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Page Southerland Page integrates "past and future" at Texas Capitol Complex

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It includes high-rise office buildings by HKS "The project aligns with Austin's larger objectives of sustainable urban development, economic growth, and community engagement, including reimagining the 40-block area surrounding the Capitol building," the team said. "It & Elec.

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Haikou Jiangdong Huandao Experimental School named best building at Dezeen Awards China 2023

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Originally a heavy oil power plant, the building had been officially retired due to environmental protection and urban development and became an industrial relic. The eclectic building was originally designed by civil engineering firm Atkinson & Dallas. "It

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Kigali Green City Project, Rwanda, Africa

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The transformational development is being hailed as is an important milestone on the road to creating more sustainable green cities in the region and worldwide. The development will also deliver much needed quality homes for people in the lower-to-middle-income brackets. Both projects have sustainability at their heart.

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How to Utilize Aluminum in Modern Construction Projects

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Civil engineers frequently use aluminum ingots and billets in processing windows, stairs, roof sheets, floating ceilings, doors, wall panels , and much more. Anodizing and polishing processes create an artificial colorless film with a high absorption capacity for painting – a necessary strategy for decorative purposes.

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University of Arkansas Community Design Center Proposes Downtown Housing Regeneration Scheme

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The challenge is to manage gentrification processes in a way that does not create widespread displacements of households that sustained downtown even when it was not a popular place. The triplex massing and frontage vocabulary is quintessentially urban and not hostage to the simple expression of its three units.

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30 Best Architecture Firms in Denmark

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The development and design of the basic functions of society constitute a central, professional challenge for us. We transform complex challenges into sustainable architectural solutions within our four market areas: Energy, Water & Industry, Mobility & Transport, Civic & Commercial and Urban Development.

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Seattle Convention Center Summit Building

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The interior spaces feature a unique array of sustainable, local, and regional materials. These include using sustainably sourced, recycled materials throughout the building, such as plant-based acoustic ceiling tiles and bio-based fabric panels. Landscape Architect: Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Programming: Conventional Wisdom Corp.