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A Brief History of the High-Rise Tower

RMJM Architecture

Estimated reading time: 5 min While there is not one universal definition of what a high-rise is classed as, according to the International Building Code (IBC), ‘a building is considered a high-rise when there is. The post A Brief History of the High-Rise Tower appeared first on RMJM.

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A Brief History of the High-Rise Tower

RMJM Architecture

Estimated reading time: 5 min While there is not one universal definition of what a high-rise is classed as, according to the International Building Code (IBC), ‘a building is considered a high-rise when there is. The post A Brief History of the High-Rise Tower appeared first on RMJM.

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Gensler and SHAPE unveil next phase of Atlanta’s Centennial Yards development

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The urban form of the district takes inspiration from Downtown Atlanta’s industrial past, designed to “reflect the site’s railroad history with clean lines and flat pedestrian pathways throughout. The next phase of Atlanta’s major Centennial Yards development has been unveiled.

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Temporary Architecture in India: Marketplaces and Bazaars

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Structured amidst the concrete high-rises and planned neighborhoods, makeshift markets and bazaars form the core of city life. These urban zones have a history, believed to have originated from the era of traveling merchants and imperial trade relations. Read more »

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AIA presents 2023 Architecture Awards winners

Archinect

” Sixteen projects were honored for the 2023 edition, identified by a seven-person jury as submissions that “demonstrate design achievement, including a sense of place, purpose, history, and environmental sustainability. The American Institute of Architects has unveiled the winners of the 2023 Architecture Awards.

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Record-setting 50-story mass timber skyscraper approved in Perth

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Australian architecture firm Elenberg Fraser is moving forward with a new $350 million AUD ($223 million USD) high-rise tower in Perth on the country's west coast that could set the record as the world’s tallest mass timber structure once completed.

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Will Austin’s tall-buildings boom survive the skyscraper effect and looming tech recession?

Archinect

Others, however, are convinced that Austin’s high-rise stampede is just getting started. But joining the fraternity of cities with supertalls can also be a dubious distinction: Real estate is a lagging indicator, and skyscrapers often arrive after the boom is over, looming half-empty as monuments to a bust.