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

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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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Pushing Boundaries: 11 Exteriors That Use Fabric For Protection, Shape, and Longevity

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Advanced and durable materials have turned fabric into a facade and roof alternative that has sparked a highly specialized sector within the construction industry and created some of the most intriguing exteriors around the globe. Read more ยป

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Lucas Museum of Narrative Art begins exterior finishes ahead of 2025 debut

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The finish line for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art may still be out on the horizon, but the exterior of the $1-billion project from Star Wars and Indiana Jones creator George Lucas is starting to take shape.

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BIG and ICONโ€™s community of 100 3D printed homes begins construction in Texas

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Construction has commenced on the largest community of 3D printed residences in the United States. The hundred-home 'Wolf Ranch' development was designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and 3D printing technology group ICON and is being constructed in the city of Georgetown, Texas, just north of Austin.

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Tennessee Titans pick construction team for new Nashville NFL stadium

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NFL franchise Tennessee Titans has announced that Tennessee Builders Alliance (TBA) will serve as the Construction Manager at Risk on its new stadium project. TBA consists of Nashville -based ICF Builders, Polk & Associates, Turner Construction Company , and AECOM Hunt. The structure will span 1.7

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Three Pines by Resolution: 4 Architecture

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After the modules were delivered and set into place, the on-site contractor secured it to the foundation and closed up the mate-line conditions - seaming together the roof, walls, and floors. Cedar and cement board exterior cladding and ipe decks were then completed on-site.

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Henning Larsen's latest K-12 design provides a lesson in bio-based construction

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The project worked to add an ultragreen extension to the village’s existing Feldballe School that offers carbon sequestering while incorporating plans for its future disassembly and reuse as components in other constructions. Solar panels have been installed on the timber roof, adding a further capacity for carbon independence.