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Secrets of a structural engineer

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Secrets of a structural engineer 0 dbarista Fri, 09/08/2023 - 11:54 Engineers Walter P Moore's Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA, offers tips and takeaways for young—and veteran—structural engineers in the AEC industry.

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Hewitt creates residential tower in Seattle informed by stack of magazines

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Local architecture studio Hewitt has unveiled the 33-storey-high Skyglass residential block in downtown Seattle , which was informed by an offset stack of magazines. The apartment shave full-height glazing Its form also creates views of the surrounding natural landscape of Seattle, which she describes as an important influence. "We

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Farm buildings inform Sonoma ADU by Schwartz and Architecture

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"Their original, steeply sloped roofs are now drooping into low-slung structures, peeling apart, allowing in unexpected puddles of natural light, and revealing fragments of their interior framing to the outside elements," the team said.

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KPMB tops horticultural centre with roof informed by Fibonacci spirals

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KPMB Architects developed the design in partnership with Architecture49 and Blackwell Structural Engineers. The post KPMB tops horticultural centre with roof informed by Fibonacci spirals appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Richard Seck.

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Atkins reveals design for Nairobi Central Station informed by defensive enclosures

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International studio Atkins is set to renovate the central station in Nairobi , Kenya, adding canopies that were informed by central African Boma enclosures. It would be topped by an undulating roof supported on a steel structure and connected by a bridge to a similar canopy on the other side of the tracks.

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Japanese architecture informs design of Minnesota house by Salmela Architect

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In contrast to Paul's upbringing, Yuko was raised in the dense Japanese city of Fukuoka, and initially, she felt uncertain about living in a wide-open landscape. The home has views out to the surrounding landscape. Structural engineer: Meyer Borgman Johnson. The interior boasts a simple and minimal material palette.

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Niall McLaughlin Architects creates glasshouse-informed steel pavilion on the Isle of Wight

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The house was designed to "float" above the coastal landscape of the site, which is designated as a site of Special Scientific Interest due to its distinct mudflats, marsh, low-water pools and sand dunes. It overlooks the remnants of an old tidal mill pond with a sandy duver and the harbour beyond." The photography is by Nick Kane.