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Modular, Photovoltaic, Green or Blue Roofs: How to Choose the Best Waterproofing System?

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Thanks to technological advances in reinforced concrete in the mid-twentieth century, usable flat roofs are far from new. Water is relentless in finding a place to drain, and flat roofs are exposed to this when execution and design are not carefully thought-out. Read more ยป

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Dual Roof Extension in Kingston by Square One Architects

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This recently completed project located in the London Borough of Kingston Upon Thames is spread between two semi-detached Victorian properties which both sought to extend their roof spaces. The new dormer, though long, reads as four small dormers; this was carefully designed to reduce visual impact.

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BIG and A+ Architects Reveal Design for Mass Timber Transport Hub in France

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ยฉ BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group Bjarke Ingels Group and A+ Architects have revealed the design for the 12,000-square-meter Marengo Multimodal Transport Hub in Toulouse , France.

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Sam Crawford Architects creates red-roofed community pavilion in Sydney

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An angular roof wrapped in translucent red-mesh panels crowns this Y-shaped pavilion in Sydney , designed by local studio Sam Crawford Architects. By utilising a sculptural Y-shaped layout, Sam Crawford Architects avoided creating a back to the building, ensuring a sense of openness from all directions.

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Rafael Viรฑoly Architects designs vineyard atop an airport terminal in Italy

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Rafael Viñoly Architects has designed a new international terminal for the Aeroporto Amerigo Vespucci in Florence , Italy. Image credit: Rafael Viñoly Architects The airport’s most unique feature is a 19-acre vineyard gently sloping upwards atop the building, covering the terminal below.

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SO-IL designs Massachusetts museum with undulating CLT roof

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Architecture studio SO-IL has unveiled designs for the Williams College Museum of Art in the Berkshires , which will be topped with a tent-like cross-laminated timber roof. The undulating cross-laminated timber roof will be laid atop these volumes, unifying them below.

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How the architect behind Pizza Hut's iconic roof turned a tiny design fee into a small fortune

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“Instead, they offered Burke $100 per store built using his design, never guessing that Pizza Hut would become the global company that it is today.” Brands, which now operates Pizza Hut, began shifting away from the model and towards a more modernized look in mid-decade.

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