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Information about Construction Estimating: Concepts, Tips, and Free Templates:

The Architecture Designs

So, the majority will incorporate the following elements: Direct Costs: Funds spent on building operations, including materials, labor, and equipment. Also includes quality control, protection, utilities, administration, legal fees, and permits. Also, it may draw up while the project is only a concept. source: pinterest.com.

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Breathable Buildings: Adaptive Envelopes That Form Energy Efficient Façades

Architizer

Both material and structure play a part in keeping a building energy-efficient. We are all familiar with regular design strategies such as choosing the material of large thermal capacity to keep the space warm or utilizing stack effect and cross ventilation to adjust interior humidity and temperature. Image © Craig Sheppard.

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Blood, Sweat, and Tears: The Birch Fircrest House

SW Oregon Architect

The project is effectively a proof of concept demonstrating the applicability of fine-grained environmental data to generate bespoke designs precisely tailored to the specifics of any site and program. Instead, the tubing will be integrated with the subflooring material. Moreover, he finds time to maintain his professional practice.

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South Hill House, Toronto, Ontario

e-architect

There is no mistaking what is new vs. old, but the new addition utilizes a brick chosen to match that of the existing house, and to pay homage to the greater Toronto vernacular. This curvaceous approach also acts as a diagram to contrast new vs old.

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Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library by Adjaye Associates

aasarchitecture

Design Concept Conceptually, the new building makes visible the invisible knowledge of ancient and contemporary African history through both form and program. Using architecture as a tool to reimagine storage and sustenance into form, the granary stores guide the overall building concept. Image © Adjaye Associates.

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Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library by Adjaye Associates

aasarchitecture

Design Concept Conceptually, the new building makes visible the invisible knowledge of ancient and contemporary African history through both form and program. Using architecture as a tool to reimagine storage and sustenance into form, the granary stores guide the overall building concept. Image © Adjaye Associates.

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Jacobs Creates Dramatic Intrigue through Spatial Overlapping and Use of Light at Kirkwood Performing Arts Center

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Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? Anselmo Testa: The concept was built around the idea that the ‘Show starts on the Sidewalk’ and the importance of exterior space and approach – tying the venue into the city fabric. The concept worked around a two-sided (east & west) entry sequence. © Jacobs.

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