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Secrets of a structural engineer

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Secrets of a structural engineer 0 dbarista Fri, 09/08/2023 - 11:54 Engineers Walter P Moore's Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA, offers tips and takeaways for young—and veteran—structural engineers in the AEC industry. I have carried this lesson to every project I have managed since then.

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Construction Diary: In the Mojave Desert, a First-Time Builder Takes On a Tricky Prefab Home

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Assuming the role of contractor, Julie Park works through trials and tribulations to construct a Blue Sky house with a complex metal roof. Homeowner Julie Park ordered the home’s components from the prefab company Blue Sky Building Systems, and she hired architect Andrew Goodwin to assist with structural engineering and permits.

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Tree planting ceremony marks start of construction on MVRDV’s La Serre

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The first out of a total of 390 trees was planted during a ceremony that signalled the beginning of construction on MVRDV’s La Serre, a mixed-use development located in the heart of the ZAC Léon Blum eco-district in Issy-les-Moulineaux.

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Geological formations shape design of Wyoming house by Lever Architecture

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Weathering steel characterises the facade Other projects by Lever Architecture include an Oregon winery building with angled roofs and cedar-clad walls and an office building for a charitable foundation that was partly constructed of mass plywood. The photography is by Lara Swimmer.

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David Baker Architects accelerates housing for homeless in San Francisco with modular construction

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Bay Area studio David Baker Architects has completed 145 units of social housing using modular construction and a weathering steel facade in San Francisco , California. The use of modular construction reduced the project's timeline from the average five to seven years to three. General contractor: Cahill Contractors.

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Wisdome Stockholm by Elding Oscarson

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The gridshell structure is constructed from flat standard LVL panels. Photo © Mikael Olsson Architecturally and technologically material properties, and the potential of timber construction, is explored. This has never been done before and has required great commitment from everyone involved.

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New Messe Süd by slapa oberholz pszczulny | sop architekten | Trade fair & exhibition buildings

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Verkehrstechnik AG, „Berliner Verbau“, Celler Grundbau GmbH demolation: Wimmelbücker Abbruch GmbH steel construction: Lausitzer Stahlbau Ruhland GmbH, Stahl- und Anlagenbau Schädlich GmbH Facing the city - The “New… architecture: slapa oberholz pszczulny | sop architekten. interior & design: slapa oberholz pszczulny | sop architekten.