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Raising the Benchmark: 7 Ways Architects Are Elevating the High-Rise in 2023

Architizer

The rugged, hand-cast concrete exterior evokes the charm of the area’s heritage high-rises. Swaths of insulated glass break up the expanses of white concrete panels and place the stunning exterior plantscape center stage throughout the minimalist interior. The interior environment is of paramount importance too.

Architect 139
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"The Curse" Demolishes the HGTV Fantasy

Dwell

Each is designed to regulate its own temperature ("Like a thermos!" The homes are ironically clad in a mirrored exterior that reflects harsh Southwest sun. she endlessly repeats) but sealed so tight that cracking a window or opening the front door upsets the entire system.

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Basic Steps For Creating An ADU

Santa Cruz Architect

If your ADU already conforms to the required codes and regulations, you would not have any construction work to do. If you are planning to have a contractor design your ADU, you will want to write in a provision about this in your contract. There are a number of other areas where the regulations can be different from city to city.

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Urban Terrarium: Only Architect-Landscape Architect Collaboration Can Truly Delivery Biodiversity

Architizer

A 2022 report on the company at the center of the furor led to several lost contracts — since its publication, Hershey’s, PepsiCo, and more recently, Kellogg’s canceled orders. After this, despite complexity of the new environment, it will essentially self-regulate because it is correctly balanced.

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Designing Your Rustic Farmhouse Style Barndominium

The Architecture Designs

This connection is forged not only through material choices and color inspirations but also through the thoughtful integration of exterior living spaces and the framing of nature’s vistas. Consider pre-installing electrical conduits to simplify future wiring upgrades. Water conservation strategies are equally vital.

Design 52
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Mind the Gaps (and Curves) with Precast Concrete

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Precast concrete, which is concrete that is cast into its final form before it is installed, has long been used in architecture and engineering for myriad forms and applications. It will generally take longer to review, mock up, fabricate, ship, and install compared to form-up, cast-in-place concrete. Photo courtesy West 8.

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

Architizer

Right: Public Farm 1, a 2008 installation on the grounds of Long Island City’s MoMA PS1 by Amale Andraos’s firm, WORKac; the museum described the installation as “a living structure made from inexpensive and sustainable materials recyclable after its use at PS1”; images via MoMA PS1 and Archinect. Tatiana Bilbao. Gabriela Etchegaray.