The Architect's Newsletter

OCTOBER 11, 2023

By the numbers, the American construction industry employs 13 million people, or 9 percent of the total U.S. As of 2022, Black workers held only 7 percent The post AEC Unites is a new organization seeking to dismantle systemic racism in architecture, engineering, and construction appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

Engineering 86

Engineering Engineering Construction Construction 86

Bustler

AUGUST 28, 2023

The American Institute of Steel Construction ’s AISC Education Foundation has announced a total of $211,000 worth of scholarships to 48 architecture, engineering, and construction management students across the country for the 2023–24 academic year.

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Students Engineering Engineering Mining 92

Santa Cruz Architect

MAY 4, 2024

Photo by Voll Arkitekter + Rikardo Foto Mass timber construction has revolutionized the architectural landscape, offering a sustainable and innovative alternative to traditional building materials. This article discusses the top 20 tallest mass timber buildings globally, exploring their design, engineering feats, and environmental impact.

Construction 79

Construction Construction Building Utilities 79

e-architect

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The headline award recognised in AtkinsRéalis a multi-disciplinary consultancy that has demonstrated outstanding work in the education sector, as well as excellence in leading multi-disciplinary teams to support the delivery of these award-winning educational facilities.

Education 51

Education Professional Services Consulting Engineering 51

BD+C

JANUARY 8, 2024

Video: Learn how DLR Group converted two big-box stores into an early education center 0 dbarista Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:11 Learn how the North Kansas City (Mo.) School District and DLR Group adapted two big-box stores into a 115,000-sf early education center offering services for children with special needs.

Education 52

Education Contractor Management Engineering 52

BD+C

JUNE 14, 2023

Designing higher education facilities without knowing the end users 0 dbarista Wed, 06/14/2023 - 14:29 Higher Education A team of architects with Page offers five important factors to consider when designing spaces for multiple—and potentially changing—stakeholders. Courtesy Page 2.

Education 98

Education Students Utilities Design 98

Deezen

MARCH 9, 2023

Australia is considering banning engineered stone after a joint investigation by three news outlets accused manufacturer Caesarstone of not doing enough to warn people of the dangers of working with the material. And then we found that all of them were working with the new engineered stone of Caesarstone."

Engineering 113

Engineering Engineering Government Contract 113

BD+C

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group Design veterans Steven Burke and Michael Swenson will lead the new sustainability initiative for Suffolk. rcassidy Thu, 12/14/2023 - 11:07 SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION Steven Burke and Michael Swenson will lead the new initiative for Suffolk.

Sustainability 105

Sustainability Construction Construction Consulting 105

BD+C

JUNE 26, 2023

Addition by subtraction: The value of open space on higher education campuses 0 dbarista Mon, 06/26/2023 - 14:19 University Buildings Creating a meaningful academic and student life experience on university and college campuses does not always mean adding a new building.

Education 98

Education Space Students Exterior 98

ArchDaily

JANUARY 8, 2024

© Tianpei Zeng architects: China Construction Science and Industry Corprotation LTD architects: FORWARD STUDIO architects: Jianxue Architecture and Engineering Design Institute CO. LTD Location: Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Tianpei Zeng Area: 6181.0 m2 Read more »

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Building Engineering Engineering Industrial 327

BD+C

MAY 25, 2023

4 considerations for increasing biodiversity in construction projects 0 qpurcell Thu, 05/25/2023 - 09:39 Urban Planning As climate change is linked with biodiversity depletion, fostering biodiverse landscapes during construction can create benefits beyond the immediate surroundings of the project.

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Construction Construction Project Regulation 116

Deezen

AUGUST 17, 2023

The house, which is currently under construction, was designed to blend into the desert landscape with large spans of glazing and walls finished in lime plaster. Taylor also worked on a house in Utah that is currently under construction.

Education 98

Education Architecture Interior Visualization 98

e-architect

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

CATT English woodlands construction resource, England hardwood forest building development, UK home timber use. English woodlands construction resource. English woodlands could provide new natural construction resource. English woodlands could provide new natural construction resource. 7 November 2022.

Construction 67

Construction Construction Technology Technology 67

Deezen

JUNE 14, 2022

"Over the fifty years of my career architectural education has progressively shifted its focus away from issues of construction and buildability," said Paul Hyett, who is an expert witness at the ongoing Grenfell Tower Inquiry. The LSA is working on a new post-qualification fire education programme.

Safety 85

Safety Education Regulation Architecture 85

Bustler

JANUARY 28, 2022

The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture has announced the winners of the 2022 Architectural Education Awards. More than 50 architectural instructors from around the world received recognition for their inspiring research and teaching methods. Yale Dean Deborah Berke led the field as this year's Topaz Medal winner.

Education 98

Education Architecture Technology Technology 98

Deezen

APRIL 4, 2023

As architecture has evolved it has become detached from an understanding of construction and engineering that was once at the profession's core, writes Eleanor Jolliffe. Architects may not always have been called architects but for most of history there have been someones who "designed" shelter and guided its construction.

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Architect Education Architecture Engineering 143

SW Oregon Architect

MAY 14, 2023

I attended the 2023 Construction Specifications Institute Northwest Region Conference in Bellingham, Washington May 4 through May 6. Rainier Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute served as the most gracious host for the conference, which took place at the Hotel Bellwether , idyllically situated overlooking Bellingham Bay.

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Building Construction Construction Education 191

Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

British firm Zaha Hadid Architects has begun construction on three new stations for the Dnipro Metro in Ukraine as part of a four-kilometre line extension. Once complete, the extended line will connect the city centre, Dnipro-Holovnyi train station, businesses, education and cultural institutions with Dnipro's eastern neighbourhoods.

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Construction Construction Architect Transportation 114

Architizer

JANUARY 25, 2023

Project Status: Built Year: 2018 Size: 10,000 sqft – 25,000 sqft Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center – Partially funded by a Legacy Grant from the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund, this project is the result of active engagement between Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) and the community.

Education 42

Education Environment Landscape Sustainability 42

SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 7, 2024

Now under construction, it has proven to be one of the most rewarding assignments I have ever had the pleasure to be involved with. Constructing the building there would reinforce and more clearly reveal the existing campus open space framework. The latest is the new Health Professions Building (HPB) for Lane Community College.

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Building Utilities Schematic Design Site 206

e-architect

APRIL 26, 2023

The new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, designed by Studio Gang and set in Theodore Roosevelt Park, connects 10 buildings across the Museum’s four-block campus, establishing continuous pathways to enhance visitor circulation. Solomon Family Insectarium and the first floor of the Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

Education 60

Education Innovation Foundation Nature 60

Life of an Architect

JULY 21, 2019

If I have one regret during my college education is that I never worked on a construction site. We recorded today’s episode live in Las Vegas from the Expo floor of the 2019 AIA Conference on Architecture as special guests of Huber Engineered Woods.

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Construction Construction Architect Contractor 95

Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2023

A wooden community centre for water-sports clubs has opened on the coast of Esbjerg, Denmark, with a design by studios Snøhetta and WERK Arkitekter that references boat construction. The cladding was designed to mimic boat construction. Snøhetta and WERK Arkitekter have completed the Esbjerg Maritime Center.

Information 108

Information Construction Construction Structure 108

Deezen

APRIL 22, 2024

The structure will serve as an educational building for the University of Kansas ( KU ) School of Architecture & Design in Lawrence, Kansas. The architecture studio will work with executive architect BNIM and structural engineer StructureCraft on the project. The imagery is courtesy of BIG.

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Structure Education Structural Engineering Students 119

Architizer

JULY 12, 2023

In this project, the choice of construction materials delineates the two functions while simultaneously carrying a powerful meaning. On the one hand, installing grey bricks through local construction methods creates a deep relationship between the site and the worker’s heritage, embedding a sense of pride.

Engineering 98

Engineering Engineering Project Architecture 98

Deezen

JUNE 6, 2022

Course: BA Product Design & BEng Product Design Engineering. School statement: "Product Design and Product Design Engineering at Middlesex University are practice-based programmes focused on employability. Course: BEng Product Design Engineering. Course: BEng Product Design Engineering. School: Middlesex University.

Engineering 79

Engineering Engineering Project Students 79

BD+C

JUNE 7, 2017

The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque is engaged in construction and renovation projects that represent the second-highest capital outlay—$180 million—in its 128-year history. million renovation of the 67,000-sf, 1970s-era Farris Engineering Center; phase three of the $27.3 Three projects in progress there are the $25.6

Education 103

Education Project Building Renovation 103

BD+C

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The office, education, amusement and recreation, manufacturing, and transportation sectors are expected to be the impetus behind a projected 3% increase in spending on engineering and construction in the United States, according to the recently released 2019 FMI Overview , which features the management consulting and investment banking firm’s predictions, (..)

Construction 110

Construction Construction Project Transportation 110

Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

Design studio HGA has completed a pair of educational facilities , Mills Hall and Gibbons Center, that are among the first "commercially scaled mass-timber buildings" in the state of Maine. The studio collaborated with Consigli Construction Co, which is based in the eastern US. The photography is by Michael Moran.

Building 114

Building Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Education 114

Deezen

JULY 22, 2022

Course: MArch Architecture (ARB/RIBA Part 2), MArch Architecture with Collaborative Practice Research (ARB/RIBA Part 2), Bachelor of Architecture with Honours in Architecture, Master in Engineering with Honours in Architecture and Environmental Design. Tutors: Tim Collett, Graeme Barker, David Short, Margaret Mulcahy and Alisdair Russell.

Engineering 66

Engineering Engineering Project Students 66

Architizer

OCTOBER 28, 2022

A few years ago, the German KfW (German state-owned development bank) asked the Universities to research, develop, build and test a new sustainable standard school prototype for the Guinean Ministry of Education. We had to rethink our construction. Universities must transform the approach to education along with the world.

Education 53

Education Students Sustainability Concept 53

Building and Interiors

APRIL 8, 2022

We can see a drastic change in the plumbing and construction industry today. MEP consulting engineers are well-versed in a variety of commercial building issues. MEP consulting engineers are well-versed in a variety of commercial building issues. Prasanna Kumar, Engineering Consultant Jt. About Mr. B.O. Prasanna Kumar.

Consulting 59

Consulting Engineering Engineering Technology 59

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) has selected 11 educational and cultural facilities for this year’s CAE Educational Facility Design Awards. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Education Facility Facility Managers K-12 Schools School Construction'

Education 89

Education Contractor Project Architecture 89

aasarchitecture

APRIL 29, 2024

At the cutting edge of architecture, landscaping, and engineering, the project by MASSLAB architecture office for the new roof of Bragança’s Water Treatment Plant will allow public use of this infrastructure, which until now only served with a utilitarian purpose.

Education 64

Education Roofing Landscape Engineering 64

BD+C

APRIL 14, 2014

McCownGordon Construction began work on the Kansas State University College of Engineering Expansion on the morning of Monday, April 7. Construction is beginning with site utility relocation, earthwork and demolition. Education Facility Higher Education'

Engineering 45

Engineering Engineering Construction Construction 45

Deezen

MAY 3, 2024

Located in a park in the town of Miyoshi, the building has a wooden frame covered with rammed earth made with soil sourced from construction sites and mixed with hydrated lime.

Architect 129

Architect Structure Engineering Engineering 129

Deezen

MAY 3, 2024

2019 saw structural and infrastructural improvements, extended foundations, and restroom facilities, before a sheet pile wall measuring 450 feet by 40 feet (137 metres by 12 metres) was constructed to shore up Main Street while the hillside was excavated to make way for expansion. The photography is by Dan Finnen.

Building 83

Building Architecture Foundation Engineering 83