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

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The structures have mass-timber structures and brick facades The new buildings – officially called Barry Mills Hall and the John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies – were designed by American studio HGA , which served as both architect and structural engineer. The photography is by Michael Moran.

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Studio Gang unites Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts buildings with folded concrete canopy

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The Jeanne Gang -led studio, united eight previous structures, that have been built for the museum complex since it opened in 1937, with the concrete canopy. Chicago-based Studio Gang has completed the overall of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock, Arkansas , with the addition of a sculptural folded concrete roof.

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Studio Gang designs Brooklyn fire station to train elite firefighters

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These teams are highly specialized in extreme conditions that include rappelling down buildings, navigating collapsed structures, and even deploying for underwater rescue operations. Project credits: Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti. Civil engineer: Langan , civil engineer.

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I’m a Jack of All Trades and a Master of None

SW Oregon Architect

Architects with significant design or project management duties still possess a considerable depth of expertise; however, that depth of expertise is necessary across the full range of concerns for which they are responsible. Fundamentally, architects bring to the project an understanding that a whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

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Deborah Berke Partners revamps modernist law centre at Harvard University

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Additional social spaces were also incorporated "The original modernist structure became outmoded with the changing needs of libraries and law pedagogy alike," said the firm. "As The architects noted that much of the original building was saved — up to 80 per cent, based on their estimates.

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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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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.