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Basement Foundation Repair: How to Protect Your Home’s Foundation Beforehand? 

The Architecture Designs

Basement foundation is the most common home-related issue. When it comes to the foundation of your house, you should be extra cautious. After all, the damage to the basement foundation is like the damage to the backbone! There are various basement foundation repair services available right at your doorstep!

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Artist Mary Miss gains injunction against Des Moines Art Center's planned land art removal

Archinect

The lawsuit filed by artist Mary Miss in federal court in Iowa last month has gained a preliminary injunction over the alleged breach of contract stemming from the Des Moines Art Center’s planned removal of her outdoor sculpture piece Greenwood Pond: Double Site (1996).

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Artist Mary Miss files suit to stop demolition of outdoor installation at Des Moines Art Center

Archinect

Courtesy The Cultural Landscape Foundation Miss is alleging a breach of contract as part of the suit, citing a 1994 agreement and seeking damages through a readi. Greenwood Pond-Double Site, Des Moines, IA, 1996. Greenwood Pond-Double Site, Des Moines, IA, Dec.

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WHY Architecture faces lawsuit over San Francisco Asian Art Museum expansion project

Archinect

WHY Architecture has been named as a defendant in a new lawsuit by the Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco after allegedly failing to meet the institution’s design goals for a $38 million expansion project that was completed in March of 2020. The suit was first entered in the County Superior Court in 2021.

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Your States Geography and Home Foundations: What You Need to Know

The Architecture Designs

What do you need to know about your state’s geography regarding your home’s foundation? In this blog post, we will discuss the different types of foundations common in each state and how geography affects them. We will also talk about ways to prevent foundation damage in your home.

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Transition Time: CSI Willamette Valley Chapter Certification Classes

SW Oregon Architect

Unfortunately, because I haven’t been able to find someone to take up the mantle, the chapter will not offer its annual preparatory classes this coming winter for the Institute’s Construction Documents Technologist (CDT) and Certified Construction Contract Administrator (CCCA) certification examinations.

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2023 CSI Certification Classes

SW Oregon Architect

For the 41st consecutive year, the Construction Specifications Institute–Willamette Valley Chapter (CSI-WVC) is pleased to offer a series of classes on Construction Contract Documents in addition to another set covering Construction Contract Administration.

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