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Architecture Articles: Building Design

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Architecture Articles, Architectural Developments, Global Design Project News, New Property Posts Architecture Articles: Building Designs Building Debate – Architectural Information + International Construction Projects Architecture Articles Information : Building Links Architectural Projects + Key New Property Designs, alphabetical: Building (..)

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Pier and Beam Foundations - KHouse Progress | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Bob : Right … and exactly what was the problem? Believe it or not, void forms are made out of cardboard, and the concrete gets poured on top of them. Having this gap is what allows you to not worry about cracks in your brickwork, or having doors stick seasonally. Bob : What?!? That’s called “doing your job.”

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Being Architect: Lessons from the Past: Rowhouse Density (2)

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I took his suggestion, this article does just that. All units have comfortable and code compliant stairs, integrated garages, large kitchens and baths, decks and basement hobby rooms. But there is no doubt, Duff continued, that they are very smartly placed and achieve just that urban density we so badly need.

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How to design the perfect small modular kitchen?

Building and Interiors

This article offers ways in which a simple small kitchen design can be storage-efficient while being easy on the eyes. So, if you have limited budget or space, check out this article for a beautiful small modular kitchen. The modular kitchen cost of an average size of a small kitchen in a low-cost apartment is 8×10 feet.

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Grenfell Tower in West London: Fire Inquiry

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on 14 June 2017: photograph by Natalie Oxford, courtesy of wikimedia commons. He also said that equipment issues caused problems, including communications equipment and aerial appliance. The mindset of doing things as cheaply as possible and passing on responsibility for problems and shortcomings of others must stop,” she wrote.

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Being Architect: Lessons from the Past - When Downtown Living Was Brought Back to Stuttgart

Community Architect

This was such a remarkable step at the time, that I want to revisit it with this article. What all of the IBA’27 projects have in common is the desire to achieve a respectful approach to materials, spaces and social relationships. It was exemplary in the 1980s. This, in fact originates in the US as well.