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Eugene/Architecture/Alphabet: O

SW Oregon Architect

The intent was not to hide the ship but to make it more challenging for enemy submarines to accurately estimate its course and range. Lift slab construction has faced safety concerns, some of which stemmed from design flaws, inadequate construction practices, or unforeseen complications during the lifting process.

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Ross Barney Architects encloses NASA testing facility in unique copper-concrete panels

Deezen

It has a structure made of concrete mixed with copper This included the creation of a special concrete mixed with copper for a series of precast walls erected for a radar antenna-testing lab, which stands as a siloed element taller than the rest of the glass-clad building with a separate foundation.

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

DesignScape Architects

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. Their responsibilities include: Helping to estimate construction costs (e.g. Their responsibilities include: Helping to estimate construction costs (e.g.

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Morphosis completes terracotta-clad Orange County Museum of Art

Deezen

Los Angeles-based Morphosis , which was founded by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne, designed the structure to have a "gradient of architectural intensity, from complex forms at the museum's entry to rectilinear and flexible forms within the galleries". Structural engineer: John A. Civil engineer: KPFF.

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The high cost of low maintenance

BD+C

All too often, deferred maintenance results in excessive costs to restore structural integrity and serviceability. The primary causes of engineering failures are typically related to design flaws, material failures, construction deficiencies, deferred maintenance, or a combination of one or more of the previously mentioned reasons.

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MIND West Gate Innovation Hub by OBR architects

aasarchitecture

The wooden structure is planned according to the DFMA – Design for Manufacturing and Assembly method, and it is designed to keep the interior free from any constraints, for more open, permeable and flexible working space. It lights up during the night and it recharges during the day. Image © OBR architects. Image © OBR architects.

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Career as an Architect-Building the Future!

The Arch Insider

Apart from that, making the structures visually appealing, and designing the interiors, and the landscape; could also fall under the scope of work of an architect, varying from client to client. The architects also need to be capable of dealing with contractors, engineers, vendors, and workers on the site for design implementation.