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Ten buildings that became embroiled in legal battles

Deezen

Following the news that Tate Modern has lost its lengthy court battle against Neo Bankside residents over privacy, we look back on other buildings that became the subject of legal disputes. The slide closed soon after and it was reported that the case between the injured woman and the building manager was settled.

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Schematic Design - Developing a Project Budget

Matt Fajkus Architecture

The hard cost of construction is typically the cost for construction of the building, materials, labor, basic site work, and the general contractor’s fee. The project budget can be seen as the sum of hard costs, soft costs, other costs, and a contingency.

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Land Morphology and Olson Kundig update Oregon botanical garden

Deezen

Other botanical gardens in the US include the Portland Japanese Garden , which features a trio of pagoda-style buildings designed by Kengo Kuma, and the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix , which features an educational facility and greenhouse with polycarbonate walls that was designed by 180 Degrees and CoLab Studio.

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Leach Botanical Garden, Portland, Oregon

e-architect

In the second half of the 19th century, the property was part of a sawmill furnishing lumber to build homes in Portland. civil engineering: Janet Turner Engineering, LLC structural Engineering: Lund Opsahl LLC arborist0: Morgan Holen and Associates LLC cost estimating: Mitali and Associates geotechnical engineering: Northwest Geotech, Inc.

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13 trends, technologies, and strategies to expect in 2023

BD+C

Decarbonization of healthcare With the healthcare industry accounting for a yearly average of 5% of the carbon emissions of industrialized nations, many owners, architects, and engineers have already made commitments to reduce, and eventually eliminate, the carbon footprint of their healthcare building projects.

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Insights: What do different engineers do, and when do I hire one?

Matt Fajkus Architecture

There are many different types of engineers involved in the building industry. While it’s best to hire an engineer when doing any type of construction, they are not always necessary. At their most basic function, structural engineers design the bones of a new building to resist forces caused by gravity and the elements.

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Revitalizing a Contaminated Site: The Ford Calumet Environmental Center

Architizer

The design serves as an example for a progressive future of building in the City of Chicago, a city known for design innovation. The center was the first wastewater wetland system in the city, and the first mass timber building for the Chicago Park District. The building’s materials reinforce its mission.

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