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Land Morphology and Olson Kundig update Oregon botanical garden

Deezen

Project credits: Prime consultant and landscape architecture: Land Morphology Land Morphology team: Richard Hartlage (principal in charge), Lindsey Heller (project manager), Sandy Fischer (lead planner), Garrett Devier (project landscape architect), Brandon Burlingame (landscape designer) Architecture: Olson Kundig Structural engineering: Lund Opsahl (..)

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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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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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Explorers at Home

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Prosper Portland, an economic development agency, gave $2 million, and Portland Metro, the transportation agency, made a $188,000 grant. Phase One Project Team (Upper Garden Development, Permitting, and Construction Documents). Electrical Engineer Reyes Engineering, Portland, Oregon. The city gave the garden $6.5

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Time to Abandon the Scorched Earth Approach in Subdivision Development

Community Architect

Steep streets characterize many cities: San Francisco (Photo Philipsen) In the approval steps towards site development plans, civil engineering precedes the other design professions. Civil engineers are driven by the hard rules of engineering, not the softer concerns of context sensitive design or carbon emission reduction.

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Aviva Studios in Manchester to Open on 18th October 2023

e-architect

A technical grid on the Warehouse ceiling permits any type of use, from concert to exhibition. A 33-metre-long bar is split in two by the ‘mega pig’ which is a key part of the building’s structural engineering, holding up the proscenium arch above. When SIM is open people can seamlessly move between the spaces.

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University of Arkansas Community Design Center Proposes Downtown Housing Regeneration Scheme

Architizer

Windows have to be operable; outdoor spaces should substitute for indoor spaces if cooling were to be lost; and cross ventilation should support natural conditioning and lighting of loft environments wherever dwelling unit plans permit. Landscape Architects, Civil/Ecological Engineers: Ecological Design Group, Inc. Consultants.

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