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

Deezen

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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The Lindemann Performing Arts Center by REX

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Photo © Iwan Baan Location: 144 Angell Street, Providence, USA Architect: REX Founding Principal: Joshua Ramus Project Team: Adam Chizmar, Maur Dessauvage, Sebastian Hofmeister, Joshua Ramus, Kevin Thomas Acoustical Consultant: Threshold Acoustics Vibration Consultant: Acentech MEP Engineer: ARUP Sustainability Consultant: Atelier Ten Cost Management (..)

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Henning Larsen creates gridded facade for Minneapolis Public Service Building

Deezen

Structural engineer and security consultant: Buro Happold. Mechanical and electrical engineers: Buro Happold. Plumbing and fire protection engineers: Obernel Engineering. Civil engineers: EVS. Life safety/code consultant: Jensen Hughes. Vertical transportation consultant: Lerch Bates.

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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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Ground granulated blast furnace slag in concrete production

e-architect

GGBS in concrete production A group of 13 experts from across structural engineering, concrete and cement industries, construction, academia, and civil society have collaborated on a paper that reviews the use of ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) in concrete, and examining ways that this may change in the future.

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Behavioral Health Teaching Facility by SRG

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The design will maximize access to daylight and views while assuring patient privacy, dignity, and safety. Recognizing that the new building is an expansion of the existing hospital, attention to scale, articulation, openness, and warmth will reinforce the vision for a new standard of behavioral health care. Image © SRG. Image © SRG.

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The Team on Tops

Landscape Architecture Magazine

The project was highly complex and required coordinating with the California Department of Transportation to design and construct extensive soil improvements below the tunnels and embankment to mitigate the compressible bay muds. Siu now works at the woman-owned firm LPD Engineering. Lauren Connolly, The Presidio Trust.