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Winter Visual Arts Center, Franklin & Marshall by Steven Hall Architects

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On the historic campus of Franklin & Marshall College, the new Winter Visual Arts Center takes shape as a raised pavilion formed by the site’s 200-year old trees, the oldest elements of the campus. Inspiring Space for Making and Teaching Art The 33,000 sf Winter Visual Arts Center is the center of creative life on campus.

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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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Beyond its visually striking exterior, the true innovation of Rockbound lies in the unseen engineering," the team explained, lauding the collaboration with Blackwell Structural Engineers to redistribute the structural loads through a system of micro-piles. The photography is by Ema Peter.

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

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Called Zilker Studios, the structure includes 110 affordable apartments operated by local housing organisation Foundation Communities. The area facing the courtyard was clad in Hardie board and a batten system, with the studio using the similar diagonal lines in the patterning of both cladding systems to unite them visually.

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The Kitchen in This Pacific Northwest Retreat Is Made From Douglas Fir Felled On-Site

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Project Details: Location: Washington, United States Architect: GO'C / @ go_c_studio Footprint: 1,700 square feet Builder: Sparrow Woodworks Structural Engineer: SSF Engineers Civil Engineer: J Welch Engineering Envelope Consultant: RDH Building Science Inc.

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Rice University by SOM new engineering and science building opens

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O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science is now open. ” The design activates the adjacent Engineering Quad and extends the vitality of campus into the building, where a five-story central atrium creates a hub of activity, connecting to seminar rooms, break areas, and informal gathering spaces.

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HGX Design creates house that "flows like music" in the Hudson Valley

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The structure's horizontal form was informed by the vernacular architecture of the surrounding farmland. The studio also explained the home defies "the traditional expectations of an open plan" with "no barriers to the visual or physical flow of the home". foot ceilings throughout," said the studio.

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Gehry Partners references icebergs and Hollywood for Warner Bros building

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A terrace features on the third floor Gehry Partners' design also responds to the structure's proximity to the busy highway. On the south end of the building's sloping site, the curtain wall is designed to minimise noise from the motorway while providing visual interest for drivers.

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