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Secrets of a structural engineer

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Secrets of a structural engineer 0 dbarista Fri, 09/08/2023 - 11:54 Engineers Walter P Moore's Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA, offers tips and takeaways for young—and veteran—structural engineers in the AEC industry.

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Thornton Tomasetti CEO and co-founder of Charlie Thornton passes away at 83

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Charlie Thornton, the well-admired structural engineer, co-founder and CEO of Thornton Tomasetti , passed away in early December at the age of 83, according to his firm. The Bronx-born Thornton began his career in the New York offices of Lev Zetlin Associates before pursuing a new venture with Richard Tomasetti after 1977.

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CLB Architects creates trio of "tectonic structures" for Wyoming residence

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US studio CLB Architects has created a retreat in rural Wyoming that has three wood-clad structures, with a creek running underneath the primary residence. Located on a 35-acre (14-hectare) property near the town of Wilson, the home was envisioned as a series of "tectonic structures" set within a diverse ecosystem.

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dMFK Architects restores CFA Voysey's Arts and Crafts factory to its "former glory"

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dMFK Architects renovated Voysey House The team aimed to revive the structure's original character reversing a series of renovations over the past 100 years following its conversion into offices after a fire in 1928. This included replacing the non-original windows with steel reproductions of the original frames.

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Architects "can develop a new language" with structural stone says Aurore Baulier

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Top: Aurore Baulier is calling on architects to use structural stone. She advocates for the use of structural stone as part Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN), where she coordinates the Natural Materials Group. "A beam can actually be stone instead of steel, minimising its carbon footprint."

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Peter Markos models timber Monocoque Cabin on world war two fighter plane

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Nestled beside the surrounding woodland, the cabin is wrapped by an external skin or 'monocoque' – similar to an eggshell – that draws on structural systems used within the aerospace and automotive industries. The structure draws aerospace and automative construction techniques Measuring 3.3-metres-wide, metres-wide, 3.5-metres-tall

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Oliver Leech Architects adds skylit extension to London home

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Throughout, a largely muted colour palette of white punctuated by deep greens and blues was adopted to provide a "calm backdrop" to the client's possessions and artworks. It is important to connect the house to nature and this is a small way to do this." The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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