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Ten significant mass-timber buildings that changed the way we think about wood

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Starting with a small housing scheme built in rural Austria in the late 1990s and ending with an 87-metre tower completed in the USA last year, the buildings profiled in the series chart the rise of engineered wood over the past 25 years.

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This Toronto Firm’s Prefab Modules Could Help Address Ukrainian Housing Crisis

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An estimated 121, 000 buildings have been fully or partially destroyed since the Russian invasion began in February 2022 — the equivalent of nearly 24 square miles (61 million square meters) of residential space. The Sparkbird lab has developed a few potential applications of the Speedstac technology to damaged buildings.

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English woodlands construction resource news

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CATT English woodlands construction resource, England hardwood forest building development, UK home timber use. different model of engineering and technology higher education developing work-ready, talented engineers and leaders in technology innovation. English woodlands construction resource. 7 November 2022.

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NGV curator picks seven highlights from 2023 Melbourne Now's Design Wall

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How and why new products are developed is driven by social dynamics, regulations and economic forces." July went through meticulous engineering and testing to achieve the balance between weight and cost before they first launched the product in 2021. Named Carry On Light, the suitcase weighs 1.8

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News: Harvard GSD reveals four 2023 Wheelwright Prize finalists

Bustler

From 2015 to 2017, Abascal was the Executive Director of LIGA, Espacio para Arquitectura, a platform dedicated to the dissemination and discussion of Latin American architecture. The World Health Organization estimates that almost 800 women died from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth every day in 2020. Osseo-Asare!s

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Tokyo Architecture News: Buildings Designs

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Contemporary Japanese Architectural Developments: New Built Environment Updates. Estimated room price: 48,000 JPY – 200,000 JPY. TRUNK(HOTEL) is the first property, which opened in 2017. “We value the freedom of the architects and engineers to design in an aesthetically pleasing way. Tokyo Architectural News.

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Maryland's Key Bridge Response - A Story of Resolve, Achievement and Reverse Engineering

Community Architect

Other key parties involved in the recovery are the Army Corps of Engineers and the Coast Guard. The estimate for the overall weight of the fallen bridge is 27,000 tons. The reverse engineering effort involves engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Navy Supervisor of Salvage, MDOT, private firms and the U.S.