Archinect

MARCH 4, 2024

Today is World Engineering Day , and to celebrate it, Archinect has curated a few outstanding bridge projects we’ve included in our recent news coverage to highlight critical pieces of infrastructure at an important time for civil and structural engineering in the Americas and abroad.

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Archinect

JANUARY 29, 2024

The results of this year’s Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS²) Awards have been shared by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) as part of the competition’s 64th edition. A total of six projects were honored by the 2024 edition.

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Archinect

JANUARY 31, 2024

The four-year construction effort yielded a total two million square feet of new office space that was built above active railroad tracks in what the firm describes as an "extraordinary" advancement of the methods used in urban design, structural engineering, and architecture.

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e-architect

JANUARY 7, 2022

Centre for Music in London Competition Engineers Shortlist , London, UK. We are pleased to announce the shortlisted firms for both the Civil and Structural Engineer contract and the Building Services Engineer contract, these are: Building Services Engineer. – BuroHappold Engineering. – AECOM.

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Dwell

MARCH 28, 2024

Assuming the role of contractor, Julie Park works through trials and tribulations to construct a Blue Sky house with a complex metal roof. Homeowner Julie Park ordered the home’s components from the prefab company Blue Sky Building Systems, and she hired architect Andrew Goodwin to assist with structural engineering and permits.

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Deezen

JANUARY 9, 2024

The IFEA headquarters comprises two structures in a narrow, rectangular infill property. Concrete forms the base of the new building The second structure is new, tucked into the interior of the urban block. It is shaded by a large palm tree and features a long wooden bench and pebbled floor.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Archinect

JULY 14, 2022

A historic milestone in the use of mass timber as a construction material is about to be passed as Korb + Associates Architects ’ aptly-named Ascent tower is finally set to open tomorrow, July 15, in Milwaukee. Standing 25 stories and a total of 86.6 meters (or roughly 4 feet). Standing 25 stories and a total of 86.6

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Bustler

JANUARY 28, 2024

The results of this year’s Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS²) Awards have been shared by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) as part of the competition’s 64th edition. The winners will be featured in the May 2024 issue of Modern Steel Construction magazine.

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Deezen

AUGUST 26, 2022

The Robotically Fabricated Structure is the result of a project by the Adel Design Research (ADR) Laboratory at the University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Each one is slightly different, which gives the structure its undulating shape. This helped to reduce the need for screw fixings.

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Archinect

MARCH 27, 2023

A total of 22 projects were selected in ten categories by a jury panel that included Hacker Architects Principal Corey Martin, Cheung Chan of the Iowa-based firm Neumann Monson Architects , and Arup Senior Structural Engineer Lauren Wingo. Investing in a more sustainable future deserves to be recognized.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Within the architectural studio, Baldridge Architects created a series of "residential nests" The team prioritised working with friends in the construction industry as it made significant changes to the complex, both inside and out. That space won multiple design awards, but it no longer met the firm's needs. "As

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Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

Each of its three structures—a residence, artist’s studio, and bath house—features a catchment with a reservoir system that purifies harvested rainwater. All three of the structures share a tectonic vocabulary of volcanic-rock clad foundations and vegetated roofs."

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Dwell

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Situated between two traditional gable residences, its rectangular plan is fronted with a steel structure that gives it a slick, institutional feel. Landscape Designer: Michal Marcinov Structural Engineer: Katarína Kyselová Steel Constructions: Samuel Šimonovi? It is also independently accessible from the exterior."

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Dwell

JULY 26, 2022

The carbon-sequestering construction is on display throughout the interiors, where Maich Swift Architects added subtle finishes and fixtures for warm, welcoming spaces. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners.

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Deezen

APRIL 23, 2024

The timber cabin is wrapped by an external skin clad with cedar shingles "The idea behind the Monocoque Cabin was inspired by the construction techniques used in the aerospace and automotive industries, which are renowned for their efficient material utilization," Markos told Dezeen. metres-wide, 3.5-metres-tall

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Bustler

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The UK’s Institution of Structural Engineers has announced the winners of the Structural Awards 2022, which seeks to celebrate the role of structural engineers in sustainability, social impact, innovation, and ingenuity. Ten projects were honored, comprising two Supreme Award winners and eight shortlisted works.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Bay Area studio David Baker Architects has completed 145 units of social housing using modular construction and a weathering steel facade in San Francisco , California. The use of modular construction reduced the project's timeline from the average five to seven years to three. Structural engineer: DCI Engineers.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The proposal combines custom solutions with a modular construction system developed by Lucas Maino Fernandez Architects. Midcentury Redesigned With Flowing Spaces Construction Diary: Jaime Hayon’s 1920s Valencia Apartment Is a Master Class in Color Ever Seen a Reading Nook That’s a Net? Have a project to share? Post it here.

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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. It will have an all wood structure It will have chamfered edges on all of the corners, creating entrance canopies on the ground floor and terraces up top. The imagery is courtesy of BIG.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 17, 2024

After won an international design competition to transform the 243,768 sqm historic military airbase site into a contemporary mixed-use project, now 10 Design continues construction. The runway will be reimagined as a multifunctional cultural boulevard that doubles as a green pedestrian axis.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

In order to keep as close to the beach as possible, and to maximize the potential view but avoid a double-story structure in the landscape, we constructed the building on stilts, then re-contoured the land around the building to bring the dunes to the new floor level. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

MARCH 24, 2022

Australian building company Revival Projects has turned a warehouse that is set for redevelopment into a hub for repurposing construction and demolition waste, which is open to the public during Melbourne Design Week. The construction and demolition waste at the hub comes from sites around Melbourne. According to RMIT, 20.4

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SW Oregon Architect

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The National Benevolent Association constructed Olive Plaza during the late 1970s as a HUD Section 202 project. Popular at the time of its construction, the lift slab technique has since fallen from favor. The building must be extant so you or I can visit it in person. Olive Plaza's "camouflage." Olive Plaza, Google Street view.

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Dwell

MAY 17, 2023

The original architecture explored a garden-court concept: three detached structures around a generous enclosed garden inspired by Latin American courtyards. Slim steel posts support the gallery structure. Have one to share? Post it here. The disappearing gallery contrasts larger neighboring houses on remodeled terrain.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It has a timber structure According to Atelier WOA, this design acts as "an invitation to enter". We are involved in the timber construction since the creation of the agency, leading most of our projects with the willingness to demonstrate how we can build differently with wood," the studio told Dezeen. "We

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Dwell

JANUARY 26, 2023

Thermally, the construction of the house tests unorthodox ways to maximize energy efficiency. "The Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here. In them, humidity accumulates and biodiversity flourishes. "The

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Dwell

MARCH 28, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here. Beyond its site, it is from this economic context that Vasse House suggests an alternative. Four rooms, two bathrooms, and two nooks symmetrically flank one large room.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 22, 2024

Over three decades, von Werz designed and built numerous works of various types and programs, with the Bavarian State Archaeological Museum, constructed between 1970 and 1975, standing out as one of the most prominent examples of new museum architecture in Germany at the time.

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Design Thoughts Architects

JULY 4, 2023

Introduction- Constructing your dream home can be a thrilling adventure. However, it may become challenging, particularly if you have a tight schedule and insufficient time to oversee home construction advancement first-hand. Without regular monitoring, deviations from the design and substandard construction practices may go unnoticed.

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BD+C

JUNE 5, 2023

How to properly assess structural wind damage 0 dbarista Mon, 06/05/2023 - 16:17 Engineers Properly assessing wind damage can identify vulnerabilities in a building's design or construction, which could lead to future damage or loss, writes Matt Wagner, SE, Principal and Managing Director with Walter P Moore.

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Deezen

AUGUST 31, 2022

A structural engineering nightmare and a delusional concept" – while Michael Wolk AIA considers it for a different location, asking if it could be a "prototype for when we all move to the moon?". American artist Michael Heizer completed City, a monumental sculpture deep in the Nevada desert that took more than 50 years to construct.

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Deezen

MARCH 27, 2024

The temporary restaurant was designed by Pearce+ Each year, the food festival commissions the construction of a temporary structure that responds to its environment and incorporates sustainable reuse. "[The It was stretched over the framework. RAW:almond was a huge leap – would people embrace the winter and eat outdoors?

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 13, 2023

The BaanTower has received an irrevocable building permit and construction will begin in September 2023, seven years after its initial conception. Situated in the heart of Rotterdam, our dramatically different black marble residential tower captures the excitement of metropolitan living.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

Local studio Oliver Leech Architects has extended a Victorian terrace house in south London, introducing a four-metre-wide skylight at its centre that offers views of a wildflower meadow roof. It is important to connect the house to nature and this is a small way to do this." The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Scalloped sections of green-painted timber clad the facade of Lumber 4, a mixed-use building in Norway designed by local consulting agency Oslotre to demonstrate the capabilities of timber construction. The eaves above the curved elements are straight, creating a curved shadow on the panel," described the studio.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

The structures have mass-timber structures and brick facades The new buildings – officially called Barry Mills Hall and the John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies – were designed by American studio HGA , which served as both architect and structural engineer. The photography is by Michael Moran.

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