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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

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Field Architecture has created a house in Sonoma Valley with copper-clad roofs Dry in the summers with heavy rainfall in the winter, the area's geography informed the design, as did the client's desire to co-inhabit the land with the region's plants and animals. "We

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Farmland informs design of Thaden School building in Arkansas by Eskew Dumez Ripple

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The school is backed by the Walton Family Foundation, which is led by the founders of the retail giant Walmart. Civil engineering: Ecological Design Group. MEP engineering: CMTA Consulting Engineers. Structural engineering: Engineering Consultants. Landscape architect: Andropogon Associates.

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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. Hagar said that rest was an essential principle for the design, and explained that the studio took a "trauma-informed" approach to the arrangement of the living spaces. The photography is by Casey Dunn.

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Worrell Yeung renovates New York farm with collection of "cousin" wood-clad buildings

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The home was informed by vernacular agricultural buildings Clad in a dark metal roof and custom dark green stained cypress in a varied batten pattern, the main house references and updates agrarian vernacular. Downstairs, the original 1800s stone foundation serves as the wall texture for the communal basement.

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Whats is building information modeling and BIM course

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Building Information and Modeling is a brand new technology that has completely revolutionized the construction industry. Professionals like architects, civil engineers, structural engineers, MEP experts, and industrial designers must learn how to use this software. IT USERS –. Architecture. BIM COURSES or BIM TRAINING.

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GO'C places arts centre on former Seattle gas station site to "heal an urban problem"

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Remediation systems were added to the foundation to "clean the residual contaminants". Monitors for the remediation system are on display in the interior space to inform visitors of "ways to improve and rebuild on similar brownfield sites".

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Pier and Beam Foundations - KHouse Progress | Life of an Architect

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Home / Construction / Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Bob Borson — June 12, 2014 — 73 Comments On the residential part of our practice, we do a lot of pier and beam foundations. Here is a typical wall section through a pier and beam foundation.