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What Happens when Architects Date | Life of an Architect

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Home / Architects / What Happens when Architects Date What Happens when Architects Date Bob Borson — February 13, 2014 — 53 Comments Quite possibly my favorite creative post [not to mention incredibly practical] Original research completed February 11th, 2013. I love you Building - Happy. JCARQ Architect + Hairdresser?

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Austin's Pease Park revitalized to "integrate fun with nature"

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In 2014, the city of Austin adopted a vision plan for the future use and care of the 84-acre Pease Park, the oldest public park in the Texan capital, that focused on built elements, historic features and cultural resources. Civil engineer: Garza EMC. MEP engineer: Jerry Garza & Associates. Water feature: GPSI.

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Ten buildings that became embroiled in legal battles

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Read more about 200 Amsterdam › Photo by Ed Reeve Mole House, UK, by Adjaye Associates Retired civil engineer William Lyttle, nicknamed the Mole Man, illegally dug a series of tunnels under his home in east London over a period of 40 years, running eight metres-deep and 20 metres-long in all directions.

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Pier and Beam Foundations - KHouse Progress | Life of an Architect

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Home / Construction / Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Bob Borson — June 12, 2014 — 73 Comments On the residential part of our practice, we do a lot of pier and beam foundations. about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect?

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Explorers at Home

Landscape Architecture Magazine

The friend, a landscape architect, said her office had vied for the project during a 2014 competitive solicitation, but, obviously, didn’t get it. Jordan, who died in 2014, is a figure of enduring respect in Portland. In 2014, the city added four adjacent acres to the garden, which enlarged it to 17 acres. General Contractor J.

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Architectural Graphic Standards | Life of an Architect

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If it isn’t labeled, how would the contractor know what it is?” ” Liz O’Sullivan “How would the contractor know what it is?” The end user of our work is the contractor. It’s true that in the field well prepared and laid out drawings do convey a sense of care to the contractors.

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UNBUILT TO LAST

Landscape Architecture Magazine

The locally based Signature Development Group began working on the project in 2001, but an entitlements process, slowed by lawsuits and the Great Recession, delayed the groundbreaking until 2014. Civil Engineering BKF Engineers, Redwood City, California. Contractor Hawk Development, Livermore, California.