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How to Leave a Toxic Firm

Archinect

This was a large and vastly popular practice before 2008, but contracted severely during the recession, and has remained at that size. Without getting into too much detail, the office basically doesn’t function, and I think it’s time to leave - though it’s not that simple.

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Citizen Architect

SW Oregon Architect

The new legislation will ensure fairness for architects and engineers in the public contracting process by requiring each party to a construction contract to be responsible for their own negligence or fault. Yes, I did my part during my 2008-2009 stint on the AIA Oregon board, traveling to Salem and Washington D.C.

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Composite siding revivifies Ohio luxury community

BD+C

The Harbour, a 188-unity luxury condo community on the shores of Lake Erie, in Sandusky, Ohio, got belted with hailstorms in 2008 and 2010. The homeowner association contracted Mid Ohio Improvements to replace the cedar with Everlast Advanced Composite Siding in Seaside Gray.

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Calatrava in hot water again? Famed architect charged to appear in court in Spanish construction case

BD+C

In the wake of other legal troubles , Santiago Calatrava has been ordered to appear as a suspect in an investigation into a public construction contract in Spain, Reuters reports. million for architectural models and design for a convention center in Castellon in 2008 read more. According to the report, Calatrava was paid $3.6

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Raising the Benchmark: 7 Ways Architects Are Elevating the High-Rise in 2023

Architizer

Entwining Architecture and Ecosystems Periférico 2008 by BRAG Arquitectos , Mexico City, Mexico Popular Choice Winner, 11 th Annual A+Awards, Multi Unit Housing – High Rise (16+ Floors) This pioneering residential tower in vibrant Mexico City is an eloquent fusion of architectural and organic topographies.

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Modieus expands its design team

Hotel Designs

She’s worked in carpet design in both Melbourne and Sydney since 2008 after completing her Bachelor of Arts in Textile Design at RMIT. Image credit: Modieus Marijke Arkley joined the team at the beginning of February this year.

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Competitions: Mashhad International Urban Arts Festival

Bustler

Registration Deadline: Dec 24, 2021; Submission Deadline Dec 24, 2021 The "Mashhad Urban Art Festival" series, from the first day of spring in 2008 till now, has turned the city into a large exhibition of works by Iranian and international artists such as sculptors, architects, environmental graphic designers, painters, etc.,

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