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The Resilient Construction Imperative in the Face of Climate Change

Santa Cruz Architect

In the midst of these challenges, resilient construction practices emerge as a critical solution to ensure the longevity and adaptability of our built environment. This article explores the importance of resilient construction in the context of changing climate conditions, emphasizing the twin pillars of durability and adaptability.

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Architekturwoche Basel 2022 Biennal

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Location at 3 sites: Dreispitz / Münchenstein, Bachgraben (Allschwil) and Klybeck – all in Basel, Switzerland. Architekturwoche Basel 2022 Biennal platform for architecture and urban development. Basel Pavilion opening on the Dreispitz site. and urban development. Architekturwoche Basel. 9–15 May 2022.

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Lost Masterpieces: 6 Iconic Buildings That Met the Wrecking Ball

Architizer

Despite preservation campaigns and protests, the structure’s owners, the Pennsylvania Railroad, embarked on a three-year demolition plan in 1963 and rented out the air rights to the site. Constructed in 1972, Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo’s Ginza district was one of the world’s most radical housing blocks.

Building 101
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Amphibious Architecture: Designing Resilient Coastal Communities for the Future

Architizer

Coastal development opens avenues beyond the construction of nature-based or man-made flood protection infrastructure, emphasizing adaptability and a symbiotic relationship with the dynamic forces of nature. Floating houses are integral to an urban design ethos. Waterwoningen.

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University of Oregon presents ten architecture and design projects

Deezen

Also featured is a three-legged chair informed by Tim Burton's film style and a mixed-use redevelopment of Centennial Mills – a ruined industrial site in Portland , Oregon. Everyone will use the same site adjacent to the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York. Each student will choose among several options for their program.

Project 111
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Jianli Art Center by GOA

aasarchitecture

Regarding the site, the design starts by answering the question of how to place a new cultural tourism construction within the local context of a small-volume historical building to carry on Zhang Jian’s spirit of “eradicating the old and fostering the new” while arousing a sense of cultural belonging. Source by GOA.

Art 52
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What Is A Manufactured Home?

The Architect's Guide

In the States, they can be traced back as far as the 1870s where they were built in North Carolina and constructed to be pulled by horses. By the 1960s, 2-section mobile homes — constructed on top of a chassis with wheels so they could be moved about freely — were in demand. But the Safety Act, passed by the U.S. Benefits and Features.