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Land Morphology and Olson Kundig update Oregon botanical garden

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In the second half of the 19th century, it became part of a sawmill that provided lumber for the construction of homes in Portland, according to the design team. It was long used as a hunting, fishing and camping site by native people.

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Leach Botanical Garden, Portland, Oregon

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Work is organized into three principle activities: 1) Design Development and Entitlement Processes ; 2) Site Development Permits and Construction Documents for Upper Garden Development ; and 3) eighteen months of construction. The first phase is approximately seven acres.

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Insights: What do different engineers do, and when do I hire one?

Matt Fajkus Architecture

There are many different types of engineers involved in the building industry. While it’s best to hire an engineer when doing any type of construction, they are not always necessary. At their most basic function, structural engineers design the bones of a new building to resist forces caused by gravity and the elements.

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Hybrid Stadium, Hangzhou, China

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The roof was computationally optimized to be constructed and installed on site in just 15 segments. Archi-Tectonics used BIM in coordination with structural engineer Thornton Tomasetti and a local fabricator to test how different module dimensions impacted the cost, constructability, and visual effect of the facade.

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Explorers at Home

Landscape Architecture Magazine

And it was Heller, someone you can tell greets a design or construction problem like a red cape, who ran the layers, megabytes, and muscle of detailing and getting phase 1 of the Leach overhaul built. million from fees developers pay for new construction. Electrical Engineer Reyes Engineering, Portland, Oregon.

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Aviva Studios in Manchester to Open on 18th October 2023

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A technical grid on the Warehouse ceiling permits any type of use, from concert to exhibition. July 2021: Deborah Warner’s installation Arcadia takes place within the construction site of the building as part of Manchester International Festival. June 2023: The venue welcomes its first visitors.

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Going Solar: The Rays That Pay

Community Architect

Going solar for buildings is not only as effective as improving transportation (another 40%), the two can be linked with solar as the power source for electric vehicles. (Of the bigger countries only Australia, Canada and Saudi Arabia have a bigger footprint). 40% of the carbon footprint comes from building emissions.