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7 Benefits of a Large Bathtub for Relaxation

The Architecture Designs

In this blog post we will cover the benefits of a large bathtub for relaxation. When you soak yourself underwater rather than pouring or standing under it, your body gets some rest. Additionally, this becomes more beneficial when you lie in water after a sweaty day. So, instead, you should go for an oversized bathtub.

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Does Historic Preservation Have a Future in America’s Imploding Cities?

Architectural Observer

When the historic preservation movement began roughly a century ago, early efforts were focused on buildings associated with the the founding of the nation and the people instrumental in it. After fetching $66 million in 2015 the building lost nearly two thirds of its value when selling for only $24 million in July of 2023.

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Framing the classical revival

Architecture Here and There

The modernist Richard Rogers plan for was outvoted in a survey by Quinlan Terry’s traditional proposal by 67 percent to 33 percent, but what was eventually build is an unsatisfactory compromise. to a modernist architecture building at its campus there. Here is a post written in May of 2014. Other Paris skyscrapers are pending.

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Explore Most Beautiful Species of Prayer Plants for Home

Architecture Ideas

This daily movement of leaves is scientifically referred to as nyctinasty. The leaf’s movement changes as the water pressure in the pulvini and swollen nodes changes. The botanical gem requires minimum care (which we will discuss later in the blog) and can be kept indoors all year round. What is a Prayer Plant?

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Designing An Airport Terminal: 7 Steps to a Completed Project

DesignScape Architects

Operating a strict level of security, there is no margin for error when coordinating flow and functionality to optimise the safety and security of the many passengers and various staff that pass through the terminal complex daily. In this blog post, we will be going through the 7 major steps we take when designing an airport terminal.

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Is Downtown Baltimore doomed?

Community Architect Daily

What if vacancies won't magically disappear at the end of the pandemic when the heavy toll of hotel, restaurant, office and retail closures or restrictions will be lifted, and everything that defines downtown can breathe again? Pratt in 2024 for a building yet-to-break-ground in Harbor Point. in a marquee property near Harborplace.

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Architectural Sketching [or How to Sketch like Bob] | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

I’m not sure I would have made this observation had I not started writing this blog and posting my sketches for others to view. Since I didn’t have anything else to write am such a generous person, I thought I would pull the curtain back today and share with everyone a handful of the techniques I use when sketching.

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