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Fast Tracked

Landscape Architecture Magazine

To meet the ambitious climate targets ahead, designers, developers, and construction firms need common standards. Reporting methodologies can vary based on the unit of measurement, estimated project life span, or how a project’s area is defined. By Timothy A. Image courtesy Climate Positive Design.

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Towers instead of Pavilions: An entirely different Inner Harbor

Community Architect Daily

The design breaks the current 50' height limit by a factor of 6 or more and introduces residential use to zoning regulations that allow only public and commercial uses. Predictably traffic engineers shuddered from the mere suggestion of doing away with the dogleg that isolated McKeldin Plaza and subsequently nothing changed.

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Meet the Team: Who Works with an Architect on a Design Project?

DesignScape Architects

From building contractors, civil engineers, and even interior designers — we’re here to help you find out exactly who works with an architect. The primary role of any quantity surveyor is to manage a construction project’s costs and ensure the project is completed within the estimated budget.

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Balbek Bureau proposes "temporary but dignified" refugee villages for Ukraine's displaced

Deezen

Kyiv practice Balbek Bureau has analysed refugee settlements around the world to develop a blueprint for a modular village that could provide emergency shelter for people made homeless during the war in Ukraine. As locals flee violence and destruction, an estimated 6.5 million people have been internally displaced – on top of the 3.2

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The Home of Your Dreams: A Guide to Designing and Building a Custom Home

The Architecture Designs

A designer is typically an architect or engineer who is responsible for creating the plans for the home, while a builder is responsible for the actual construction. It is wise to consult both a local professional and the local governing body to ensure that all regulations are met and that your home meets all safety standards.

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More Virtuous Circles

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Architecture 2030 estimates that the embodied carbon of materials will account for 72 percent of emissions associated with new construction between now and 2030. But in France, reuse is becoming mainstream, and landscape designers are developing innovative approaches to reuse in new projects and recycling materials that cannot be reused.

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The Future of Architecture: Can the Concrete Industry Achieve Carbon Neutrality?

Architizer

In response, the material industry is also responding by investing in research and development. Indeed, while the GCCA producers’ pledge is admirable, many members in the industry argue that it would be better if countries themselves put a price on carbon and develop policies to help speed up the transition.