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Herzog & de Meuron's FORUM UZH design moves forward in Zurich

Archinect

Herzog & de Meuron is advancing on the construction of its new FORUM UZH design at the University of Zurich following a permit issuance for the project whose bid was born out of a 2018 international competition.

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Steven Holl’s zinc-clad Ostrava Concert Hall set to begin construction

Archinect

Hall won the competition for the scheme’s design back in 2018 with a proposal that saw the concert hall “encased” in a case of zinc. Construction is set to begin on the Steven Holl Architects -designed Ostrava Concert Hall in the Czech Republic.

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Rear-yard suites and secondary suites built in Toronto over the last decade

Brandon Donnelly

Here is a mapping, from the University of Toronto’s School of Cities , showing the number of “closed” building permits issued in Toronto between 2013 and 2023 for both rear-yard suites (laneway houses and garden suites) and secondary suites (like basement apartments). This happened to me with Mackay Laneway House.

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Design Miami’s first Parisian edition canceled due to 'security problems'

Archinect

The concern led to the July 29th denial of permit issuance by the city’s new police chief Laurent Nunez, who extended his predecessor Didier Lallement’s decision from a month prior on the grounds that the area would present “security problems.

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Utah adopts 2018 International Energy Conservation Code

BD+C

Utah became the latest state to update its commercial building energy efficiency code from the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) to the 2018 IECC in July. The new code permits the use of the ASHRAE/IES 90.1-2016 2016 standard, giving building owners and design teams an alternative compliance path.

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Snag This Polished Desert Hideaway Near Joshua Tree for $649K

Dwell

After moving to the desert in 2018, the duo taught themselves the ins and outs of permitting, construction, and project management to revive old houses. Courtesy of Joshua Tree Modern Santa Barbara stucco covers the updated exterior, and a terraced entrance with steel-edge banding and trapezoidal pavers creates a sense of arrival.

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Metro Reports: Willamette Blocks, OMSI Master Plan, 5112 SE Woodstock, and more

Next Portland

Building permits have been issued for the northern two blocks of the Willamette Blocks, which include a 6-story building with 232 residential units and a 23-story building with 340 residential units. Design work for the four-block development is by WDG Architecture for developer Alamo Manhattan. We publish the highlights.

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