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Façade 2022 Design and Engineering Awards reveals shortlisted projects

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The shortlisted projects in the Façade 2022 Design and Engineering Awards have been announced: Seven new build projects have been added, joining the other 35 buildings and six engineers shortlisted for the honors.

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Farm buildings inform Sonoma ADU by Schwartz and Architecture

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Its design was informed by surrounding farm structures "How might we use the qualities of these decaying yet compelling utilitarian buildings as the jumping off point for a modern wine country design?"

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5 Helpful Resources for Designing & Building with Engineered Wood

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APA – THE ENGINEERED WOOD ASSOCIATION Multifamily Housing Engineered wood’s combination of benefits—from beauty and versatility to sustainability and strength—has made it a popular material for commercial projects such as mixed-use buildings, low-rise office structures and even eight-story mass-timber high rises.

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Shigeru Ban's timber-skeleton Tamedia building left engineers "incredulous"

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Continuing our Timber Revolution series, we look at the Tamedia Office Building by Shigeru Ban – Switzerland's first seven-storey mass-timber structure that was barely legal at the time of its completion in 2013. And engineers were incredulous that such a large wooden structure could function without steel connections."

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Hewitt creates residential tower in Seattle informed by stack of magazines

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Local architecture studio Hewitt has unveiled the 33-storey-high Skyglass residential block in downtown Seattle , which was informed by an offset stack of magazines. It has a base of the building that relates to the pedestrian, the street and the block in this smaller scale, immediate context," said Nagele.

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Geodes inform design of Arizona research building by Grimshaw and Architekton

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The academic building is located on ASU's main campus in Tempe, which is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Encompassing 281,000 square feet (26,106 square metres), the building houses a range of research institutes focused on topics such as food, water, energy and climate change.

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Cars and hurricanes inform "sail-shape" of Aston Martin's first residential skyscraper

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We worked closely with engineers during the initial phase, and part of the inspiration shows what Aston Martin is about, which is as much about aerodynamics and power as it is about beauty." The Aston Martin building was a challenge in relation to the proximity of the water," he said. "The The photography is courtesy of Aston Martin.