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SW Oregon Architect

The intent was not to hide the ship but to make it more challenging for enemy submarines to accurately estimate its course and range. The 2014-2016 project also involved retrofitting of steel angles at the building’s columns to help resist uplift caused by vertical acceleration in an earthquake. Olive Plaza's "camouflage."

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Maryland's Key Bridge Response - A Story of Resolve, Achievement and Reverse Engineering

Community Architect

Other key parties involved in the recovery are the Army Corps of Engineers and the Coast Guard. The estimate for the overall weight of the fallen bridge is 27,000 tons. The reverse engineering effort involves engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Navy Supervisor of Salvage, MDOT, private firms and the U.S.

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Clarke Gable’s Jaguar XK120 and cache of unseen Ferraris headline Lake Como auction

The Spaces

It is the last SWB produced in the iconic 1960 body style, with an estimated value of €7.5m It boasts a modest 5-horsepower Honda engine and is an elegant alternative to high-speed performance with an estimate of €30,000-€40,000. Gable’s Jag will go under the hammer on 20 May, with an estimate of €350,000 and €500,000.

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Page Southerland Page integrates "past and future" at Texas Capitol Complex

Deezen

for the three-phase master plan, which was outlined in 2016. The Texas Capitol Complex was designed by Page Southerland Page Phase 1 – which is estimated as a $600 million investment – opened in 2022. We hope this project will enhance urban spaces in the city, contributing to the State of Texas' and Austin's unique, vibrant identity."

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Ten significant mass-timber buildings that changed the way we think about wood

Deezen

Starting with a small housing scheme built in rural Austria in the late 1990s and ending with an 87-metre tower completed in the USA last year, the buildings profiled in the series chart the rise of engineered wood over the past 25 years.

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Nearly 1 out of every 10 cars sold is now electric

Brandon Donnelly

I’ve said this before, but the car I currently have will certainly be the last internal combustion engine vehicle that I own. When the final figures come in, it is estimated that the US will have sold 15.5 million new EV units is roughly the total number of EVs sold between 2016 and 2021 in the US. 

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Mjøstårnet: A Case Study in Timber Construction Innovation

Santa Cruz Architect

Even after relinquishing its record, Mjøstårnet remains a symbol of sustainable construction and innovative engineering. Fire Safety and Engineering Timber skyscrapers face unique fire safety challenges, and Mjøstårnet incorporated comprehensive fire prevention and mitigation measures.