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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.

Site 73
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Land Morphology and Olson Kundig update Oregon botanical garden

Deezen

Divided into phases, the plan called for transforming the park in a way that improves the visitor experience while honouring the site's history. The site has a storied past. It was long used as a hunting, fishing and camping site by native people. His plans were partially carried out.

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

Matt Fajkus Architecture

Preface by Matt Fajkus: There is a saying that goes something like this, “Engineers have to know everything about one thing, and architects have to know a little about everything.” This includes coordinating with all consultants – especially engineers, who bring great value and technical expertise to any given project.

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Schematic Design - Developing a Project Budget

Matt Fajkus Architecture

Of course, each project is unique and complex sites or functional requirements can add additional costs to these elements. 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.

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Leach Botanical Garden, Portland, Oregon

e-architect

Work is organized into three principle activities: 1) Design Development and Entitlement Processes ; 2) Site Development Permits and Construction Documents for Upper Garden Development ; and 3) eighteen months of construction. 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. Mike Zorich, Vice President of Healthcare 5.

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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.

Project 52