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Construction commences on SOM skyscrapers at former Chicago Spire site

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American developer Related Midwest has resumed construction on the 400 Lake Shore skyscraper in Chicago on a site that has experienced more than a decade's worth of revisions and delays. Construction teams in Chicago have begun work on the foundation for the 72-storey skyscraper designed by SOM. Images courtesy of Related Midwest.

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HawkinsBrown completes transformation of historic Central Foundation Boys' School

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Founded in 1866, the Central Foundation Boys' School features a selection of historic buildings, such as a chapel that the studio converted into arts-focused teaching spaces. Old and new buildings wrap around a stepped courtyard in this central London school , which has been renovated by architecture studio HawkinsBrown.

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Sagrada Familia shows stone "can return to being used as a structural material"

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Harnessing stone as a structural material can make architecture more enjoyable to both build and inhabit argues Tristram Carfrae, an Arup engineer working on the Sagrada Familia , in this Stone Age 2.0 The main benefit of structural stone is that it is a plentiful, natural, low carbon and beautiful material," said Carfrae. "It

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Smart Inclinations: 8 Stunning Structures Shaped By Their Sloping Sites

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Despite technical complications involved in construction, inclined sites can invoke inspiring new architectural possibilities that just aren’t possible on flat sites. Floating buildings can be constructed on slopes either by using a taller foundation or supports. Villa Vals by SeARCH , Vals, Switzerland.

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Nestron’s Plug-and-Play Prefabs Start at $40K and Don’t Require a Foundation

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Ten years in, the company now produces eight steel-frame models that roll off the factory floor "ready to live in, just as a car that leaves the manufacturing site is ready to drive," says Xu. We aim to incorporate habitable features upon completion of production without further on-site construction.

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Malvina Zayat perches House in the Clouds on hilly site in Argentina

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Argentinian architect Malvina Zayat has completed a white home for herself and her family that is lifted above a sloped site and enters into "an intimate dialogue with the sky and clouds". The residence sits within a native forest in the town of Salsipuedes, which lies about 30 kilometers from the city of Córdoba.

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First concrete poured for One Delisle’s raft foundation

Brandon Donnelly

This past week we poured the first bit of concrete in the giant rat slab foundation (or mat foundation) that sits, or will sit, at the bottom of One Delisle. You need to be on site and down in the bottom of the hole to really feel it. So the job of this giant slab is as a mat foundation. What do I know?