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Life of an Architect – Best of 2014

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While 2014 isn’t technically over yet, it isn’t going to stop me [ cause I do what I want] from looking back at all the articles I wrote over the year to see which ones represented the very best that 2014 and I had to offer. On the residential part of our practice, we do a lot of pier and beam foundations.

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Stephen Lawrence Prize 2023 News

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RIBA announces new-look Stephen Lawrence Prize and student mentoring. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced revised eligibility for the Stephen Lawrence Prize and an associated student mentoring opportunity. Matthew Goldschmied , Managing Trustee at the Marco Goldschmied Foundation,?said:

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My Plans for Entrepreneur Architect in 2014

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As we prepare for 2014, I invite you to review these most important posts and confirm that you are prepared for success this coming year. Almost 190 of you purchased my Entrepreneur Architect Foundations business forms package and 24 have downloaded my Hybrid Proposal for Architectural Services video course with complete document templates.

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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. Add water, through rain and irrigation, and the soil expands.

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Villa Cerro Corá House | ArquitecTava + Grupo Culata Jovái

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We decided to provide the house with a gallery and build apartments for students on the top floor, all without compromising the old foundations as a separate house volume and with an independent structure. In 2014, when the house was vacated, it was in an advanced state of deterioration, already uninhabitable.

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Ten projects by RIBA Stirling Prize-winner Niall McLaughlin Architects

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The project, which has won the 2022 Stirling Prize , was the result of a 2014 competition to create new facilities alongside the Grade I-listed Pepys Library. The structure has a steel frame, built on top of a concrete foundation that is cast on the lakebed. Duncan Terrace house, 2014. St Teresa's Church and Priory, 2016.

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The Courtauld Institute of Art London Renewal

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The Courtauld Institute of Art London Medieval Gallery: photo © Hufton+Crow The transformation of The Courtauld was supported by £11 million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and a generous donation of £10 million from philanthropists Sir Leonard and Lady Blavatnik, and the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Concessions available.

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