Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Arup geologist Paola Blasi, who advises architects on how to use stone, said the material is finally reappearing in the structural lexicon thanks to its low-carbon footprint. Experts say the process of quarrying stone is one reason why there aren't more structural stone buildings. The structural use of stone is not new," said Blasi.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Secrets of a structural engineer 0 dbarista Fri, 09/08/2023 - 11:54 Engineers Walter P Moore's Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA, offers tips and takeaways for young—and veteran—structural engineers in the AEC industry. Below is a summary of the presentation “Secrets of a Structural Engineer” that I gave to the students.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Japanese studio Unemori Architects has used cypress wood to create Father & Son House, an extension constructed above and around a self-built annexe in Saitama. The old building, a two-storey annexe, workshop and warehouse built by the carpenter father of the current owner, was also renovated as part of the project.

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SW Oregon Architect

MARCH 24, 2024

The intriguing subject of the meeting was what it means to be a model “Citizen Architect.” Simply put, the notion of the Citizen Architect relates to design professionals who engage in civic endeavors, contributing their insights, talents, and experiences towards the betterment of society.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The winners of Construction Canada’s 3rd annual Emerging Leader Awards were announced at the Buildings Show at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on December 1, 2021. Three architects were selected as Construction Canada's 2021 Emerging Leader Awards' Winners. Dr. Henry Tsang , Ph.D., Edmonton, Alberta.

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Deezen

JULY 21, 2022

Architecture studio SPF Architects has completed a sports facility in Los Angeles consisting of two separate buildings that were built using pre-engineered metal structures in order to not disrupt activity at the site. SPF Architects designed atheletic buildings for the Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

While the government has doled out grant money to research 3D printing capabilities in space, and several proof-of-concept projects from bridges to Army barracks have garnered headlines, the applied use of 3D printing in commercial construction remains nascent. Patti Harburg-Petrich, principal in the Los Angeles office of U.K.-based

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SW Oregon Architect

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Jan’s entreaty to his fellow professionals in the building sector was to add their names to a letter addressed to the mayor and city council that supports policies to transition structures from polluting fossil fuels to renewable electricity. Electrification is a prevalent building decarbonization strategy.

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SW Oregon Architect

MAY 14, 2023

I attended the 2023 Construction Specifications Institute Northwest Region Conference in Bellingham, Washington May 4 through May 6. Rainier Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute served as the most gracious host for the conference, which took place at the Hotel Bellwether , idyllically situated overlooking Bellingham Bay.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The BBC writes that a total of 113 warrants were issued to individuals within the country, reportedly including architects, engineers, and building contractors, over their supposed role in constructing the more than 25,000 buildings which failed or were damaged during the magnitude 7.8

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BD+C

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Clark Group, Humphreys & Partners Architects, and Kimley-Horn head BD+C 's rankings of the nation's largest multifamily building sector architecture, engineering, and construction firms, as reported in the 2020 Giants 400 Report.

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Santa Cruz Architect

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In an age where sustainability and environmental consciousness are at the forefront of architectural innovation, ancient building techniques are experiencing a renaissance. Among these age-old methods, rammed-earth construction stands out as a beacon of eco-friendly building practices.

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Deezen

MAY 6, 2024

Japanese studio Kooo Architects has designed the skinny Hotel Rakuragu in central Tokyo to have a "unique shape", with cut-out balconies that help to preserve privacy. The nine-storey building occupies a site measuring just 83.5 square metres, which has buildings on either side.

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Archinect

AUGUST 3, 2022

The world of public design is mourning the loss of an influential figure at the news that former General Services Administration chief architect Ed Feiner passed away on July 1st at his home in suburban D.C. He changed the design and construction of public buildings," Feiner’s former colleague Leslie L.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 7, 2023

O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science is now open. News & World Report and the O’Connor Building will only elevate this standing. “We looked beyond the boundaries of the building to transform a core location on this important, historic campus,” said SOM Design Principal Javier Arizmendi.

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Archinect

MAY 4, 2023

A team from Princeton University and the IE School of Architecture and Design are constructing a vaulted pavilion with the aid of artificial intelligence , holograms, and augmented reality at IE University’s campus in Segovia, Spain. To construct the pavilion, an initial layer of industrial hollow bricks will be laid, clad with tiles.

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Deezen

MAY 3, 2024

Japanese studio Tono Mirai Architects has used soil and wood to create Toiletowa, a curving structure in Saitama prefecture containing a public toilet that reuses wastewater. Until now, it had only been used as a roadbed material for pavement, but this is the first time it has been used as a building material."

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e-architect

JANUARY 26, 2022

Emilio Ambasz architect, University of Bologna News, Green Building Design. Emilio Ambasz architect. After a welcome by the Rector Francesco Ubertini and the Head of the Architecture Department Fabrizio Ivan Apollonio, Emilio Ambasz will receive an honorary degree in Building Engineering – Architecture.

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Deezen

MAY 1, 2024

American studio Walker Warner Architects has completed Hale Kiawe, a family retreat with simple, gabled forms are set within an undulating landscape dotted with chunky lava rocks. Walker Warner Architects designed the retreat with simple, gabled forms For a 4.7 (1.9-hectare) The interior was designed by local firm Philpotts Interiors.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Text description provided by the architects. © Alebel Desta Consulting Architects and Engineers. © Alebel Desta Consulting Architects and Engineers. © Alebel Desta Consulting Architects and Engineers. © Alebel Desta Consulting Architects and Engineers. Project Status: Built. Year: 2021.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Bay Area studio David Baker Architects has completed 145 units of social housing using modular construction and a weathering steel facade in San Francisco , California. David Baker Architects added a rainbow mural-lined courtyard to the ground floor. The six-storey project stacks 87 two-unit boxes.

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Deezen

MAY 5, 2022

Discarded tree forks could replace load-bearing joints in architecture projects using a construction technique developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mueller believes that, just like with current computational design processes, this system could ultimately enable architects to explore new forms.

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Dwell

MARCH 28, 2024

Assuming the role of contractor, Julie Park works through trials and tribulations to construct a Blue Sky house with a complex metal roof. Homeowner Julie Park ordered the home’s components from the prefab company Blue Sky Building Systems, and she hired architect Andrew Goodwin to assist with structural engineering and permits.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

British studio Zaha Hadid Architects is creating 100 refuelling stations in Italian marinas for energy company NatPower as the "world's first green hydrogen refuelling infrastructure". Hydrogen can be used to generate electrical power in a fuel cell, emitting only water vapour and warm air – unlike polluting combustion engines.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 9, 2024

Shijiazhuang, a city with a history rooted in early 20th-century railway construction, is undergoing a significant transformation. Image © MAD Architects Surrounded by residential, commercial, and recreational amenities, Central Park represents a unique oasis for locals within the city.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

Design studio HGA has completed a pair of educational facilities , Mills Hall and Gibbons Center, that are among the first "commercially scaled mass-timber buildings" in the state of Maine. Both buildings also have mass timber frames, wooden interior finishes and brick facades.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JULY 15, 2022

Brought to you by: Architect CO Architects Location Los Angeles, California Completion Date November 2020 Construction Manager at Risk Rudolph and Sletten MEP Engineer and LEED Consulting Affiliated Engineers (AEI) [.].

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Promotion: technology brand HP has identified how its range of large-format printers can support architecture, engineering and construction professionals working from home. The post HP calls for "seamless remote working" for architects and engineers appeared first on Dezeen. Partnership content.

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Architizer

JANUARY 4, 2023

Text description provided by the architects. This new building is a model for sustainable factories of the future. Beyond the boundaries of typical architecture, our project aims to advance both sustainable construction and sustainable manufacturing. The post Airbus NIS Engine Factory // The Living appeared first on Journal.

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Deezen

JANUARY 9, 2024

Peruvian architects Roman Bauer Arquitectos and ESArquitectura teamed up to design a cultural institution in Lima that includes a renovation and a new building with vernacular methods and pink accents. Concrete forms the base of the new building The second structure is new, tucked into the interior of the urban block.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This departure involves incorporating green spaces, employing architectural features for visual enhancement, embracing eco-friendly technologies and challenging the conventional perception of these constructions. They envisioned a space surrounded by a large artificial lake and a wetland park on the perimeter. Spanning a 19.7-acre

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

Dezeen's Pinterest board featuring university buildings has been viewed more than 200,000 times. This roundup features distinctive university buildings from across the globe that use a variety of different textures, colours and unusual materials to stand out.

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Deezen

MARCH 13, 2024

London studio Woo Architects will employ the principles of a circular economy for its design of the UK Pavilion at the Expo 2025 Osaka , which will have a reversible gridded structure. It is being designed by Woo Architects alongside Japanese contractor ES Global, which has said the modular structure will also enable rapid construction.

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e-architect

JANUARY 7, 2022

Max Fordham Engineers, Architects, Architecture, Studio, Projects, Structural Designs, News. Max Fordham Engineering. Contemporary Buildings + Structures Office News. ” – state this British engineering practice. . ” – state this British engineering practice. Max Fordham. MAX FORDHAM.

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Deezen

JANUARY 28, 2024

Northeast Pavilion is a permanent bamboo structure created by Mumbai studio AtArchitecture to showcase local craft and construction techniques from the northeast of India. Bamboo was also chosen as it is a traditional construction material in this region of India. This required 90 workers from around the region to travel to the site.

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Deezen

MARCH 24, 2023

Our next Timber Revolution case study profiles a mass-timber office building by Michael Green Architecture , which became the first tall wooden structure in the USA when it completed in 2016. Named T3, it was once the largest mass-timber building in the country , standing seven storeys tall with nearly 21,000 square metres of floorspace.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A web of glass and carbon fibres envelops Texoversum, a university building for textiles that architecture studios Allmannwappner and Menges Scheffler Architekten have created in Germany. This creates a multi-layered effect that shades the internal spaces while also providing openings with views out of the building.

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