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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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Suspended weights counterbalance cantilevered viewpoint in Mexico

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Known as Espina, the pavilion sits high above a cattle ranch in Santiago de Querétaro, opening visitors to a 360-degree, panoramic view of the mountain landscape of central Mexico. Espina emerges from the synergy of different elements that interact to achieve both structural and visual balance," the team told Dezeen.

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Bofill Foundation Headquarters, Barcelona, Spain

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This approach allowed the essence of the building’s character to emerge, highlighting its original structure. An example of this strategy are the brick walls and wooden beams, which have been reinforced structurally with steel additions painted dark grey.

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Forge Craft uses "hammock" approach to create outdoor space for transitional apartments

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Called Zilker Studios, the structure includes 110 affordable apartments operated by local housing organisation Foundation Communities. Strategic window sizes were used to help make the building energy-efficient Beyond helping to finance the project, Foundation Communities has pledged to pay the energy bills for the building.

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News: UPenn's Weitzman School of Design? announces 2023–24 McHarg Fellow and postdoctoral appointments

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The Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania has announced the appointment of their 2023–2024 McHarg Fellow in the Department of Landscape Architecture and the elevation of three other postdoctoral researchers within the Department of Architecture and Department of City and Regional Planning.

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JKMM Architects adds timber art hall to Tammisaari old town

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Helsinki-based JKMM Architects used glulam and black spruce cladding to relate the Chappe Art House to surrounding timber structures in the coastal town of Tammisaari, Finland. It has a glued laminated (glulam) timber structure and was clad in black-stained spruce as a nod to the nearby timber buildings.

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RED Arquitectos integrates corn millstone into facade of Mexican house

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The primary suite cantilevers slightly out from the perimeter of the foundation with a glazed corner. Rogelio Rojas Castro Structural engineering: Ing. The house is arranged in a C-shaped plan, opening toward an outdoor dining patio on the western side shaded by large wooden beams.

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