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Reimagining the convent typology to blend spirituality and social engagement

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Image: Cesare Querci The approximately 57,000-square-foot building, called the convent of the Franciscan Fraternity of Bethany, was completed as part of a social project that the Bethany Foundation Onlus has been carrying out in Brazil since 2010.

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Pier and Beam Foundations - KHouse Progress | Life of an Architect

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Home / Construction / Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Bob Borson — June 12, 2014 — 73 Comments On the residential part of our practice, we do a lot of pier and beam foundations. Here is a typical wall section through a pier and beam foundation.

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KHouse Modern - Foundation Progress | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Construction / KHouse Modern – Foundation Progress KHouse Modern – Foundation Progress Bob Borson — April 28, 2014 — 45 Comments If you are an architect, and you like to get things built, getting the foundation going on a project is one of the most exciting times to be found. Fascinating?

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MPavilion 10 design by Tadao Ando Architect

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Among his many notable works are the Church of the Light (1989; Osaka, Japan), Pulitzer Arts Foundation (2001; St. MPavilion is an annual initiative of the Naomi Milgrom Foundation and is supported by the City of Melbourne and the Victorian State Government through Creative Victoria. Self-taught in architecture.

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The Sponge Evangelist

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Photo © Turenscape, courtesy the Cultural Landscape Foundation. In awarding the second biennial Oberlander Prize to the Chinese landscape architect Kongjian Yu, FASLA, the Cultural Landscape Foundation and its 2023 jury sent an unmistakable signal about the future of the field. Elizabeth K.

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Plans for London museum to showcase work of Zaha Hadid revealed

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The Zaha Hadid Foundation has revealed plans to open a permanent gallery and study centre in London , six years after the death of its founder. Foundation to realise Hadid's "intended vision". The announcement by the Zaha Hadid Foundation (ZHF) comes six years after the sudden death of Hadid at the age of 65.

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Closing soon – Brent Harris retrospective at TarraWarra Museum of Art

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Brent Harris, The reassembled self 2010, The reassembled self no. 28 2010, Swamp grey 1999, Swamp (no. Now in its final weeks, closing Monday 11 March, Brent Harris: Surrender & Catch is a captivating exhibition of a significant contemporary New Zealand artist who has lived and worked in Melbourne (Naarm) for over 40 years.

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