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Six steel structure designs take home top honors at the 2024 IDEASĀ² Awards

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The results of this year’s Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS²) Awards have been shared by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) as part of the competition’s 64th edition. A total of six projects were honored by the 2024 edition.

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Heatherwick Studio tops out UK pharma hub with curving timber structure

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Heatherwick Studio has offered a construction update on its design for the UCB Windlesham Surrey Science Research Hub in the United Kingdom. In new photos released by the firm, the project's cross-laminated timber structure can be seen following its recent topping out.

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SOM designs skyscraper with "exposed structure" for downtown Miami

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American architecture studio SOM has designed a skyscraper in downtown Miami defined by two expansive terraces and an "exposed structure". An "exposed structure" wraps around the building's facade, with angled support beams framing the outdoor spaces.

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The winning MICROHOME competition designs present innovative modular off-grid structures

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The competition tasked participants to develop designs for an off-grid, modular structure that could accommodate a hypothetical young professional couple. The only requirement is that the structure's total floor area could not exceed 270 square feet. The winning projects can be seen below.

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15 structural steel projects announced as finalists for the AISC's 2023 IDEASĀ² awards

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The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has announced finalists for this year’s vaunted Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS²) Awards featuring a total of fifteen entries in the program’s 62nd year.

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Rafael ViƱoly Architects reveals first Canadian project in Toronto

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The four-tower, 2,364-unit scheme previewed by the firm last week was designed by its late founder before his passing and will stand as his sole Canadian project at the culmination of an undetermined construction phase that begins next year. Overall, this is the third new project announced by the firm since Viñ

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BIG designs all-wood cubic structure as "living curriculum" at University of Kansas

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Danish architecture studio BIG , alongside faculty at the University of Kansas, has unveiled its design for the mass-timber Makers' KUbe in Kansas, USA. The structure will serve as an educational building for the University of Kansas ( KU ) School of Architecture & Design in Lawrence, Kansas.

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