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Loader Monteith and Studio SJM create woodland school in Scotland

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Loader Monteith and Studio SJM won a competition to design it with their proposal to "embrace the students and the landscape" with a low-slung, L-shaped building that hugs the site's trees. High-level windows and sections of overhead glazing offer a constant, relaxing visual connection to the outdoors."

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Studio Gang nestles Kresge College expansion in Pacific forest

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"We wanted our expansion to retain the qualities of surprise and free-spiritedness that have defined Kresge College, while at the same time opening it up to students of all abilities, the incredible natural ecology of its site, and the larger university community beyond." It also added a square at the building's primary entry.

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Revitalizing a Contaminated Site: The Ford Calumet Environmental Center

Architizer

miles from the site. The cost of bringing a sanitary sewer to the site was $2.0M – threatening the viability of the entire development. Working with our civil and plumbing engineers, we developed a design for an on-site black water treatment system where the outflow was clean water.

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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. A structural engineer is necessary to assess wind damage because of the significant impact wind can have on a building's structural integrity.

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FOG Architecture transforms Beijing courtyard house into fragrance store

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The store is located at a restored courtyard house in Beijing FOG Architecture renovated the building to reveal its original architecture, which features triangle-shaped timber roof trusses and series of wooden columns. "One These roofs were restored with the same grey brick tiles from the original building layered in the same density.

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Anacapa Architecture converts historic building into Drift Santa Barbara hotel

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The project was envisioned as a "modern reincarnation" of the hotel that once operated on the site. The exterior facades, featuring white stucco and arched windows, were kept largely intact. The photography is by Erin Feinblatt.

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Solomon Cordwell Buenz converts neo-gothic Tribune Tower into condos

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The tower's historic facade was preserved and restored, including repairing the limestone building enclosure and replacing all of the windows." This move allowed light into the apartments and created a private outdoor garden for residents.