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AECOM and Luis Vidal place sleek red roof on Boston airport terminal

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Infrastructure consultants AECOM and Spanish architecture studio Luis Vidal + Architects have created a terminal for Boston 's Logan Airport capped by a long, bright-red roof. On the opposite side, where the gates are, the face of the structure is mostly glass. Its corners taper to sharp edges that "cut through the sky with precision".

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Omer Arbel uses fabric formwork for concrete pillars in Canadian house

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Along with curling exterior walls that span the length of the houses's perimeter, they were created using a technique in which concrete is poured slowly into fabric formwork supported by a plywood rib structure. The team covered the structure with berms, which rise out of the flat landscape of the surrounding agricultural fields.

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How to properly assess structural wind damage

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It is essential that structural engineers have a strong understanding of wind behavior, structural behavior, knowledge of building codes, and repair requirements. Meanwhile the edges and corners of roofs experience higher wind pressures compared to the middle of the roof.

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Hermon is eclectic to the core

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A staircase was erected to the roof cavity, that serves as a ‘relaxation zone’. The façade is heavily insulated with double-glazed windows, and where the large areas of glazing are provided, sculptural pavilion roofs were introduced to shade the windows from direct sunlight. Indaco’ and ‘Baia’ Windows.

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Historic sanitorium in Greek mountain forest transformed into Manna hotel

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Design details include columns with curved corner reveals and ornate gridded ceilings The renovation was overseen in collaboration with Athens-based Mongon and involved significant building work, including the reconstruction of a derelict rear wing and the installation of a new roof.

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Workshop Architecture Inc creates "raw and unvarnished" prefabricated home in Ontario

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Triple-glazed pine and aluminium-clad windows were set deeply into the walls to create sills that can double as seating, desks, and counters. The windows were also placed to create cross ventilation with square windows on the sides of the house facing neighbours, smaller to increase privacy.

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PDX Terminal Balancing & Concourse E Extension by Hennebery Eddy

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Photo © Andrew Pogue The cantilevered and folded biophilic roof form inspired by Oregon’s canyons, and extensive curtainwall glazing, reflect the Port’s sloped and cantilevered headquarters building and ticket lobby entrance glazing, directly adjacent from the site. Permanent and rotating art installations reflect and celebrate diversity.