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A conversation with Quang Truong: carbon fiber, zoning, and architecture's slow evolution

Portland Architecture

And that's before he wrote the world's first book about composite materials in architecture, became a Portland State University professor, and founded a software company to visualize complex zoning codes. Recently I talked with Truong to learn more about all these things: composite materials, zoning, education, mass timber.

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Topsy-turvy: Creative use of air rights results in a model of urban luxury design

BD+C

Depending on local zoning regulations, that restriction often results in a structure that steps back, floor by floor, as it rises. Architecture firm ODA has turned that development model on its head in its design for 100 Norfolk Street in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

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Viettel Academy Educational Centre | VTN Architects

ArchiDiaries

Excerpt: Viettel Academy Educational Centre designed by architectural firm VTN Architects is aimed to create a quiet and peaceful space for the trainees to focus on their studies, away from the hustle and bustle of city life. Project Description. Text as submitted by the Architects”).

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South Hill House, Toronto, Ontario

e-architect

The siting of the project was influenced by local zoning regulations, however the new mass also yields to the existing house along the north elevation to celebrate the different periods of construction. When altering both the interior and exterior, a sensitivity to the existing structure was observed.

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Ugly Should Be Allowed

A Better Built Environment

We spend so much time and effort regulating the look, feel, and size of individual buildings we neglect to consider the impact these regulations have on the city at large. Zoning separates uses leading to monotonous districts and reliance on driving to get the basics needed to live. Style shouldn’t be regulated.

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Barcelona’s Best: Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue’s Poetics of Place

Architizer

Miralles Tagliabue EMBT is one of the most renowned Spanish architectural firms in the world. Its labyrinthine form regulates the different functions spreading around it and creates spontaneous interactions within the public fabric of Lleida, becoming a true architecture of place.

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The Commercial Design Process: How it Works in Cape Town

DesignScape Architects

However, specific local regulations and restrictions that impact the design process will vary from country to country. The architect will begin space planning, land zoning, and business zoning for the site, and create estimations for the cost and timeframe of the project.