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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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"Beyond its visually striking exterior, the true innovation of Rockbound lies in the unseen engineering," the team explained, lauding the collaboration with Blackwell Structural Engineers to redistribute the structural loads through a system of micro-piles. The photography is by Ema Peter.

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Morphosis completes terracotta-clad Orange County Museum of Art

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Structural engineer: John A. MEP engineer & sustainability: Buro Happold. Civil engineer: KPFF. Fire life safety engineers: Simpons Gumpertz & Heger. Landscape architecture: OJB Landscape Architecture. Plaster: Infinity Drywall Contracting. General contractor: Clark Construction Group.

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Studio Saxe weaves Caribbean Courtyard Villa into a Costa Rican jungle

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We designed a strategy of aggregation by creating a network of triangular pergolas that can grow or contract, depending on the necessity of the client throughout the project," the firm said. Structural engineer: APÉSTEGUI+BLAIR. Electromechanical engineer: CIEM. Landscape: Saxe Landscape. Builder: Cr-Eco.

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A Mighty Corrugated Metal Roof Ties Together a Compound in Rural Australia

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Project Details: Location: Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia Architect: MRTN Architects / @ mrtn_architects Landscape Design: SBLA Studio Builder: J & S Contracting Structural Engineer: W.J. MRTN worked closely with the landscape architects SBLA to develop the landscaping in the courtyard and surrounding the home.

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SKY IS THE LIMIT

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FROM THE MARCH 2022 ISSUE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE. From the outset, the landscape elevated the street experience, and occupants in the office towers above benefited from building setbacks with exquisitely groomed terrace parterres overlooking Fifth Avenue. BY MARGARET SHAKESPEARE. Photo © Tishman Speyer.

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Killa Design's Museum of the Future opens in Dubai

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Lead consultant (design, site supervision and contract administration): Buro Happold: Structural engineering, facade engineering, sustainability, building services engineering: Buro Happold. AoR/EoR: Rice Perry Ellis Cracknell (Landscape), AV/ICT: Mediatech. Developer: North25. Architect: Killa Design.

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David Kohn celebrates English eccentricities with Red House in Dorset

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Living rooms open out to the landscape at both ends of the house. The location of bays was driven by the dramatic long views to the landscape," explained Kohn. Structural engineer: Momentum. Services engineer: SGA Consulting. Landscape designer: Todd Longstaffe Gowan. CDM consultant: Insight CDM.

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