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Schematic Design - Developing a Project Budget

Matt Fajkus Architecture

When starting a remodel or new construction project, an important early step is developing your budget to set realistic expectations and avoid surprises midway through the design process. Of course, each project is unique and complex sites or functional requirements can add additional costs to these elements.

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Revitalizing a Contaminated Site: The Ford Calumet Environmental Center

Architizer

miles from the site. The cost of bringing a sanitary sewer to the site was $2.0M – threatening the viability of the entire development. Working with our civil and plumbing engineers, we developed a design for an on-site black water treatment system where the outflow was clean water.

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Land Morphology and Olson Kundig update Oregon botanical garden

Deezen

Above: Leah Botanical Garden is in Portland, Oregon In 2015, Land Morphology – a Seattle-based landscape architecture practice – embarked on developing a strategic master plan for the botanical garden, established nearly a century ago by a local couple, John and Lilla Leach, who once lived on the property. The site has a storied past.

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Leach Botanical Garden, Portland, Oregon

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Wilbert Davies, who later became a notable California-based landscape architect, was retained by the Leach family to develop landscaping plans. Phase 1 focused on developing the upper garden and establishing connections between it and the lower, house and historic garden, garden. The first phase is approximately seven acres.

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13 trends, technologies, and strategies to expect in 2023

BD+C

Industrialized construction High-volume off-site construction, prefabrication, and on-site construction automation will continue to advance in response to ongoing labor and material challenges. Brian Leavitt, Director of Electrical Engineering 6. Eric Vallejo, Director of Reality Capture and Geospatial Solutions 11.

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

Matt Fajkus Architecture

While it’s best to hire an engineer when doing any type of construction, they are not always necessary. Before starting any new project, it’s important to check with your local governing body to see which types of submittals are necessary to obtain permits and which types of people need to certify those submittals.

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Meet the Team: Who Works with an Architect on a Design Project?

DesignScape Architects

From building contractors, civil engineers, and even interior designers — we’re here to help you find out exactly who works with an architect. Whether behind the scenes or on-site to supervise construction projects, your architect needs to know how to manage both people and good design.

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