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REX creates "holy grail" combination of performance spaces in Providence

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It has a number of automated safety features including a laser system that halts operations if something is detected between two moving parts. It has a number of safety features that allow it to be safe for students In addition to its flexibility, the structure was designed to make the arts visible to the campus.

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Studio Egret West to transform former Heinz HQ into London housing

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Studio Egret West will preserve the concrete exterior of the former Heinz headquarters They were designed by US architect Gordon Bunshaft while working at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and were his only project in the UK. The images are by Hism.

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Kaan Architecten adds "monumental" visitor centre to second world war cemetery

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The visitor centre houses a display space and auditorium Inside, the wood-lined auditorium and visitor facilities sit at the centre of the space behind poured concrete walls that mirror the appearance of the exterior. Project credits: Architect: Kaan Architecten Landscape designer: Karres + Brands landschapsarchitecten B.V.,

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Brooks + Scarpa completes All Electric “Net Zero” Affordable Housing in Santa Monica, CA

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Strategically placed windows, purposeful exterior circulation and units that wrap the outer-most edges, orient the 48 apartments to social spaces that are spatially apart, yet visually connected to each other and the street below. For the city at large, the courtyard is an urbane housing type that fits well into neighborhoods.

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Brooks + Scarpa designs 11 NOHO in California to diverge from typical housing block

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The building has a white exterior that helps enhance natural light and reduce heat gain – the latter being an important consideration given the area's hot climate. Exterior walls are wrapped in stucco and corrugated aluminium panels. The white exterior increases natural light. Structural engineer: Labib Funk Engineering.

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Rose Apartments by Brooks + Scarpa

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For people living around the courtyard, the space provides a sense of safety and privacy; the courtyard is a quasi-public space that mediates between the home and the street. Like many of the traditional courtyard structures before, the main exterior material at Rose Apartments is commonly used exterior cement plaster.

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Gensler tucks arena under a wooden canopy in Austin

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The canopy – an engineered panel veneered with Okoume wood that references vernacular Texas architecture – is both an interior and exterior feature. The exterior soffit flows through a panelized glazing system across the interior concourse and folds down the back side of the stadium bowl. Civil engineer: Stantec.