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The looming Federal Government shutdown could impinge on infrastructure projects for years

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Concerns over the possible Federal Government shutdown next month are causing headaches for contractors of much-needed infrastructure projects across the country who fear a chain reaction in the construction industry could leave lasting setbacks that would take years to overcome.

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News: UPenn's Weitzman School of Design? announces 2023–24 McHarg Fellow and postdoctoral appointments

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Ororbia, who is working with Assistant Professor Masoud Akbarzadeh through the Polyhedral Structures Lab , hopes to expand on his doctoral studies in civil engineering at Pennsylvania State University to develop a new structural engineering and architectural design decision-making and optimization processes.

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OMA unveils Manchester's flexible cultural event space Aviva Studios

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The cladding materials were chosen to reference the site's industrial history and contrast the surrounding red-brick warehouses, flats, offices and television studios. The photography is by Marco Cappelletti unless stated. The post OMA unveils Manchester's flexible cultural event space Aviva Studios appeared first on Dezeen.

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New concrete vaulted floor suggests path to cutting carbon emissions

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A type of flooring that uses 75 per cent less concrete than the current standard has been invented by researchers at the universities of Bath, Cambridge and Dundee, who say it could make a "major difference" to the construction industry's carbon footprint. Flooring innovation makes use of concrete's strengths. The demo floor measures 4.5

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Es Devlin awarded CBE in Queen's New Years honours

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Hanif Kara is co-founder of civil engineering firm AKT II. Also awarded on the New Years Honours list was structural engineer Kara, the co-founder of structural and civil engineering firm AKT II. She was awarded the London Design Medal in 2017.

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Lemay redesigns open-air theatre in Montreal’s La Fontaine Park

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Read: Manifesto of Canadian Design urges designers to "un-f**k" their industry Across from the stage, the team installed benches made of wood, concrete and steel, which form a fan-shaped seating area that holds about 1,700 people. There is space for an additional 250 people on the grass.

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Bathroom designs addressing real-world challenges

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