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How Can Clients Ruin Their Own Construction Projects?

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Project managers, architects, civil engineers, contractors, laborers, and other professionals work together to achieve the goals. Are clients any good in terms of construction projects? source: pinterest.com First things first, without clients and initiators, there would be no projects at all.

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TVK designs limestone buildings for "first zero-carbon district" in Paris

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French architecture practice TVK has completed a neighbourhood in Paris made up of limestone buildings surrounding a garden and designed as a sustainable development that aims to increase biodiversity. Located on a triangular site in Paris's 19th arrondissement, the project is "the capital's first zero-carbon district", according to TVK.

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This Unassuming Edwardian-Era Home in Australia Conceals a Crisp, Airy Extension

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The clients also developed a sensory direction that would make the house feel calming and soft to the touch. Post it here. The brief is one familiar to the practice: balance the heritage constraints of an original house (in this case, Edwardian-era) with the needs of a growing family.

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Snøhetta includes wooden oculus for Norwegian-American museum extension in Iowa

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The project includes the addition of a gallery and office building, as well as the further development of the museum's outdoor greenspace. The Vesterheim Commons and Heritage Park extension is part of Snøhetta's 2019 master plan for the development of the campus.

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Snøhetta creates library to emulate feeling of "sitting under a tree"

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Read: Studio Hinge creates library spaces beneath tree-like wooden columns The columns have a modular design, developed to reduce material waste and integrate technologies such as lighting, acoustics, and rainwater collection. The photography is by Yumeng Zhu.

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Page Southerland Page integrates "past and future" at Texas Capitol Complex

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It includes high-rise office buildings by HKS "The project aligns with Austin's larger objectives of sustainable urban development, economic growth, and community engagement, including reimagining the 40-block area surrounding the Capitol building," the team said. "It & Elec. (AOR & Elec.

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Modu clads Houston building with "self-cooling" exterior

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Modu has created a "self-cooling" exterior for an office building in Houston The Promenade building is a 15,000-square-foot (1,400 square metre) centre which will host wellness and health clients throughout several offices. Each tenant will be provided with both an interior and exterior space.

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