY: 24 hours.

A New Royal Adelaide Hospital is currently under construction and will be completed by 2016. This will be South Australia’s greenest hospital and will incorporate extensive environmentally sustainable design initiatives.

The site is well-serviced by public transport (trains, trams, busses) and provides 300 bicycle parks and associated amenities, including shower and locker facilities for staff and visitors. This makes it very accessible to the community and encourages low carbon travel. More information on  design elements  and  sustainability .

Healing Environment

The aim is to harness the latest in architectural design to create a healing environment for patients and a positive working environment for staff. In part, this will be achieved by ensuring all rooms have access to natural light and easy access to internal gardens on balconies, roof gardens and internal courtyards. Natural elements have been incorporated into the interior design.

From here you can walk, take a free bicycle or catch a tram along North Terrace to Government House where we start  PART 3  of our Adelaide Architecture Tour.

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Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy and Research design by Woods Bagot Architects

20 Jun 2018

SAHMRI 2 will be home to Australia’s first proton therapy unit for cancer treatment

Design: Woods Bagot, Architects

Location: North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia

Concept images have been released of Australia’s newest clinical and research facility, in Adelaide’s growing health and biomedical precinct.

SAHMRI 2 Building, Adelaide

Designed by Woods Bagot, SAHMRI 2 will house Australia’s first proton therapy unit for cancer treatment – the Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy and Research.

Occupying the lower three levels of the new facility, SAHMRI 2 will deliver the most technologically advanced, precision radiation therapy in the Southern Hemisphere, with the potential to be part of the cure for a significant number of cancers.

The precise nature of proton therapy allows radiation oncologists to target cancerous tumours directly with minimal damage to surrounding healthy tissue. This makes it a valuable treatment option for tumours close to vital organs or previously untreatable cancers.

Woods Bagot is the global studio behind the design of the flagship SAHMRI, a state-of-the-art facility whose sculptural qualities inspire and promote the building’s function. By seamlessly interacting with its surroundings, SAHMRI benefits both the public and the teams working within its nine flexible research modules.

Woods Bagot director Thomas Masullo said, “The original SAHMRI was a catalyst in the resurrection of inner city Adelaide, and the evolution of an internationally-regarded health and biomedical precinct. The design of SAHMRI 2 echoes the gravitas of this precinct where state-of-the-art technology is part of the city’s ongoing transformation.”

The vision for SAHMRI 2 is to provide flexible, intelligent and high-performance research and work spaces that connect people across teams, disciplines and generations. Located in the Adelaide BioMed City precinct, the new building will complement and accentuate the striking geometric façade of the flagship SAHMRI facility, which draws its design origin from the natural contours of a pine cone.

A purposeful and restrained approach has informed the design of the tower component, with repetition of glass panels, rectangular curtain walling and sun shading system, creating an elegant and sophisticated design aesthetic.

Along North Terrace, the corner site has three frontages: one to the city, one to the river, and one to Adelaide’s convention and entertainment precinct. A transparent building lobby, retail areas and an outdoor plaza will activate North Terrace.

The integration of built form and landscape results in a variety of public and private open spaces which Mr Masullo says will promote a flexible and healthy environment responding to the needs of staff, clinicians, patients and the community.

“Woods Bagot is proud to have been involved with the precinct for almost a decade. Completing Adelaide’s BioMed City precinct, SAHMRI 2 will acknowledge its sense of place within the Adelaide riverbank,” said Mr Masullo.

SAHMRI was Australia’s first laboratory building to be certified as a Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) Gold building. Similar high sustainability standards for the design are being applied to the SAHMRI 2 project.

Bringing together research, education, clinical care and business development, Adelaide’s BioMed City is the largest health cluster in the Southern Hemisphere. Since the completion of SAHMRI in 2013, the new Royal Adelaide Hospital has opened (2017) and the universities of Adelaide (Health and Medical Sciences Building) and South Australia (Health Innovation Building) have established relevant presences. It is expected a new women’s and children’s hospital will be co-located with the RAH in time.

SAHMRI 2 Adelaide – Building Information

Project: SAHMRI 2 (yet to be formally named) Client: Commercial & General with the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)

Scope: Architecture / Interior Design Status: Design Development. Construction to commence early 2019, expected completion by 2021. Operational 2022. Value: AUD $300 million GFA/ Area: approximately 31,000m2 Levels: 14 (3 ‘bunker’ levels below ground, 11 above ground)

Woods Bagot design team: Thomas Masullo, Peter Miglis, Rosina Di Maria, Alex Hall, Anoop Menon, Hayley Packer, Alice Sangster, Suresh Dhillon, Michael Andrew, Craig Rogers, Emerson Walker, Alex Clothier, Nick Bendys, Sam Allen

Project team: Woods Bagot (Architect & Interior Designer), Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec (Civil / Structural Engineers), Aurecon (Building Services Engineers), Rider Levett Bucknall (Cost Manager), MasterPlan (Planner), Katnich Dodd (Certifier), Cundall Johnston & Partners (ESD Consultants), Atelier JV (Facade Engineers), Resonate (Acoustics), Buro North (Wayfinding & Signage), Rawtec (Waste), GTA Consultants (Traffic), Stantec (PTU Architect), Bard, Rao + Athanas (PTU Services Engineers)

Woods Bagot studios: Adelaide, Melbourne

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Holidays are bright and colourful, we all love them because they form a ray of light amongst the grey monotony of the daily grind. Arbat is a real street-holiday, where it is always noisy and fun: people meet, walk, watch the performances of talented street artists with clowns, singers and dancers strutting their stuff. Right on the pavement, artists proudly exhibit their works.

There is a very special atmosphere here that has long attracted representatives of the creative intelligentsia. L. Tolstoy and S. Yesenin, A. Pushkin and his young wife N. Goncharov, A. Blok and B. Pasternak are fondly remembered by the hallowed paving stones along Arbat. It is of no surprise that the heroes of the famous novel ‘War and Peace’ were ‘registered’.

We would like to invite you to take a walk with us along the historic Old Arbat! We will talk about the history and architecture of the most romantic street in Moscow.

• You will hear a lot of interesting facts about the grand houses that were located here and their wealthy residents.
• You will learn how a once inexpensive inn for carriage drivers has since turned into one of the best restaurants in the capital!
• You will see the famous house where A. Pushkin and N. Goncharova spent their honeymoon and stand at the wall dedicated to the memory of post punk/new wave icon Viktor
• You will be carried away down the beautiful side streets such as: Bolshaya Afanasyevsky, Nikolopeskovsky, Filippovsky, Krivoarbatsky. In a bygone era, these streets were part of Arbat and were bustling with its spirit.

B.Okudzhava dedicated some of his lyrical poems to Arbat, his favourite street from childhood. A. Rybakov, author of the famous novel ‘Children of the Arbat’ also lived here. There is also a little corner of Bulgakov's Moscow on Arbat - the former Torgsin store (now the ‘The Seventh Continent’), where the novel ‘The Master and Margarita’ unfolded.

Every house on Arbat is a piece of history, and we will dive into this history head first.

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The Tower Life Building, an iconic building among San Antonio’s skyline, is offering a glimpse inside for a limited time.

The tour lets people look in, around and even below the building, which has an underground tunnel.

The Tower Life Building opened in 1929 and has 30 floors. It is about to be renovated, so the tours are only going on through the middle of May.

The tour costs $40, and the funds will benefit Centro San Antonio. Anyone interested can visit amigosa.com for more information.

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Before starting on your Trans-Siberian Railway adventure you naturally want to know what the entire trip will cost. Although this sounds like a simple question, it is pretty difficult to answer. The Trans-Siberian Railway price of travel depends on the following factors:

• Which travel class do I want to use? The price for a first class ticket is about three times the price of a 3rd class ticket
• Am I willing to buy the tickets myself and assume responsibility for the organisation of the trip?
• How many stopovers do I want to make? The more breaks, the higher the total price.
• What sort of accommodation do I want? Will it be a luxury hotel or will a hostel dormitory be sufficient?
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Basically, everything from a luxury to a budget holiday is available. If you buy yourself a 3rd Class nonstop ticket at the counter, a few hundred Euros will cover the price. All you will experience is a week on the Trans-Siberian train and will see nothing of the cities on the way. There is, however, any amount of room for upward expansion. Everyone makes different choices about which aspects they are willing to spend money on. I personally prefer to save money on accommodation and railcar class, visit as many cities and do as many trips as possible. To enable better classification of your travel expenses I have contrasted two typical traveler types. In the third column you can calculate the total cost of your own journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Please keep in mind that these are only rough estimations and not exact prices.

The all-in costs seem fairly high at first. However, they cover everything and it is quite a long journey taking four weeks. Many people forget to consider that when looking at the list. We should also deduct the running costs for food and leisure at home. I think most visitors to this page will classify themselves somewhere between the two categories, that is around the € 2,000 – € 2,500 range. When comparing these prices with other travel packages, you get the impression that it is hardly worthwhile travelling individually on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Please keep in mind that most packages last no more than 14 days and you are herded like cattle through the most beautiful locations.

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Mick Jagger on building the perfect Rolling Stones tour: 'You've got to feel the energy'

Mick Jagger is speaking by phone from New Orleans.

Two days earlier, on Thursday, May 2, the Rolling Stones did “Time Is On My Side” with local soul queen Irma Thomas, whose 1964 recording of that classic inspired the British Invaders to cut their own rendition that same year, resulting in the Stones’ first Top 10 entry on the Billboard Hot 100.

Jagger and Thomas revisiting the song together as a deeply soulful duet turned out to be an aptly titled highlight of a set that was, remarkably enough, the Stones’ first time to take the stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Two days later, Jagger says he may go out and catch more music while he’s there — which he does, popping in on the festival’s Gospel Tent on Saturday afternoon — before he makes his way to Arizona for the Stones’ first metro Phoenix concert since the death of founding member Charlie Watts in 2021.

The Stones are playing State Farm Stadium on Tuesday, May 7. It’s the third date on the Hackney Diamonds Tour , named for the Stones’ first album of original material in nearly 20 years.

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Boasting guest appearances by Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Elton John and founding bassist Bill Wyman, who left the group in 1993 , the album has been hailed as their best work since “Tattoo You” or “Some Girls,” depending on the individual music critic’s level of enthusiasm.

Before the interview gets underway, the singer has a question for the interviewer.

“How hot is it there?” he asks. “ I remember the last time , it was warning you not to go out. Of course we did.”

Jagger laughs, as he does easily and often in the course of a 15-minute conversation that despite the actual presence of a phone never feels like he's phoning it in.

The man is unerringly affable, endearingly self-aware, impressively candid and refreshingly down-to-earth for one of rock and roll’s defining icons, widely held to be its greatest front man, a master of phrasing and a criminally underrated lyricist to boot, all while still doing stadium tours at 80.

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Phoenix meets the Rolling Stones: First Phoenix concert in 1965 was a fever dream: 'So raw and so real'

Mick Jagger on introducing 'Hackney Diamonds'

The videos I've seen on social media from Jazz Fest and opening night have been amazing. Is the feeling you get from doing what you do on stage any different today than it was in the ‘60s or ‘70s?

Well, yeah, I mean, of course (laughs). You were younger and more crazy, more excited. And you were new. You weren't like treated like legends and all this. But you're the same person doing the same thing, even doing some of the same songs, so in some ways, it's the same. But it's a different time in the world, so there's a different vibe. It's the same, but only different, yeah.

How does it feel to have new music in the set?

Actually, really great. I love playing the old songs and all that. But it's great to be able to have something new, because you haven't done it before. It's a challenge to you to get it over to the audience and see if they like it, to see if they want to hear it.

It’s easier in a smaller place to play new songs. It's more difficult with a stadium crowd because they want to hear you know…. "Oh, I've come here to hear 'Paint It, Black'” “When are they gonna play 'Honky Tonk Women'?"

Are they gonna really like these songs? Are we gonna play them well enough? We haven’t played them that many times. We've only done “Angry,” like, three times, compared to “Paint It, Black.” (laughs) You go, 'Ugh, I made a mistake! Oh God.’ So yeah, it's challenging, but I enjoy it.

I would love to do more. We're doing three. I'm sort of changing them around, playing the three or four that are the most well-known. I'd love to put some others in, but there's only so much you can do, as I said, in a stadium. Red Hot Chili Peppers have got a new album. They're on tour and they're doing four songs. And I think we're on the same page here, when you're playing a big show. It's about all the audience can really take. (laughs)

Mick Jagger on being back in the studio with the Rolling Stones

How did it feel to get back in the studio and work on new material?

Oh, I loved it. It was great. I mean, I had a lot of songs I'd done during lockdown. I had a lot of time to write. So I had a lot of different kinds of songs and was glad to get them finally down. I thought, “When are we gonna get these songs down?” And it actually was really quick and fun and quite enjoyable. I like being back in the studio doing new things.

How do you decide “All right, it's time. Let's get in there and make an album” ?

I told this story when the album came out so I don't want to repeat myself too much. But I said to Keith, you know, “We've just gotta go make an album.” I didn't say, “I don't want to tour unless we have a new album.” But I said, “It would be better to go out with a new album when we next go on tour. So let's go do an album.” Keith said “Yeah, absolutely.”

We always used to have a deadline, you know? Like you guys at newspapers. You gotta write that story. And it's gotta be in here by this time. So I said, “We have to have a deadline.” Because otherwise we just keep going in the studio but we don’t finish anything. So everyone was down for that. And then we did it and we made the deadline. It all happened according to plan.

That's great. Were there specific goals you wanted to achieve artistically with this record?

Well, I wanted it to sound like a record made in 2024. The temptation with an old band is to go in and rehash something you've done before. And of course, the band is still the band. That's why I always say, “It's still gonna sound like the Rolling Stones, no matter what happens.”

But I said, “When you hear it, it's gotta sound like a record that's made by a rock band in this era,” you know? That crispness. If you listen to, say, a 1970s Rolling Stones record compared to this, you might love it because you've listened to it hundreds of times and that's the sound you like. But it's different, you know what I mean? It's a different period of sound.

It's much crisper and you can hear everything more clearly. But it's still got the energy level. To me, the energy level in a rock band is the most important thing. You've got to have that. You've got to feel the energy. That's a big part of it. And you've got to hear what everyone's playing.

Mick Jagger on working with Paul McCartney on 'Hackney Diamonds'

It's definitely got that energy. What was it like to work with Paul McCartney on this record?

Oh, it was great fun. We've all known Paul a long time. We worked in the '60s a little bit. He sang vocals with us and stuff. I've played with him in his house. Ronnie (Wood) has played with him a lot. And Andy Watt, the producer, was doing some work with him. So it was very fortuitous.

That's LA, you know. Next door there's Lady Gaga, Dolly Parton, Paul McCartney. It was great having him come by and he played great on "Bite Your Head Off."

Mick Jagger on losing Charlie Watts and recording with Bill Wyman

This is your first time in Phoenix since Charlie died. What was it like to sort of dust yourself off and get back to the music after losing someone that much at the core of who the Stones are?

Well it's very hard, you know, having Charlie since we first really started. I played with Charlie before the Rolling Stones existed. I played with Charlie as a singer in the Alexis Korner Band. He was playing the drums and I was the singer. Keith was sometimes playing with me. Sometimes he wasn't. So it was a difficult period to be without him.

But, you know, we decided to carry on. We had a tour planned. And Charlie said, 'You should go and do the tour,' you know? 'Go and do it.' So we did. That was tough, you know, doing it. Now, having done a tour with Steve (Jordan), we're kind of into that. But I miss Charlie. I look around and he's not there. But he is on the record. And we've got some other tracks he's on as well that we haven't released yet. So, you know, he's here.

One of the Charlie tracks has Bill Wyman on it. How did it feel to have him come in and kind of complete the circle ?

That was fun because we had this track with Charlie, and Andy and I said, “Well, let's marry up the old rhythm section.” It does sound a bit more like the old Stones, that particular track, “Live By the Sword.” It sounds slightly different from some of the others. But it's great. It's a different feeling.

Mick Jagger on building the ultimate Rolling Stones setlist for 2024

I love that you guys started doing “Out of Time” recently. I've always loved that song. What brought you back around to that?

I've always loved it. But the audience in America doesn't seem to know it as well as the European audience. So I think I'm going to give it a miss.

Uh oh. So we're not gonna hear that one in Phoenix?!

In Europe, they all sang along and everything. Here, they don't seem to know the song, you know? I mean, it's not a particularly well-known Stones song. It got a bit of popularity because it was in that (Quentin) Tarantino movie as a playout song. But they don't seem to know it. I put it in the front of the set, or near the front. And everyone's looking around like, “Ehh, what's this?” I don't know. I like to switch the set around. We've only done two shows. And I don't like doing the same set every night.

How do you go about putting a setlist together at this point?

Well, I have a list of all the numbers we rehearsed, right? We rehearsed for four weeks. So then, I go through all the ones I think we have to do, that people expect, that if we didn't do them, people would go, “Well, I came here to see ‘Honky Tonk Women' and they didn't do it.” And of course, I enjoy doing it. It's not a problem.

But then, the front half of the show, I kind of switch around a bit, just to keep everyone on their toes and interested with different ones on different nights. And now I've got to incorporate songs from the new album, which we rehearsed quite a few of them. And as I said before, we're only doing three so I'm switching it around a bit.

Are there other older songs you've never done live that you'd like to get around to someday?

I've tried to hit everything (laughs). I mean, I've been through the whole thing. And we do really weird ones. I mean, we did “I Wanna Be Your Man” (an early Stones single written by Lennon-McCartney) in Liverpool. That was really funny. We do that kind of thing from time to time out of the blue.

Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones, the Beatles and rock & roll vs. pop

Speaking of "I Wanna Be Your Man" and Paul being on this record, there's been this ongoing debate for decades where Stones fans argue that the Stones are proper rock and roll and the Beatles are a pop band. What's your take on that?

Well, we're both pop bands, really. In the ‘60s, if you listen to the Rolling Stones, of course we played more blues than the Beatles. And The Beatles used to play more Tamla/Motown covers. We were all cover bands. But we both play pop music. We play blues. The stuff we played in early '60s, it's all influenced. But it's pop music.

“Time Is on my Side,” that we did here, that’s a pop song, you know what I mean? "Let's Spend the Night Together" is a pop song. "Ruby Tuesday" is a pop song. "Angie" is a pop song. Of course, we play rock. The thing about the Rolling Stones, though, and the Beatles, is there are very wide musical influences. Both bands incorporated a lot of styles into their music. Country music, blues, R&B, English music. So we had a very broad range, both of us.

It's difficult to pigeonhole either band, in my opinion. But obviously, the Rolling Stones are the more blues band, right? But we always were a pop band.

You know, one of the things that was so great about the era you guys came up in and defined was that being in a rock and roll band could mean playing any of those types of songs that are on any of those albums either of your groups recorded in the '60s. It seemed as though the possibilities were limitless.

We played Elizabethan songs like "Lady Jane" and "She's a Rainbow." "Paint It, Black" is not really a rock song. It's our most popular streamed song and it's like a Middle East-influenced pop song.

At this point, Jagger is reminded that the interview was scheduled to conclude five minutes earlier.

"Hey listen, I've got to leave you; thank you so much," he says.

And with that, he's off to hear some gospel in New Orleans, time still very much on his side.

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Google’s AlphaFold 3 AI predicts the very building blocks of life

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Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs today unveiled AlphaFold 3 , a new artificial intelligence model that could greatly accelerate the development of new drugs and treatments. The research published today in Nature reveals AlphaFold 3’s unparalleled ability to predict the intricate structures and interactions of life’s essential molecules, including proteins, DNA and RNA among others.

Advanced deep learning techniques promise to rapidly advance our understanding of biology at the molecular level, and could enable scientists to pursue novel therapies for a wide range of diseases more efficiently than ever before.

Unraveling the complexities of life’s building blocks

AlphaFold 3 is the latest iteration of the groundbreaking AI system developed by Google DeepMind, building upon the success of its predecessor, AlphaFold 2. Introduced in 2020, AlphaFold 2 made significant strides in protein structure prediction, enabling scientists to make discoveries in areas ranging from malaria vaccines to cancer treatments. The impact of AlphaFold has been recognized through numerous accolades, including the 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences .

Now, AlphaFold 3 takes this innovation even further by expanding its capabilities beyond proteins to encompass a wide array of biomolecules, including DNA, RNA and ligands. A ligand is an ion or neutral molecule that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex. By accurately predicting the interactions between these molecules, AlphaFold 3 provides an unprecedented view into the complex workings of life at the molecular level.

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At the heart of AlphaFold 3 lies an improved version of the Evoformer module, a deep learning architecture that was key to AlphaFold 2’s remarkable performance. The new model also incorporates a diffusion network, similar to those used in AI image generators, which iteratively refines the predicted molecular structures from a cloud of atoms to a highly accurate final configuration.

The ability to predict molecular structures and interactions with such precision is a game-changer for the scientific community. It allows researchers to gain valuable insights into the fundamental processes that underpin life, health and disease. By providing a clearer picture of how these biomolecules interact, AlphaFold 3 opens up new avenues for understanding complex biological systems and developing targeted interventions.

Accelerating the path to life-saving medicines

One of the most promising applications of AlphaFold 3 lies in its potential to revolutionize drug discovery. By accurately predicting the interactions between proteins and drug-like molecules, such as ligands and antibodies, AlphaFold 3 could significantly accelerate the development of new and more effective therapies.

Traditionally, the process of drug discovery has been time-consuming and costly, often relying on trial-and-error approaches to identify compounds that can effectively target disease-related proteins. AlphaFold 3’s ability to predict protein-ligand and antibody-protein binding with unprecedented accuracy could help streamline this process, enabling researchers to identify promising drug candidates more efficiently.

In a groundbreaking achievement, AlphaFold 3 has outperformed existing methods for predicting drug-like interactions, surpassing even the best physics-based tools. This milestone opens up new possibilities for targeting previously intractable diseases and developing novel therapeutic strategies.

The earlier version, AlphaFold 2, used complex methods to predict how proteins fold and interact. AlphaFold 3 simplifies these methods with new components called the Pairformer and Diffusion Module. These changes enable the model to predict not just proteins but also other important molecules like DNA and small drug-like molecules more efficiently and accurately. This evolution makes AlphaFold 3 a more powerful tool for exploring the molecular foundations of life and aiding in drug discovery.

AlphaFold Server puts the power in researchers hands 

To ensure that the benefits of AlphaFold 3 are widely accessible to the scientific community, Google DeepMind has launched the AlphaFold Server, a free and user-friendly platform that allows researchers to harness the power of AlphaFold 3 for non-commercial research.

The AlphaFold Server is designed to be intuitive and accessible, enabling scientists to generate predictions for protein interactions with DNA, RNA and a selection of ligands, ions, and chemical modifications. By simplifying the process and eliminating the need for extensive computational resources or deep expertise in machine learning, the server democratizes access to cutting-edge molecular prediction technology.

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As artificial intelligence converges with the life sciences it is poised to enhance our understanding of the molecular world, accelerating discoveries across numerous scientific disciplines. AlphaFold 3, with its ability to predict the structures and interactions of proteins, DNA, RNA and ligands, is at the forefront of this transformation.

In healthcare, AlphaFold 3 could accelerate the development of personalized, targeted therapies with higher efficacy and fewer side effects. This could lead to breakthrough treatments for a wide range of diseases, from cancer to genetic disorders.

Isomorphic Labs, a subsidiary of Google DeepMind, is already using AlphaFold 3 to advance drug discovery. By combining AlphaFold 3 with a suite of complementary AI models, Isomorphic Labs is collaborating with pharmaceutical companies to tackle real-world drug design challenges that could ultimately lead to the creation of new treatments for patients in need.

Beyond medicine, AlphaFold 3 has the potential to impact fields such as agriculture and environmental science. Unraveling the molecular basis of plant biology and enzyme structures could help develop resilient crops and innovative bioremediation strategies to address challenges like food security and environmental pollution.

AlphaFold 3 represents a significant milestone in AI-powered molecular discovery, but it is just the beginning. As researchers continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible with these tools, we can expect groundbreaking discoveries and transformative applications in the years to come. 

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Mid-Rise vs. High-Rise Buildings: Which Apartment Is Right for You?

Ever stood in the heart of a bustling city, gazed up at towering skyscrapers, and wondered what it would be like to live on the 40th floor? Or perhaps you’re more enticed by the charm of a mid-rise, nestled comfortably between downtown and the suburbs?

While mid-rise and high-rise buildings offer similar features and characteristics, there are some distinct differences. So if you’re looking for your next rental, read on to determine which option is your ideal home.

What is a high-rise apartment building?

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A high-rise building generally has more than 12 floors. High-rises weren’t always about penthouse luxury. Born of the need to house booming city populations, these structures were originally a practical solution to limited urban space.

Here are the main benefits of renting in a high-rise building:

• Spectacular views : One of the unbeatable perks of high-rises is the view from the upper floors. Imagine sipping your morning coffee while admiring a sprawling cityscape or a tranquil ocean horizon. It’s a visual treat that’s unlikely to ever get old.
• The latest amenities : Modern high-rises often include fitness centers, spas, in-unit laundry facilities, pools, and rooftop decks. If you’re eyeing luxury units, expect upscale features such as granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, and even efficient smart home systems.
• A prime location : High-rises usually dot the hearts of cities, placing you near restaurants, shops, businesses, and entertainment hubs. Many amenities are often just a short walk or commute away.
• Enhanced security : Buildings with concierge or porter services offer an added layer of security beyond surveillance systems. Not only does this offer peace of mind for residents, but it also ensures safe package storage.
• On-site property management : Living in a high-rise often means no more chasing landlords or management companies. On-site property management allows issues to be addressed promptly.
• Pet-friendliness : Contrary to what some expect, many high-rises embrace pet-friendly policies that recognize our furry friends are part of the family. Some high-rises even include pet spas.

Disadvantages

As with all choices, there are some drawbacks to weigh if you’re considering a high-rise. These include:

• Limited green space : High-rises, especially those in dense urban areas, might lack green spaces or courtyards in which residents can relax and rejuvenate.
• Privacy concerns : Being part of a large community means having many neighbors. And sometimes, sound travels. Take a tour before signing a lease, and consider chatting with current residents about the building’s sound insulation.
• Feeling the sway : Very tall buildings are designed to sway slightly for structural reasons. This sway is‌ a safety mechanism that protects against wind and other environmental conditions. While it poses no danger to renters, some might find it unsettling.
• Cost : With a high-rise’s amenities comes a steeper price tag. The city you’re in, too, can influence rental prices . However, with thorough research, it’s possible to find a high-rise that doesn’t break the bank.

What is a mid-rise apartment building?

In the vibrant ecosystem of city living, mid-rise apartments offer a sweet spot: the community feel of low-rises and some of the luxuries associated with high-rises.

Mid-rise apartments typically span five to 10 stories, making them taller than your average townhouse but shorter than a skyscraper.

Life in a mid-rise apartment offers benefits that cater to a diverse range of lifestyles. Here are some standout perks:

• Outdoor spaces : An advantages of many mid-rise apartments is accompanying outdoor space. Imagine looking through your spacious windows at a well-landscaped, communal garden for a touch of nature amid city life.
• Versatile locations : Many mid-rise apartments are close to shops, restaurants, and businesses, so you can enjoy a bit of tranquility without being too far from the action.
• Community vibe : The smaller scale of mid-rise apartments often means they offer a strong sense of community. It’s large enough for renters to meet a wide variety new people but small enough for them to recognize familiar faces in the common areas.
• Shorter elevator wait times : Fewer stories mean fewer people, which usually translates to shorter waits for elevators. A handy bonus when you’re in a rush!
• A touch of luxury : Just like their taller counterparts, many mid-rises offer fitness centers, pools, and shared terraces. And the best part? No vertigo-inducing views.

While mid-rises offer numerous benefits, they come with a few potential downsides:

• Lack of security : While many mid-rises have basic security safeguards in place, they often lack the 24/7 concierge or porter service that many high-rises offer. So before renting a unit in a mid-rise, it’s worth inquiring about security cameras, entry systems, and community watch programs.
• Communal facilities : Instead of in-unit laundry or private amenities, some mid-rises might have communal facilities. This could mean waiting for your turn to do laundry or sharing the rooftop terrace with your neighbors.
• Slightly removed : While they’re often found near conveniences, mid-rises might not be right in the heart of the city. This can be an advantage or a disadvantage, depending on your personal preference.

Mid-rise vs. high-rise buildings: Which option best fits your life and budget?

Choosing between mid-rise and high-rise living isn’t just about the number of floors or amenities. It’s also about the lifestyle you envision for yourself, personally and financially.

To help you make a decision, we’ve outlined how both options differ regarding lifestyle and cost.

High-rises are often the go-to for young professionals. They offer a dynamic environment—think rooftop gatherings, panoramic city views, and the pulse of urban life right outside your door.

On the other hand, mid-rises exude a more intimate feel, often attracting families or those seeking a blend of city convenience and community warmth. Their design can foster close-knit interactions, making it easier to get to know your neighbors or organize communal events.

High-rises, with their extensive lists of amenities, often come with a heftier price tag than mid-rises. And you might also have to pay extra fees, such as a monthly parking rate.

Mid-rises might lack certain amenities, but they are generally more affordable upfront than high-rises, with fewer hidden charges—and the added advantage of green spaces.

Both high- and mid-rises have unique charms and their own of pros and cons. Oftentimes, the deciding factor isn’t just cost or the number of floors but the type of life and community you’re seeking.

Which floor is most desirable in a mid-rise apartment building?

There’s no definitive answer to this, since it depends on what you need from a rental. A higher floor might shield you from the bustling street hum of an urban setting. If the building has more of a suburban vibe, a lower floor means easy access to the street—plus a slice of greenery if the residence has a garden or courtyard.

Which floor is most desirable in a high-rise apartment building?

In high-rises, top floors promise sky-high views and more peace. Lower ones? Quick ins and outs. And remember: Elevators get busy, so a staircase-friendly floor could be a win.

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