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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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Architekturwoche Basel 2022 Biennal platform for architecture and urban development. From 9–15 May 2022, a new platform for architecture and urban development will be held for the first time: the Architekturwoche Basel (AWB), which is to be repeated every two years in future. and urban development.

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EDGE Suedkreuz Berlin by TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten and Buro Happold

aasarchitecture

EDGE Suedkreuz Berlin offers a new vision of a sustainable future for construction with timber. A modular wood and concrete system was used for construction, comprising timber columns and prefabricated timberhybrid slab panels. The project consists of two buildings: the larger Carré and the smaller Solitaire. Photo © HGEsch.

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Marcel Breuer’s Brutalist Washington DC offices reimagined as Affordable Housing by Brooks + Scarpa

aasarchitecture

Serving as the headquarters of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), this ten-story, 700,000 square-foot office building has been a symbol of federal authority since its completion in 1968. Adaptive reuse offers significant environmental advantages over demolition or new construction.

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Back to Basics: What is the Meaning of “Tectonic” in Architecture Today?

Architizer

This thought process laid the foundation for Vitruvius, a Roman architect and engineer, to articulate the fundamental principles of good architecture: firmitas , utilitas and venustas — firmness, utility and delight. The result is a remarkable self-built residential property unlike any other.

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Casa Pau | Besonias Almeida arquitectos

ArchiDiaries

The challenge of this commission was then to conceive a house that had to start playing alone, establishing its laws, and waiting for completion that, regulated in this type of urbanization, encourages the proliferation of formally autistic loose objects surrounded by gardens. With adjustable orientation.

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"If we want a new materiality we have to reimagine our relationship with the world"

Deezen

Promotion: architects Joseph Grima and Vo Trong Nghia were among a group of international urban design thinkers who met at the 2022 Living Cities Forum in Melbourne, Australia to discuss the construction industry's material use in a world of finite resources. It is not a technological fix alone. Partnership content.