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HGA creates two mass-timber buildings for Bowdoin College in Maine

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Mills Hall contains an event space Both buildings were constructed using a timber frame system, which HGA estimates has reduced the "building's embodied carbon footprint by approximately 75 per cent when compared to a traditional steel structure". The photography is by Michael Moran.

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Studio Gang designs Brooklyn fire station to train elite firefighters

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Project credits: Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti. Civil engineer: Langan , civil engineer. Cost estimator: Toscano Clements Taylor. Construction manager: The LiRo Group. MEP & Fire protection: ads. Landscape architect: SCAPE. Wayfinding and signage consultant: Once–Future Office.

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Deborah Berke Partners revamps modernist law centre at Harvard University

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The architects noted that much of the original building was saved — up to 80 per cent, based on their estimates. This has resulted in a "40 per cent reduction in embodied carbon emissions" when compared to the construction of a new building with standard materials, according to the studio.

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New report examines ongoing costs of green infrastructure options

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A new publication released by the American Society of Civil Engineers investigates the cost of various green infrastructure options to reduce the release of stormwater. Cost of Maintaining Green Infrastructure quantifies expenses associated with operating and maintaining sustainable stormwater-management technologies.

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Hunters Point Substation by TEF Design and Tatiana Bilbao Estudio

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Project completion is estimated for Fall 2023. Tatiana Bilbao Estudio Team Manager: Isaac Monterrosa. Model Team: Victor Castañeda, Veronica Nazar, Eliana Lopez, Ángela Silva, Patricia Morales Landscape: Creo Landscape Architecture Mechanical/Electrical: MHC Engineers, Inc. and ACG Engineers Inc. and ACG Engineers Inc.

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Dairy Apartments Portland, Oregon

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Currently under construction, this residential property project’s estimated completion is March 2025. The resulting design includes two 7-story housing bars on a full-block, 2-story podium arranging ground-floor residential and amenity spaces around a central private courtyard.

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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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