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Sagrada Familia announces 2026 final completion date

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Read: Sagrada Familia shows stone "can return to being used as a structural material" In recent years, the speed of construction has increased with a team from engineering firm Arup invited to help speed up the construction and reduce the weight of one of its many colossal elements. The main image is by Maksim Sokolov.

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Ten significant mass-timber buildings that changed the way we think about wood

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Starting with a small housing scheme built in rural Austria in the late 1990s and ending with an 87-metre tower completed in the USA last year, the buildings profiled in the series chart the rise of engineered wood over the past 25 years.

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Student Performing Arts Center by Steven Holl Architects

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Site Plan Lewis Arts Complex at Princeton University (2017) features overlook views into dance and theater rehearsal spaces, and the open forum maximizes porosity, connecting the local community to the University. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (2019) has become a destination in Washington, D.C.

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NGV curator picks seven highlights from 2023 Melbourne Now's Design Wall

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July went through meticulous engineering and testing to achieve the balance between weight and cost before they first launched the product in 2021. The concept began as Tilley's final-year project at RMIT University in 2018, featuring a flexible set of tyres that wraps securely around a wheelchair's existing on-road tyres.

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This Toronto Firm’s Prefab Modules Could Help Address Ukrainian Housing Crisis

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An estimated 121, 000 buildings have been fully or partially destroyed since the Russian invasion began in February 2022 — the equivalent of nearly 24 square miles (61 million square meters) of residential space. Showcase your work through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletter. .

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English woodlands construction resource news

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A consortium of experts in timber construction and engineering is exploring ways to boost the use of English hardwood forest products across the built environment, in a move which could significantly improve the carbon footprint of the UK’s buildings and support diverse woodland ecosystems. Design input: dRMM Architects. About NMITE-CATT.

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Maryland's Key Bridge Response - A Story of Resolve, Achievement and Reverse Engineering

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Other key parties involved in the recovery are the Army Corps of Engineers and the Coast Guard. The estimate for the overall weight of the fallen bridge is 27,000 tons. The reverse engineering effort involves engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Navy Supervisor of Salvage, MDOT, private firms and the U.S.