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The Architect’s Standard of Care

SW Oregon Architect

Generally, the courts hold architects like me, who stamp and sign construction contract documents, to a higher standard of care compared to others who don’t have this responsibility. This means striving to produce work of high quality and innovation while adhering to applicable building codes, zoning regulations, and industry best practices.

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The Resilient Construction Imperative in the Face of Climate Change

Santa Cruz Architect

Planning and zoning regulations need to be updated to account for changing climate conditions, ensuring that new developments are located in areas less prone to flooding, wildfires, or other hazards. By prioritizing resilience, communities and governments can save money, protect lives, and reduce the long-term burden on public resources.

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5 cities we’re watching in 2024

The Spaces

Over the past four years, the world has contracted, at times forcing us into existences that barely stretched past the thresholds of our front doors. The city is also home to the wider Stockholm Green Innovation District , where sustainable growth is promoted through the use of design and technology in collaboration with local government.

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From Cubicles to Community: The City Beyond the Office (1of 2)

Community Architect

Peter Doo, FAIA, sustainability advisor) That those downtowns become dead zones after dark has been a complaint of urbanists for decades. Rather than working in one traditional nine-to-five position more people are working in the service economy and taking on several different contract opportunities at once. but this view is wrong.

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Event: Building Socially Sustainable Communities: Bridging the Divide at Essex Crossing

Bustler

Wenke, President and Chief Operating Officer, Taconic Partners Gigi Li, Vice President in Government & Community Affairs, NYC Economic Development Corporation Moderator: Jason Ivaliotis, AIA, Associate, Woods Bagot Introductions: Andrea Lamberti, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB, 2022 President, AIANY; Partner, Rafael Viñoly.

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WALA Refurbishes Federation-Style Bungalow Into Coburg Freeboard House

Architizer

The new addition had to be elevated substantially to meet the stringent freeboard requirements by the local government’s water authority (Melbourne Water), and ensure that any overland flow paths are unimpeded. What do you believe is the most unique or ‘standout’ component of the project?

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Weed Whackers

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Across the country, governments, public agencies, and property owners are increasingly using targeted goat grazing as an alternative to chemical and mechanical methods of clearing land. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) recently used goats to help with habitat restoration on a sensitive site.