Archinect

OCTOBER 25, 2023

“It’s time to rethink our assumptions,” preservationist Jorge Otero-Pailos tells him, before adding his opinion that regulations would “guarantee a collective experience, a sense of shared identity and civic meaning, which can bind New Yorkers across generations and centuries.”

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Archinect

JULY 5, 2022

” The decision rules that significant new regulations by the EPA require congressional approval and was decided along ideological lines with six conservative justices in favor, and three liberal justices against. Environmental Protection Agency , is described by the AIA as a “setback in the climate crisis fight.”

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The role, which can be performed remotely , requires a minimum of 15 years’ experience in architectural practice and construction, and a strong knowledge of building codes , standards, regulations, and construction administration. projects.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Changing market demands, city ordinances, and regulations, and an emphasis on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors are all influencing what successful development in the 21st century stands for. In Toronto , Canada, the ongoing Downsview Airport redevelopment project showcases this mindset in practice.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This is aimed at helping fasten efforts at decarbonization and regulation in the building sector, which account for 37% of global emissions and is also growing in terms of sheer building footprint worldwide.

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ArchDaily

AUGUST 23, 2023

As the demands of the built environment expand, local authorities worldwide are redefining policies and regulations to shape their cities. These innovative regulations can drive sustainable and consistent progress as cities stand at the intersection between their present challenges and future aspirations. Read more »

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Archinect

DECEMBER 22, 2021

For reasons both tragic and optimistic, 2021 was a year where regulations and policy were never far from the media spotlight. To further explore this point, we have set out the key developments and stories throughout 2021 which showed the power of policy, codes, and regulations in architecture — be it at a fe.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Researchers from the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have published details of a new material that can auto-regulate its environment by changing its infrared colors and liquid-solid state.

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ArchDaily

AUGUST 7, 2023

San Marco Plazza in Venice, Italy. Image © Jaroslav Moravcik via Shutterstock Since pandemic-imposed restrictions have been lifted, Europe has experienced a surge in tourism, with millions of people visiting some of its most attractive destinations, such as Venice , Barcelona or Paris.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The well-heeled Silicon Valley suburb of Woodside has come up with a novel way to block plans that would potentially bring in more affordable housing: Declare itself Cougar Town.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

These spaces play a vital role in creating a harmonious living environment, offering benefits that range from regulating indoor temperatures to enhancing social interactions and fostering a close connection with nature. Read more »

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Archinect

MARCH 20, 2025

The firm says the combination of strategy and material results in a 30% improvement of Energy Conservation Regulations (EnEV) metrics, with another 60% reduction in terms of the time spent on construction. It was built in under 24 months using 350 prefabricated modules and 176,000 cubic feet of wood taken from Central European forests.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 21, 2024

In contrast, modern technologies now allow for almost completely impermeable building envelopes, allowing for complete separation between indoors and outdoors, thus relying on engineered systems to regulate temperature, airflow, or humidity. Read more »

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designboom

AUGUST 23, 2024

The post pablo senmartin’s casa solar utilizes nature for climate self-regulation amid argentina ravine appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. solar energy is used in a controlled manner through a mobile roof that allows the interior spatial conditions to change depending on weather conditions.

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The Architect's Newsletter

MAY 15, 2024

But it’s also killing people, according to medical researchers and public health officials around the The post Once considered a safe material, silicosis is the subject of new regulations and changing sentiments about its effects on our health appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archinect

MARCH 19, 2025

Considering the architectural program, the decision was made to design the house in two volumes that are joined by a bridge, which crosses two strategically designed patios, these allow the regulation of temperature inside through cross ventilation; taking advantage of the climatic conditions of the area throughout the year.

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ArchDaily

APRIL 15, 2024

Much like the case of Uber's impact on urban mobility , Airbnb's rapid growth has caused significant challenges for local governments, demanding comprehensive regulation and a re-evaluation of its functioning at the city scale. Read more »

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Archinect

MAY 22, 2023

A small building for a single-family home forms the corner of one of the consolidated blocks of the historic center of Alaquàs.

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Archinect

JANUARY 11, 2023

Beijing-based landscape architecture firm Turenscape has completed the transformation of a former 126-acre dumping ground into a “dreamlike floating forest” in the eastern Chinese city of Nanchang.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Ukrainian architecture practice Makhno Studio has developed a range of textured clay panels for use as insulation and interior decoration that naturally regulate humidity. The Breathable Walls project was inspired by traditional Ukrainian mazanka houses , plastered using clay mixed with manure or other organic materials.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 24, 2025

They regulate climate, support biodiversity, and sustain human communities. Nebo House / Fuller-Overby Architecture. Image Paul Warchol Forests are among the most complex yet vital ecosystems on Earth.

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ArchDaily

JULY 12, 2024

It is interesting to review how, over the years, these constructions have been modified due to changes in building regulations, which allowed the creation of new typologies, mainly responding to new ways of living within the city.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 29, 2024

However, in many cases, initiating a playground project might fail due to insufficient funds or regulations/restrictions. © Ahmed Hossam Saafan The idea of a community or public playground is about creating an accessible recreational space for all.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The landed house typology is often a battleground of competing facets of public regulations, private economics, and creative design in land scarce. Completed in 2022 in Singapore, Singapore. Images by Ong Chan Hao.

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ArchDaily

MAY 5, 2024

© Marc Goodwin | Expo 2020 Modular construction is a process in which a building is constructed away from its actual site, within controlled factory settings, using identical materials, and adhering to a set of codes and regulations.

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

While achieving energy efficiency depends, among other factors, on the state of the homes, there are various strategies related to the implementation of renewable energies, air conditioning technologies, and more that can be applied, taking into account government policies, laws, regulations, and standards specific to each region.

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ArchDaily

MAY 5, 2024

Biologically, it is indispensable, making up approximately 70% of our bodies and playing a central role in our physiological functions, from temperature regulation to vital cellular processes.

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ArchDaily

JULY 2, 2024

This information is vital for making informed decisions that harmonize with the environment and comply with local zoning regulations, building codes and environmental standards. Traditionally, these surveys have relied on manual measurements with tape measures, basic photographs, and, more recently, expensive laser scanning.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Its 45,000-square-foot program includes gyms, an NBA regulation-sized basketball court, and several wellness-oriented community spaces. The project is to be realized at the south end of the 19-acre campus in Jackson Park by the end of 2025, an improvement from the firm's previously stated 2026 opening.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The first and most serious question for us was: How can laws and regulations, while responding to the employer's need to increase living space, also solve and redefine the structural problem in an architectural way? We were loo.

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Archinect

MARCH 13, 2025

According to current local city planning regulations for urban development, the architectural signature of neighboring structures had to be largely imitated. With the aim of perpetuating the estate’s historic structure, the missing half of a semi-detached house was reconstructed in shape and cubature. In contrast to the alrea.

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Archinect

JULY 30, 2024

The Tribune recently asked why mass timber construction is so lagging in Chicago while nearby Milwaukee and other cities in the Pacific Northwest and Europe are making strides to embrace the movement by altering their building codes and fire safety regulations.

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Archinect

MAY 30, 2023

David Andréen The team grounded their research in the egress complex of Macrotermes michaelseni termites in Namibia, which they observed appeared to promote moisture regulation and ventilation. The mounds are regarded as some of the world’s largest biological structures , capable of reachin.

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Archinect

MARCH 9, 2022

However, the reactions by the same officials would suggest that a moment requiring urgent reforms in regulations, funding, and oversight is instead being met with indifference.

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ArchDaily

APRIL 13, 2025

A dwindling pool of skilled, younger workerscombined with evolving construction regulations has contributed to its decline. However, this once-ubiquitous feature of the urban landscape may be slowly fading from view. On March 17, the Development Bureau announced plans to "drive a wider adoption of metal scaffolds in public building works."

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Archinect

AUGUST 12, 2024

Zoning regulations in wealthy enclaves such as this tend to focus on a design's aesthetic features and proportions relative to its lot size. Some other choice takeaways include Paul Goldberger telling a Hamptons community meeting in May: "We want to be East Hampton, not Levittown-By-the-Sea." (The

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The legislation is not an explicit ban on platforms such as Airbnb , but the strict regulations make it almost impossible for the service to continue its activity. The number of guests is also limited to just two, and the duration is limited to 30 days. Read more »

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