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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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Ten buildings that became embroiled in legal battles

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Read more about 200 Amsterdam › Photo by Ed Reeve Mole House, UK, by Adjaye Associates Retired civil engineer William Lyttle, nicknamed the Mole Man, illegally dug a series of tunnels under his home in east London over a period of 40 years, running eight metres-deep and 20 metres-long in all directions.

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Johnson Fain completes curvilinear First Americans Museum after decades of work

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The museum is managed by the American Indian Cultural Center Foundation. Construction began in 2006, but was halted in 2012 due to a funding shortfall. Corten steel cladding references red-toned earth found in Oklahoma The project was in the making for over two decades.

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ACLA Redesigns Buhl Community Park and Emphasizes the Importance of Community Connection

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As I mentioned earlier the natural environment of Pittsburgh’s rivers were an important foundational concept for the design. The park has been completed since 2012 and the initial reaction from the clients and community was resoundingly positive. All of these contextual elements played an important role in our design process.

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Holcim Awards 2023 Competition News

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With a total prize pool of USD 1 million, the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction conducts the global competition to reward and shed light on real-world examples in practice that can accelerate the global movement for sustainable design. You can enter the competition until March 30, 2023 at 14:00hrs UTC.

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30 Best Architecture Firms in Denmark

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With the foundation in architecture, scenography and art, JAC studios work with exhibition architecture for museums, companies as well as in public urban space. Mikkelsen Architects was established by Stig Mikkelsen in 2012, and our design has always been characterized by both a humble and ambitious approach. Total Projects.

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100 Best Architecture Firms in the World [2020 Update]

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In 2012, Palafox Associates was ranked 89th in the Top 100 architectural firms by Building Design World Architecture Magazine. In 2001, the Henning Larsen Foundation was started to promote Danish architecture, and has recently held international competitions. She was also CEO of a non-profit education foundation for 4 years.