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This Arizona Home Uses the Desert Landscape as "Living Art"

Dwell

The desert city of Scottsdale, Arizona, is set within the sprawling Sonoran Desert and overlooked by the majestic McDowell Mountains, so it’s no surprise that this spectacular landscape plays a pivotal role in shaping much of the area’s architecture. Modern Sunset House is located on 14 acres of hillside.

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Wetland Cabin on Jianyang Lake by ????UrbanFabric

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The design team aimed to draw the most possible natural scenery into the building, while at the same time grasping the delicate balance between landscape and architecture. In order to minimize the impact of construction on the local ecology, the building area has to be compressed into a smaller scope.

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Construction Contracts: What to Know About Estimates vs. Bids

Santa Cruz Architect

Embarking on a remodeling or construction project is a significant undertaking that requires careful planning and decision-making. One of the most crucial decisions homeowners face is how to structure the contract with their contractor.

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Architectuur Maken designs sculptural staircase overlooking Dutch landscape

Deezen

Dutch studio Architectuur Maken has completed De Niewe Herdgang, a sculptural staircase rising 25 metres to create a watchtower over the landscape outside the city of Tilburg , the Netherlands. Landscape and people are inextricably linked. Architectuur Maken has created a sculptural staircase called De Niewe Herdgang.

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Secrets of a structural engineer

BD+C

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. Below is a summary of the presentation “Secrets of a Structural Engineer” that I gave to the students.

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From Timeless Materials to High-Tech Hybrids: A New Era in Architecture and Construction

Architizer

Hybrid construction materials and techniques might be the beacon of hope in a construction industry riddled with carbon-intensive practices and logistical challenges. Traditional construction methods and materials fall short of meeting the rigorous standards of eco-consciousness.

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Tree planting ceremony marks start of construction on MVRDV’s La Serre

aasarchitecture

The first out of a total of 390 trees was planted during a ceremony that signalled the beginning of construction on MVRDV’s La Serre, a mixed-use development located in the heart of the ZAC Léon Blum eco-district in Issy-les-Moulineaux.