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Pier and Beam Foundations - KHouse Progress | Life of an Architect

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Home / Construction / Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Bob Borson — June 12, 2014 — 73 Comments On the residential part of our practice, we do a lot of pier and beam foundations. Remove water due to hot and dry conditions, and the soil contracts.

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New Scottish galleries at the National, Edinburgh

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An extremely successful fundraising campaign raised over £16m thanks to an extraordinarily generous response in donations from trusts, foundations, Patrons, the National Galleries of Scotland’s Friends organisation, American Patrons and a wide range of private individuals. The Art Come on a journey through nearly 150 years of Scottish art.

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The Butterfly Effect

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By Anjulie Rao / Photography by Sahar Coston-Hardy, Affiliate ASLA Volunteers and staff from the Tamir Rice Foundation greet visitors at the garden’s unveiling. Concept sketches by Diane Jones Allen, FASLA, DesignJones LLC; concept plan by DesignJones LLC. Project Credits CLIENT TAMIR RICE FOUNDATION, CLEVELAND.

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Star Tracks

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Separated by the bioswale, another small plaza is bordered by sandstone reclaimed from the site and arranged in terraced stair seating that matches the sandstone foundations of the house—room enough for a small outdoor classroom. On the opposite side will be drawings on ceramic tile that Pozo sketched from photos of Owens.

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Better Project Management for Small Firm Architects

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When we receive a contract for a new project, we all want to jump right into designing. Before we grab the roll of trace and start sketching with the Sharpie, we gather as much information about the users of our buildings as possible. When we listen carefully throughout the project, our clients and contractors will guide us to success.

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In Their Elements

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It’s located in a region of significant marble deposits; many of its older structures have marble foundations because marble was cheap there, back when. The office structure has always had a foundation of being fluid,” Marshall says. I’m much more valuable doing some sketches that other people can take to the meeting.”.

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Documenting Architecture with Photos

Life of an Architect

Most of the time I coordinate these site visits with some milestone or because the contractor has a question that requires my presence on site to answer … but I go by the job site even more than required because I truly enjoy being on site and watching how things come together. That plan is the sketch I’ve included just above.