Deezen

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Bright white plaster clads the exterior of a 1960s concrete building that has been turned into the self-designed studio of Baldridge Architects, which acted as the designer and contractor. Called Burnet Road Offices, the project involved the adaptive reuse of a small commercial complex along a main street in Austin.

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Archinect

APRIL 12, 2024

Marmol Radziner served as the executive architect and general contractor for its original construction. Ando is currently working on the design of a vacation home for West's ex-wife Kim Kardashian in the Palm Springs area after seeing his MPavilion10 commission extended by another full y.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 8, 2024

Møller Architects has advised the NHS Trust in the planning and phasing of the surrounding residential development and urban design around the hospital, including the conversion of the former golf course into a new public park. Møller Architects. Photo © Mark Hadden Location: Wandsworth, London, UK Architect: C.F. Source by C.F.

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Archinect

MARCH 11, 2024

The Best in Class winners for the 35th edition of the Brick in Architecture Awards competition include: COMMERCIAL + Craftsmanship Award: Ace Hotel Toronto in Toronto, ON Architect: Shim-Sutcliffe Architects Brick Manufacturer: Endicott Clay Products Company Mason Contractor: Limen Group

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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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Architecture Ideas

JULY 24, 2022

However, if you want to do a complete overhaul of a room or your home, hiring an experienced home renovation contractor might be the right choice. So, it’s important to find a reputable and experienced home renovation contractor who can meet the needs of your projects. Look at some of the contractor’s previous work.

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DesignScape Architects

JUNE 2, 2020

Today, no project can be built without a contractor because they play one of the biggest roles in the construction process and carry out some of the most important duties. Therefore, it is crucial for clients to understand exactly what contractors do, how to find the correct contractor, and their relationship with architects.

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2024

US studio CCY Architects has clad a mountainside house in patinated copper panels and tilted the roof to adhere with the topography of its site in Colorado. Known as DNA Alpine, the 4,000-square foot (372-square metre) home was completed in 2022 and designed to "disappear into or somehow become" the 75-acre site in San Miguel County.

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Archinect

JULY 28, 2023

TenBerke has announced a new dormitory project for the University of Washington in Seattle co-led with local mainstays Mahlum Architects , a leader in green building design. The firm’s first-ever West Coast project will incorporate its surroundings on an acre-and-a-half site on the periphery of campus and a woodland area.

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Archinect

JUNE 1, 2022

In a relief for clients and contractors alike, that record high was followed by a record-breaking 40% decline in June 2021 , although lumber prices have continued their wide fluctuation into 2022. Most analysts have laid the blame for this turbulent lumber market on short-term factors.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

Local studio Oliver Leech Architects has extended a Victorian terrace house in south London, introducing a four-metre-wide skylight at its centre that offers views of a wildflower meadow roof. The extension features a window seat overlooking the rear courtyard Oliver Leech Architects was founded in 2016.

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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. Instead, the studio "planned a new independent structure outside the existing structure," Unemori Architects team member Keita Komori told Dezeen.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Hosted by Architects David Lee and Marina Bourderonnet, it features different creative professionals in unscripted conversations that allow for thoughtful takes and personal discussions. Courtesy of TSSP The Second Studio (formerly The Midnight Charette) is an explicit podcast about design, architecture, and the everyday. Read more »

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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. Architect Elisabeth Polzella often uses structural stone in her projects. The structural use of stone is not new," said Blasi.

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Urban Design Associates

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

This means hiring a contractor and an architect who has the ability to bring your vision to life. This is your dream home design: if you have an idea, you’ll need to be able to communicate that before a design can be drawn up to see if a contractor can handle the scope of work. Do I Really Need a Contractor?

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

LACMA ’s Unframed blog recently profiled the work of contractor Clark Construction to build the concrete structure for the Peter Zumthor -designed $750 million new David Geffen Galleries extension. The concrete will be left untreated to match its architect’s long-established aesthetic and elevate the "hand of the craftsman."

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Deezen

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Seattle-based studio LMN Architects has created a university building in Santa Barbara, California , with two separate volumes connected by a series of walkways clad in perforated aluminium. It is the first new building on the campus in 50 years LMN Architects was founded in Seattle in 1979. The photography is by Patrick Price.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Danny Lim dons multiple hats as architect, contractor, and client as he transforms his Highland Park bungalow with a new ADU for his in-laws. At the front of the main house, architect Danny Lim framed one of the original windows with new trim to give it a more contemporary feel and installed limestone on the porch and steps.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Developers, general contractors, and architects, whose firms have built more than 300,000 student residence beds in recent years, were represented at Student Housing ProCONNECT on November 10-12, 2019.

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Deezen

JANUARY 3, 2024

The "ruin-like" concrete frame of a former chemistry laboratory has been transformed into a series of workspaces for the University of Twente in Enschede, the Netherlands , in this project by Civic Architects and VDNDP. It repurposes an abandoned 1970s structure to house bright interiors organised around courtyard gardens.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 4, 2024

Image © Richard Beard Architects Marrying the program, including a Barn and Guest Cottage, with the terrain required a thoughtful approach to the sensitive habitat. Image © Richard Beard Architects The distinct volumes ensure separation between uses and the perceived size of the house expands or contracts depending on its occupants.

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The Architect's Newsletter

AUGUST 19, 2022

Brought to you by: Architect Safdie Architects Location São Paulo, Brazil Opening August, 2022 Programmer, Interior Planner, and Executive Architect Perkins&Will Landscape Architect Isabel Duprat Skylight Sub-Contractor Seele Structural Engineer [.].

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aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Baldridge Architects has had many homes since its founding in 2005. Photo © Casey Dunn While the firm jettisoned design-build as a business model in 2010, it opted to act as the general contractor on this special project, vowing this time to work only with friends in the construction industry. First, it was rented space on South Lamar.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

US studio CLB Architects has created a retreat in rural Wyoming that has three wood-clad structures, with a creek running underneath the primary residence. Each building responds to its immediate surroundings Local firm CLB Architects carved away portions of the 6,000-square-foot (557-square-metre) building to form recesses and openings.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Following the Grenfell Tower inquiry, architects must face up to their responsibility for Britain's building safety crisis instead of blaming contracts that lessen their influence, writes Peter Apps. Whenever I speak to an architect, I am counting down until I hear the same thing. And this decision sat squarely with the architects.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Helsinki-based JKMM Architects used glulam and black spruce cladding to relate the Chappe Art House to surrounding timber structures in the coastal town of Tammisaari, Finland. JKMM Architects designed the Chappe Art House "Chappe is a place for encounters and encountering art," JKMM Architects founding partner Asmo Jaaksi told Dezeen. "In

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Architizer

APRIL 22, 2024

Subscribe to our Awards Newsletter to receive updates about Public Voting, and stay tuned for winners announcements later this spring. Happy Earth Day, architects! Integrate Renewable Energy Sources Gawthorne’s Hut by Cameron Anderson Architects , Mudgee, Australia Harnessing renewable energy is essential for sustainable building.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JUNE 17, 2022

Architect LMN Architects Location Kirkland, Washington Occupied 2021 Structural and Civil Engineer Coughlin Porter Lundeen, Inc. Landscape Architect Hewitt Architects Lighting Design Fisher Marantz Stone MEP Engineer Rushing General Contractor [.].

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Architizer

APRIL 22, 2024

Subscribe to our Awards Newsletter to receive updates about Public Voting, and stay tuned for winners announcements later this spring. Happy Earth Day, architects! Integrate Renewable Energy Sources Gawthorne’s Hut by Cameron Anderson Architects , Mudgee, Australia Harnessing renewable energy is essential for sustainable building.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The jury praised London studio Van Heyningen & Haward Architects for creating "a sense of belonging and community" while working in the "highly regulated worlds of both school design and building codes". Alongside these and a former water tower, Van Heyningen & Haward Architects added two brick teaching blocks and a sports hall.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 145: Delegated Design Life of an Architect Podcast dbarista Mon, 02/26/2024 - 09:46 In the architecture and construction industry, delegated design refers to the process where certain design responsibilities are transferred from architects to contractors during the construction phase.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2023

London studio Satish Jassal Architects has created a two-bedroom bungalow from handmade-bricks behind shops and restaurants on Turnpike Lane in Haringey, England. This was a very tricky backland site, but the key message is that with careful planning, you can succeed," said Satish Jassal Architects founder Satish Jassal.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JULY 8, 2022

Brought to you by: Architect Kevin Daly Architects; PRODUCTORA Location Houston, Texas Projected Completion October 2022 General Contractor W.S. The post Kevin Daly Architects and PRODUCTORA’s Houston Endowment headquarters will bring net-zero design to Texas appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 15, 2023

Source by Takeshi Hirobe Architects. The result is a natural-feeling interior scale and a sense of affinity between the buildings and the site.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 29, 2023

Ben Adams Architects, in partnership with Great Portland Estates plc (GPE), has received planning permission to reinvent Minerva House, a prominent c. Image © Ben Adams Architects The existing building built between 1979 and 1983 as the London office of Grindlays Bank will undergo a complete redesign of its envelope.

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Architizer

JUNE 3, 2022

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 18, 2024

Source by Hennebery Eddy Architects. Location: Oregon State University – Cascades campus, Bend, Oregon, USA Architect: Hennebery Eddy Architects Design team: Tim Eddy, Dan Petrescu, Doug Reimer, Michael Scott Civil Engineer: DOWL | Bend Structural Engineer: Walker Structural Engineer Mechanical Engineer: Interface Engineering, Inc.

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