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Nestron’s Plug-and-Play Prefabs Start at $40K and Don’t Require a Foundation

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Nestron was started in 2012 by Lawrence Xu, who dreamt of leveraging cutting-edge technology to transform the construction industry. From prefab tiny houses and modular cabin kits to entire homes ready to ship, their projects represent some of the best ideas in the industry. Do you know a prefab brand that should be on our radar?

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Winners Announced for the 2023 International Holcim Awards

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Image © Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction The Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction has revealed the winning projects for the Holcim Awards 2023 competition, as well as the silver, bronze, and acknowledgement prizes, at a ceremony on November 18 in Venice, Italy.

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Mo Zell appointed UW-Milwaukee's School of Architecture & Planning Interim Dean

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Since then, she has taught several foundational design studios, acted as Associate Dean from 2012–18, and in 2018 was SARUP's first woman to be a Department Chair. Zell has been an impactful fixture at SARUP, starting her career at the school as an assistant professor in 2008.

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Powerhouse Arts by PBDW Architects

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” In 2012 the site was acquired by the Powerhouse Environmental Arts Foundation, a not-for-profit organization created to redevelop the property and manage operations as Powerhouse Arts. The remaining Turbine Hall was decommissioned in the 1950s and has continued to deteriorate over time.

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Yasmeen Lari on track to build a million flood-resilient Pakistan homes by 2024

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For our Designing for Disaster series , her foundation reveals it is a third of the way towards that target. The latest update from the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan , founded by Lari, is that the rebuild programme has so far provided 333,000 homes for those displaced by the 2022 floods.

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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

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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?