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Construction Site Tour

SW Oregon Architect

The Robertson/Sherwood/Architects team during our construction tour of the new Lane Community College Health Professions Building. The Robertson/Sherwood/Architects staff recently toured the new Health Professions Building (HPB) project under construction on the Lane Community College main campus.

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University of British Columbia develops ‘smart construction robots’ for basic on-site tasks

Archinect

A team at the University of British Columbia has developed “smart construction robots ” for performing basic tasks on construction sites, such as lifting and moving objects. Tony Yang observes as the robot decides how to navigate around the obstacle and complete its task, without n eeding a human operator.

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Building the Future: The Rise of Modular Construction in the Middle East

ArchDaily

© Marc Goodwin | Expo 2020 Modular construction is a process in which a building is constructed away from its actual site, within controlled factory settings, using identical materials, and adhering to a set of codes and regulations.

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Site Tour: The Ponds on Alexander

SW Oregon Architect

Inside the Clubhouse entrance at The Ponds (all photos by me) AIA Eugene and the Willamette Valley Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute jointly hosted a construction site tour of The Ponds on Alexander this past Thursday. acre site that borders the picturesque Delta Ponds wetlands area.

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Construction commences on SOM skyscrapers at former Chicago Spire site

Deezen

American developer Related Midwest has resumed construction on the 400 Lake Shore skyscraper in Chicago on a site that has experienced more than a decade's worth of revisions and delays. Construction teams in Chicago have begun work on the foundation for the 72-storey skyscraper designed by SOM.

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Rivian puts construction of major Georgia EV plant on hold

Archinect

Electric vehicle maker Rivian has pressed pause on the construction of a major manufacturing plant in Stanton Springs, Georgia. “During the pause period, Rivian anticipates performing some limited site development activities, but the depth and breadth of this work has not yet been det.

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LACMA shares custom-built glass facade details in new spring construction update

Archinect

New updates have been shared recently by the Los Angeles Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), charting progress on the $750 million new David Geffen Galleries from Peter Zumthor that is expected to finish construction by the end of this year. A recent look inside the project with its contractor Clark Construction can be found here.)

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