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

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Instead, the studio decided to create a 1,500-square-foot (139-square-metre) structure on the site that consists of a gallery and gathering space and a utilities area, separated by a courtyard. Also important was the remediation of the contaminated site, often referred to as a brownfield site.

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

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Local studio Forge Craft Architecture + Design has created affordable apartments for people transitioning out of homelessness in Austin that feature a breezeway to encourage rest and preserve heritage trees on the site. Balconies painted in the same hue on either side look over the outdoor areas oriented around the oak trees.

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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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Johnson Fain completes curvilinear First Americans Museum after decades of work

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The building is made up of curved shapes informed by the Earth's rotation and the changing of seasons Built on a former oil field, the 280-acre (113-hectare) museum property includes multiple buildings, a large parking lot, and a sunken lawn ringed by a massive earthen berm. The Oklahoma River runs alongside the site.

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"Shifting volumes" make up Cole Valley Residence in San Francisco by Jensen Architects

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Local studio Jensen Architects designed the house to both embrace and defy its difficult site conditions – a hilly parcel in the Cole Valley neighbourhood, near the city's famed Sutro Tower. The site's complex geology and the clients' desires inform a composition of shifting volumes that de?ne Civil engineering: Sandis.

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The Importance of Construction Material Testing

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On-Site (Field) Testing and Laboratory Testing. On-Site Testing: On-site or field testing occurs on-site. The soil foundation, steel structure, and retaining walls are the three primary types of construction materials evaluated during field or on-site testing.

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Interactive Learning Pavilion University of CA, Santa Barbara

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photo © Tim Griffith Construction has been completed on a new LMN designed classroom building located on a central site along Library Mall. The project serves the university’s most foundational mission: to provide students with a comfortable space where they can think, learn, create, and grow. Site Area: 159,000 SFT (14,771.5

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