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Studio Gang nestles Kresge College expansion in Pacific forest

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"We wanted our expansion to retain the qualities of surprise and free-spiritedness that have defined Kresge College, while at the same time opening it up to students of all abilities, the incredible natural ecology of its site, and the larger university community beyond." It also added a square at the building's primary entry.

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Loader Monteith and Studio SJM create woodland school in Scotland

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Loader Monteith and Studio SJM won a competition to design it with their proposal to "embrace the students and the landscape" with a low-slung, L-shaped building that hugs the site's trees. The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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Revitalizing a Contaminated Site: The Ford Calumet Environmental Center

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miles from the site. The cost of bringing a sanitary sewer to the site was $2.0M – threatening the viability of the entire development. Working with our civil and plumbing engineers, we developed a design for an on-site black water treatment system where the outflow was clean water.

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Archaeological Museum by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos

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Photo © Roland Halbe Recognizing the values of the existing building in formal, spatial, and material terms, the museum is faithfully restored in its most prominent architectural elements.

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How to properly assess structural wind damage

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How to properly assess structural wind damage 0 dbarista Mon, 06/05/2023 - 16:17 Engineers Properly assessing wind damage can identify vulnerabilities in a building's design or construction, which could lead to future damage or loss, writes Matt Wagner, SE, Principal and Managing Director with Walter P Moore.

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Clementine Blakemore Architects transforms stone barns into accessible holiday homes

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The Wraxall Yard complex, which also features a community space and a workshop, is part of a wider project by the owners of the site to provide universal access to the landscape and enhance the area's biodiversity. Extending from the south of the courtyard, other buildings on the site were converted into a workshop and a community space.

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Winter Visual Arts Center, Franklin & Marshall by Steven Hall Architects

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All the trees on site were maintained and their roots were protected during the entire construction process. Maintaining the indigenous plants on site provide minimum maintenance and minimum disturbance to the existing ecology. Natural light and ventilation along with active slab heating and cooling contribute to LEED Gold status.