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AECOM awarded FEMA contract to lead flood-risk response in 17 U.S. states

Archinect

AECOM has announced that its Compass Production and Technical Services Joint Venture (Compass PTS JV) has been awarded a contract from the U.S. The contract has a combined program ceiling of $300 million for a one-year base period with four, one-year option years.

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A Lawsuit Over Property Tax Assessments Reveals the Perils of Contracting Out Tech

Dwell

This, county officials have claimed, is the result of contracting out their property assessment process to an external contractor, Tyler Technologies , a Plano, Texas-based public sector software provider. But this is only one of several instances in which Tyler has been accused of poorly executing municipal contracts.

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The Cloister Home by ???? NoMaDoS

Archinect

These gaps create a trapezoidal floor plan that allows the space to flexibly expand and contract, forming a continuous cloister wrapping around. This enables enjoying the outdoor scenery from any spot in the house and feeling the nature and climate changes.

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PLP Architecture and VerseProp join forces to launch NFT collection

Archinect

PLP Architecture’s research group PLP Labs is working in collaboration with metaverse property platform VerseProp to launch a range of 5000 NFTs, each with a valuable commercial utility. PLP have designed a concept building that is used as the basis for the NFT collection, based on the research work of PLP Labs.

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This Copenhagen houseboat is a floating ‘Japandi’ haven

The Spaces

In the centre of the boat is a large ‘cube’ that contains utilities and the bathroom, with the dining area and galley kitchen unravelling around the perimeter. Its 100 sq m floor plan features a large living room at the front, with sliding glass doors to the terrace.

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Competitions: International Competition for the development of the master plan for the "Adem Jashari" Memorial Complex in Prekaz, Municipality of Skenderaj, in the Republic of Kosovo.

Bustler

CONTACT E-MAIL: egzon.zariqi@rks-gov.net CONTRACTING AUTHORITY: MINISTRIA E KULTURES RS AND ÇJK PROJECT LOCATION: Prekaz, Municipality of Skenderaj, Republic of Kosovo TYPE OF CALL: Open Procedure ESTIMATED CONTRACT VALUE: 3,000,000.00 using the metric system.

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An Architect Couple’s "Experimental House" in the Hollywood Hills Hits the Market for the First Time

Dwell

Designed by Sarah Graham and Marc Angélil of AGPS Architecture, the award-winning residence (now under contract for $2,295,000) utilizes a striking mix of steel, glass, and concrete.

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