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Forge Craft uses "hammock" approach to create outdoor space for transitional apartments

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Strategic window sizes were used to help make the building energy-efficient Beyond helping to finance the project, Foundation Communities has pledged to pay the energy bills for the building. Affordable housing and solutions to homelessness have seen a resurgence. The photography is by Casey Dunn.

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GBBN creates set of housing blocks that reinterpret historic fabric of Cincinnati

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GBBN created the project to "fit in and stand out" In working to close Cincinnati's affordable housing gap – roughly 20,000-30,000 more units – GBBN said it recognizes the need for cross-discipline advocacy, policy changes, and financing structure navigation. "It The photography is by Ryan Kurtz.

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David Baker Architects accelerates housing for homeless in San Francisco with modular construction

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The 63,000-square foot (5,850 metre) project – called Tahanan, the Tagalog word for "coming home" – was completed in November 2021 through a financing prototype that aimed to accelerate the timeline and reduce the cost of permanent supportive housing. General contractor: Cahill Contractors. Structural engineer: DCI Engineers.

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Schematic Design - Developing a Project Budget

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Depending on the complexity of your project, soft costs may include specialty consultants such as an arborist, landscape architecture, civil engineering, audiovisual design, HVAC design, or permit expediting.

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What Happens when Architects Date | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Pingback: Architecture Blogging: 21 Blog Post Ideas for Professional Architects | Business Blogging Tactics aayushi how about architect + civil engineer…… ???? I love you Building - Happy. just curious………:P Charley Warady Perfect. SKarch Why is it that the interior designer combination is two females?

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Bay State Commons Cohousing by French 2D

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Photo © Naho Kubota The pooling of space and certain resources, while maintaining individual household ownership and separation of finances, encourages mutual aid and support between households, as well as the creation of broader extended families built upon friendship and choice. Mechanical Engineer: Norian/Siani Engineering, Inc.

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University of Arkansas Community Design Center Proposes Downtown Housing Regeneration Scheme

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Missing middle housing is not unfamiliar to the small-scale residential contractor. Developer input was certainly helpful in understanding market tolerance and financing metrics, which shape much of what gets built in everyday environments. © University of Arkansas Community Design Center.

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