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Insights: What do different engineers do, and when do I hire one?

Matt Fajkus Architecture

Dealing with the local governing code can get hairy, so one of the major benefits of hiring an architect is letting them coordinate and schedule design, engineering, and construction all at once. At their most basic function, structural engineers design the bones of a new building to resist forces caused by gravity and the elements.

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Time to Abandon the Scorched Earth Approach in Subdivision Development

Community Architect

The urban planning tabula rasa approach has long been abandoned in favor of infill, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse and the preservation of historic structures and patterns that give cities their charm. Ironically, in part, due to environmental regulation, as we shall see. But tabula rasa is the modus operandi in suburban development.