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Congress appoints engineer Thomas Austin as the next Architect of the Capitol

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The appointment of military engineer Thomas Austin as the next Architect of the Capitol has been announced by a 12-member bipartisan commission of lawmakers in Washington, D.C. “The Architect of the Capitol plays a vital role in welcoming millions of visitors to our Capitol and ensuring it is a functional workplace.

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Pushing Boundaries with Bamboo: A Structural Engineering Case Study

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Aerial perspective of the Luum Temple under construction, revealing the network of bamboo elements. Image Courtesy of CO-LAB design office In a world grappling with environmental challenges, forward-thinking architects and engineers are increasingly leaning towards more sustainable solutions. Read more ยป

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AIA commends finalized revisions to fee limitations for federal design and construction projects

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The United States Department of Defense has finalized a revision to the fee limitations for federal design projects after a yearslong campaign led by Emily Grandstaff-Rice , Dan Hart , Elizabeth Chu Richter , and other senior leadership of the American Institute of Architects.

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Raphael Viรฑoly Architects resumes construction on renamed 125 Greenwich Street condo tower in Manhattan

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Construction is in full swing again on a Raphael Viñoly Architects -designed 88-story 125 Greenwich Street Manhattan residential project after resuming earlier this year following a four-year pause.

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Rafael Viรฑoly Architects resumes construction on renamed 125 Greenwich Street condo tower in Manhattan

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Construction is in full swing again on a Rafael Viñoly Architects -designed 88-story 125 Greenwich Street Manhattan residential project after resuming earlier this year following a four-year pause.

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University of Seville architecture professor develops new mathematical concept that can impact 'engineering and construction of buildings'

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During the construction of the university’s new engineering building, Cabeza-Lainez found that calculating the area of a roof with straight lines resting on a semicircle was impossible just by using pi. After 30 years of research, [he] published a paper about his discovery in ScienceDirect [.]

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Shigeru Ban team constructs Paper Log House prototype in wildfire-ravaged Maui

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The installation of Ban's Paper Log House housing prototype in heavily afflicted Lahaina follows previous contributions to earthquake recovery efforts in Turkey and Morocco through Ban’s nonprofit Voluntary Architects’ Network (or VAN), which was first founded in 1995.