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A case for mid-rise: How multifamily housing can reshape our cities

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million units of housing, whereas in 2022, an estimated 420,000 new rental apartments were built in the United States, the highest amount for new multifamily construction in a half-century. Wood is one of the most common construction materials. Mass-timber has recently emerged as a leading example in building construction.

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BSL conversions: A cost-efficient method to support high-containment research

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Photo courtesy Flad Opportunity and Risk As COVID-19 quickly developed from an emerging disease to a global pandemic from late 2019 into early 2020, subsequent public fear and social and economic disruption inspired governments in the United States and abroad to devote increasing resources to medical and biological research.

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Notre Dame: Transforming Tragedy Into an Architectural Journey

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More than just a response to the tragic fire of 2019, the reconstruction of this iconic landmark has become an educational opportunity for visitors and Parisians alike. The fire of April 15, 2019, however, threatened to erase centuries of history. The collaboration and the number of skilled workers involved is truly remarkable.

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Aedas wins Wuhan National Cybersecurity Center Core Phase 2 competition

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The National Cybersecurity and Innovation Base located in Wuhan Airport Economic Development Zone began construction in 2016, with its landmark building first opened for use in 2019. Diagram. The Zone is poised to be a cybersecurity academy and R&D centre, conglomerating industry expertise and academic research.

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MAD completes the “Train Station in the Forest”

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Located at the center of Jiaxing, a historic city 100 kilometers southwest of Shanghai, the project replaces a dysfunctional train station that had stood at the site between 1995 and 2019. A new sunken train station designed with a human scale Jiaxing Train Station was first built in 1907 and was destroyed over half a century ago.

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South Hill House, Toronto, Ontario

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The siting of the project was influenced by local zoning regulations, however the new mass also yields to the existing house along the north elevation to celebrate the different periods of construction. This curvaceous approach also acts as a diagram to contrast new vs old.

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Tianfu Museum of Chinese Medicine by MUDA-Architects

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In response to the national strategy of revitalizing traditional Chinese medicine, Tianfu city of Chinese Medicine was officially established based on the Pengzhou Industrial Park in 2019. The 13,000 square meter Tianfu museum of Chinese Medicine is close to Huitong Lake.