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Oliver Wainwright on RIBA's '100 Women: Architects in Practice,' a new primer for industry-wide change

Archinect

In an industry where the gender pay gap has widened in recent years, where all-male panels at conferences are not unusual, and where macho culture still prevails on building sites, a book like this, sadly, still has a place. the clients who say they just can’t find women with the right experience.

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Job opportunities for emerging and mid-level designers specializing in BIM

Archinect

Previously reported on Archinect in October 2021, a new study concluded the many benefits of BIM use on project completion and client satisfaction. Building Information Modeling (BIM) continues to be a growing tool among architecture firms. With the benefits of BIM expanding, so is the need for BIM specialists.

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Woodshop made of re-used materials by LAO SCOP

Archinect

Client, architect and entrepreneur: LAO SCOP Photos: ©LAO SCOP Localization: 12 rue de la Montjoie, Saint-Denis, 93 210, France Surface: 66 m² / 710 ft² Performances: 55% of re-used materials Calendar: Conception and construction (exept siding): June-October 2021 Siding with re-used materials: September 2022 On the site of the former (..)

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Site Verrier de Meisenthal by SO – IL and FREAKS architecture

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Hidden in the bucolic landscape of Northern Vosges Natural Park, Site Verrier de eisenthal is a publicly funded active cultural center in a historic glass factory dating back to the 18th century. They are also included a multidisciplinary cultural space hosting art installations, happenings and concerts are sited at varying floor levels.

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Ethics in Architecture

SW Oregon Architect

Initial construction began in 2021, with a completion target of 2030. Cultural ethics present another layer of complexity, as architects grapple with the necessity of preserving heritage sites, indigenous architecture, and cultural identity in an increasingly globalized world. Some estimates project a cost of up to $1 trillion (USD).

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Revitalizing a Contaminated Site: The Ford Calumet Environmental Center

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Project Status: Built Year: 2021 Size: 5000 sqft – 10,000 sqft Ford Calumet Environmental Center – Once a dumping ground from nearby steel mills, Big Marsh park opened in 2016 on the southeast side of Chicago. miles from the site. How have your clients responded to the finished project?

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Villa MKZ by Takeshi Hirobe Architects

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The footprint of this vacation home dances around the complex conditions of the site. Although the site is splendidly situated overlooking an ocean view to the southeast, there is an elevation gap of about 1.4 The result is a natural-feeling interior scale and a sense of affinity between the buildings and the site.

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