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GCA Architects completes the Office Tower in Plaza Europa 34

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It is linked to the urban complex through a compositional dialogue with another tower in the complex, Torre Puig, designed by GCA Architects in collaboration with Rafael Moneo and Lucho Marcial in 2014.

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Torre Plaza Europa 34, Barcelona, Spain

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It is linked to the urban complex through a compositional dialogue with another tower in the complex, Torre Puig, designed by GCA Architects in collaboration with Rafael Moneo and Lucho Marcial in 2014.

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Grenfell Tower in West London: Fire Inquiry

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Naming specific policies here, he said “Deregulation and the ‘war on the culture of health and safety’ facilitated the use of the inflammable cladding that destroyed Grenfell Tower… privatisation weakened public services and introduced conflicts of interest between safety and profit as we have seen in the testing and certification regimes”.

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UNBUILT TO LAST

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The locally based Signature Development Group began working on the project in 2001, but an entitlements process, slowed by lawsuits and the Great Recession, delayed the groundbreaking until 2014. The retail activity also provides eyes on the street for public safety. Contractor Hawk Development, Livermore, California.

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Building with Structural Insulated Panels. or SIPs | Life of an Architect

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Home / Construction / Building with Structural Insulated Panels … or SIPs Building with Structural Insulated Panels … or SIPs Bob Borson — March 31, 2014 — 75 Comments We are building the CHouse Modern using Structurally Insulated Panels, or SIPs as they are commonly referenced. link] Michael T.

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100+ tallest buildings in the world

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In one word: safety. The bigger the structure, the higher the risks and constraints engineers and architects must deal with. The construction was started in 2014 and completed in 2018. The facade is glassy and reflective, and a core structure composite of reinforced concrete with side column Steel. Floors: 67.

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100 Best Architecture Firms in the World [2020 Update]

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In 2014, he was a member of the jury in the Young Architects in Africa exhibition. With more than 3,000 projects in their portfolio such as Target Field Stadium in Minneapolis, First National Bank Stadium for FIFA 2020 and Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic & Paralympic Games. Architect Hafeez Contractor. Title: Founder.