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Book Review: The Mass-Produced Forest

Landscape Architecture Magazine

The Foundations Three analytic pillars structure Elkin’s investigation of afforestation: artifact, index, and trace. Elkin suggests that when fields of evenly spaced Zaï pits are spread over the landscape, progress on the projects is made visible, but the technique only works because of human tending and the addition of manure.

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

Life of an Architect

Home / Construction / Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Bob Borson — June 12, 2014 — 73 Comments On the residential part of our practice, we do a lot of pier and beam foundations. Here is a typical wall section through a pier and beam foundation.

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The Legacy of Disney’s Monsanto House of the Future

Dwell

A new book from Disney expert David A. It was a way to put the Monsanto Company at the leading edge of new construction materials and techniques. For Monsanto, this was all about research and experimentation in plastics materials and fabrication techniques. A sketch for the Monsanto House of the Future.

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In conversation with: Wei Xiao (??), Founder of Zhengyin Art

Hotel Designs

There is a saying in Chinese ancient books that one who born with Zhengyin means in this person’s life he or she will have many meaningful encounters that help them grow and guide their ways. These projects provided us with many opportunities to try new visual expressions and techniques.

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Architectural Sketches | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Architects / Architectural Sketches Architectural Sketches Bob Borson — September 26, 2013 — 22 Comments Architects sketch as part of the process when doing their job … at least I do. There are many different styles and techniques that architects use when graphically working through problems.

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Arquine Competition MEXTÓPOLI 2022 Pavilion

e-architect

The studio works on various projects at different scales and strata ranging from the city to the book, the artifact, and other micro-objects. He recently published an article for the book “Ecological Urbanism in Latin America” by GG publishing house. MEXTROPASE VIP for the team members (2**) and pack of books from Arquine.

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

Architizer

Her publications include the books 49 Cities and Above the Pavement—the Farm! Tellingly, the idea to cofound the studio came while Bordas and her partner were working together at the Louis Vuitton Foundation, an experience where the paradoxical proximity and distance between the world of design and engineering was attenuated.