Deezen

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Hanif Kara (above) is known for projects including the Heydar Aliyev Centre (top) Described as "the highest accolade bestowed upon an individual who has distinguished themselves within the industry", the London Design Medal was awarded to structural engineer Hanif Kara this year.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Structural engineer and AKT II co-founder Hanif Kara has been named the winner of this year's Soane Medal for "realising some of the most recognisable architectural projects across the globe". The engineer worked with Grafton Architects on a university building.

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Architectural Record

JANUARY 5, 2024

The 60-year industry innovator in structural engineering and education died in December at his Maryland home following a brief illness.

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Bustler

MARCH 26, 2023

WoodWorks has announced the winners of the 2023 Wood Design Awards, an annual showcase of the industry’s most inspiring applications of mass timber and wood in building designs across the United States.

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Deezen

APRIL 25, 2024

Rockbound is a seaside home in Nova Scotia, Canada Omar Gandhi Architects (OGA) completed the three-bedroom house in 2023 for a couple, incorporating additional space for an ageing parent. The house presents as two interlocked, stacking boxes – that are meant to weather over time to match the pale grey of the sky – perched on a hillside.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 2, 2024

Conventionally, the program would generate a low volume with a protruding dome, but to utilize the unique dome to create a strong interior space as well as a telling exterior form, the dome is given a focal position under a free form timber structure. The gridshell structure is constructed from flat standard LVL panels.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

It has a concrete and mass-timber structure Completed in 2023, the design prioritizes user well-being through biophilia and connectivity to nature, environmental protection and climate change mitigation through carbon reduction, according to the studio. A blocky concrete staircase rises to the upper level with a solid wooden railing.

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Roofing Civil Engineering Foundation Sustainability 119

aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Image © Graham Baba Architects Location: Ferndale, Washington, USA Architect: Graham Baba Architects Design team: Jim Graham, Will Wheaton, Andy Brown Structural Engineer: Kingworks Structural Engineers Civil Engineering: Freeland and Associates, Inc.

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Deezen

JANUARY 31, 2024

Espina was designed by Emiliano Domínguez and Santiago Martínez Architects Emiliano Domínguez and Santiago Martínez completed the compact 21-square metre (226-square foot) structure in 2023. Espina emerges from the synergy of different elements that interact to achieve both structural and visual balance," the team told Dezeen.

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Deezen

AUGUST 20, 2024

Texas-based studio Moontower Design Build has constructed a "plant-based" cabin in Austin that features cross-laminated timber structural elements and a facade clad in cork. The photography is by Daniel Cavazos and Casey Woods.

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Deezen

AUGUST 19, 2024

The couple decided to replace the original building with a new, two-storey structure In the early years, significant changes included the conversion of a garage into the standalone office in 2004 and the creation of an extension in 2006. At ground level, the new structure holds a kitchen and dining room.

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Deezen

MAY 3, 2024

2019 saw structural and infrastructural improvements In 2018, "quasi-permanent shipping container structures" were built as annexes offsite to house food and beverage facilities, and the permanent eastside foundation was poured allowing the installation of four shipping containers that housed the corporate club spaces.

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Deezen

JANUARY 8, 2024

Read: Dezeen's top 10 skyscrapers of 2023 Designed for developers of Matteson Capital and Thinkbox, the complex will hold retail and entertainment spaces and the towers will hold residences and a hotel. The supertall skyscraper will be relatively flat with a uniform shape that tapers up slowly towards the structure's crown.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Lumi Shala is covered in shiny copper shingles Designed to convey a feeling of lightness and connection to nature, the studio space is enveloped by a layering of bamboo forms, designed in collaboration with Kul Kul Farm , Bamboo Pure and structural engineering firm Atelier One.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Manchester’s Landmark New Cultural Venue, Aviva Studios, Architectural News Manchester’s New Landmark Cultural Venue, Aviva Studios 14 September 2023 Design: Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) Location: Manchester, northwest England, UK Image Credit: OMA Photo credits can be found with images.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 16, 2024

New York City-based Robert A M Stern Architects (RAMSA) collaborated with architect of record and performance venue designer DLR Group to create the Timashev Family Music Building and the Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts Building, completed in 2022 and 2023, respectively. The photography is by Francis Dzikowski.

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BD+C

JANUARY 18, 2024

Walter P Moore promotes former 40 Under 40 winner Kelly Roberts 0 qpurcell Thu, 01/18/2024 - 09:30 Engineers In addition to her role as a Principal, Roberts is a distinguished leader in structural design with an extensive portfolio encompassing diverse projects such as educational and healthcare facilities to commercial and healthcare structures.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 12, 2023

While much of the existing structures will remain intact, Skylab has reworked the layout and is updating the buildings through a strategic set of insertions and modifica-tions. The project is expec-ted to be completed by summer 2023. ink Studio Civil engineering: Humber Design Group Inc. Source by Skylab.

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Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Design Engineering 96

Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The 130-square metre Casa que Da was completed on a 2,000-square-metre property in Baja California Sur in May 2023. Rogelio Rojas Castro Structural engineering: Ing. Project credits: Architect: Susana López González, RED Arquitectos Collaborators: Arch.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The architecture aspires to challenge the traditional conventions of 'firmness' by creating a dynamic structure that makes the building appear to soar," the 25:8 Architecture + Urban Design team told Dezeen. The Ottawa-based studio completed the renovation in 2023, maximising the home's footprint by building on top of an existing carport.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 11, 2024

They also designed a matching replacement for original structure with another wing in a quasi-Craftsman McMansion style. Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft about a mile away. In 1991 a developer bought the bungalow and built a large addition. Photo © Mark Woods That never came to pass.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Project credits: Client: Van Hattum en Blankevoort - Gemeente Amsterdam Architect: VenhoevenCS architecture+urbanism (Danny Esselman, Max Fleer) Design-completion: 2019-2023 Contractor: Van Hattum en Blankevoort Landscape designer: DS Landschapsarchitecten Structural Engineer: VolkerWessels Infra Competence Centre The post IJboulevard is an underwater (..)

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Deezen

AUGUST 8, 2023

At 93 storeys and 1,066 feet (325 metres) tall, the supertall skyscraper topped out in March 2023 , but the intricate cladding of its exterior was only recently completed. The building has quickly become one of, if not the most, visible structures on the Brooklyn skyline.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 22, 2024

Photo © Likeness Studio The two new structures are situated parallel to one another and shifted slightly in opposite directions to provide each with access to views and daylight. Indoors and out, the facilities provide a direct connection to the surrounding scenic landscape, as each of buildings overlooks the vineyard and the region.

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Civil Engineering Consulting Structural Engineering Engineering 52

aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Image © SOUR Through its floating structure, SAL significantly reduces embodied carbon footprint, responds to rising sea levels, and avoids earthquake loads and ground improvements on a site with a high risk of liquefaction. SOUR’s proposal for Izmir Sustainability Center, SAL, is designed as Turkiye’s first floating public building.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 3, 2022

With the timber structure already coming up, Henning Larsen is pleased to reveal the design for World of Volvo, a unique experience center and meeting place for the famed Swedish brands, Volvo Cars and Volvo Group in Gothenburg that puts its focus on Scandinavian landscape, environment, and traditions. Image © Henning Larsen.

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Deezen

JANUARY 28, 2024

Originally built in the 1920s to give tuberculosis patients access to the healing power of nature, the historic structure is now a five-star wellness retreat. K-Studio co-founder Dimitris Karampataki presented the project at the 2023 edition of The Lobby , an annual hospitality conference in Copenhagen.

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e-architect

JULY 13, 2023

The brief was to celebrate the enormous historical significance of the structure whilst ensuring a habitable and commercially viable space for the client. The banked earth walls have allowed a covering of planting and foliage to re-establish over the structure and will provide new habitat for wildlife.

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Home Client Clients Structural Engineering 83

e-architect

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The shape of the building is stepped with sweeping curves, which structure the volume visually. The rear-ventilated wood construction made of rhombus strips in glazed ash structures the façade vertically. Horizontally, the façade is divided by white, weather-resistant coated metal strips.

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Masterplanning Structural Engineering Windows Roofing 88

Deezen

MARCH 19, 2024

The Buffalo office of Cannon Design completed the 163,000-square foot (15140-square metre) Western Michigan University Student Center in 2023. A series of cantilevered shading structures extend from the middle-level floor plate, propped up by tree-like, angled pilotis.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The designs of Karres en Brands Landscape Architecture and Urbanism helped to integrate the structure into the landscape. At the centre of the structure, the walls form a 12 x 12 m square that supports the weight of the fascia.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 15, 2024

Photo © Adrià Goula IAAC designed a wooden structure thirty meters long and eight meters wide, with five sections of roofs that show a transformation from straight and simple shapes typical of the first industrial revolution to a curved and organic roof typical of an ecological future.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Due to its sloping terrain, the structure appears as a piece of architecture deposited in the environment. Entirely passing between the northwest, where the magical sunset takes place, and the southeast where no structural element interferes with the interior space and the landscape.

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Housing Foundation Structural Engineering Engineering 67

e-architect

JUNE 29, 2023

Simple structure great effect To achieve a clear separation between the different functional units, we opted for two cuboid towers and a low connecting volume. The basic structure of the building also allows for a simple realisation in terms of structural engineering and a fast, efficient construction.

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Consulting Structural Engineering Commercial Roofing 61

e-architect

JULY 24, 2023

6Acres Residence in Redmond, Washington State – Building Information Architecture: Kor Architects – [link] Design team Matthew Kent, AIA, Principal Brie Nakamuara, Project Architect Joseph Daniele, Project Designer Project team Interior Design: Gregory Carmichael Contractor: TOTH Construction Civil Engineer: D.R.

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Civil Engineering Consulting Engineering Engineering 76

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Atelier Chardonnat and Salem Architecture have renovated and expanded a mid-century modern house in Montreal Completing the renovation in 2023, Atelier Chardonnat and Salem Architecture worked to honour the historical essence and reestablish a serene retreat in the heart of the city. The photography is by Adrien Williams.

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Housing Architecture Renovation Modern 105

Deezen

MARCH 1, 2024

Known as Fowl River Cabin, the 2,100-square foot (195-square metre) residence was completed in 2023 in Theodore, Alabama – a small community along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Project credits: Architecture: Tall Architects Interiors: Jill Dupre Structural engineer: Simpkins & Costelli, Inc. Contractor: C.

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