Archinect

JANUARY 10, 2022

The first mass timber academic building in Ontario is taking shape at Toronto’s Centennial College. Located at the college’s Progress Campus in Scarborough, the A-Block Expansion Building will have the potential to be the province's first net-zero carbon, mass timber, LEED Gold higher education facility when completed in 2023.

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ArchDaily

JANUARY 28, 2024

The project continues the central concept of the competition, that of connecting the riverbank with the venue’s rooftop via a meandering path that expands the public space and invites visitors to engage with the new building. The Philharmonic Hall is expected to open in 2032. Read more »

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SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 7, 2024

The latest is the new Health Professions Building (HPB) for Lane Community College. For all intents and purposes, we have functioned as a single office on the Health Professions Building project rather than as two separate firms. These metrics were: The degree to which the new building succeeds as a tool for teaching and learning.

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SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 16, 2022

Drawings, a scale model, or a convincing digital reproduction can stand in for that vision, but nothing surpasses how satisfying it is to watch a building come together, piece by piece. A building site is a beehive of activity. The ultimate payoff comes when the completed building opens its doors and welcomes its users.

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Courtesy of ES GLOBAL London-based Woo Architects , in collaboration with Japanese contractor ES Global, has revealed its design for the UK Pavilion at the Expo 2025 in Osaka. Ultimately, the pavilion's design reflects the Expo's theme, "Come Build the Future," embodying sustainability and reuse. Read more »

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Archinect

OCTOBER 28, 2022

“Metro has ordered its contractor to temporarily suspend all field work on the Purple Line Extension Section 2 Project due to the unacceptable rate of serious worker injuries,” Metro said in a statement. The safety of those building our county’s transportation projects must always be protected.

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SW Oregon Architect

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Jan’s entreaty to his fellow professionals in the building sector was to add their names to a letter addressed to the mayor and city council that supports policies to transition structures from polluting fossil fuels to renewable electricity. Electrification is a prevalent building decarbonization strategy.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

A variety of subjects are covered with honesty and humor: some episodes are interviews, while others are tips for fellow designers, reviews of buildings and other projects, or casual explorations of everyday life and design. The Second Studio is also available on iTunes , Spotify , and YouTube. Read more »

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Deezen

OCTOBER 15, 2024

MAD Architects has unveiled the One River North apartment block in Denver Located next to a major interstate and light rail line, the 15-storey block's western facade has a curved facade clad in a glass curtain wall with a massive cut "cracking" the building open.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

LACMA ’s Unframed blog recently profiled the work of contractor Clark Construction to build the concrete structure for the Peter Zumthor -designed $750 million new David Geffen Galleries extension. The building has no columns!," Chris Bell, the project executive for Clark Construction, shared with Unframed.

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Archinect

APRIL 16, 2024

Work on the building’s MEPs is now underway, and the concrete pour for the roof decks has been completed to the east side of the site. A recent look inside the project with its contractor Clark Construction can be found here.) This follows the March 8th update that detailed the removal of the site’s prominent tower crane.

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Archinect

JULY 16, 2024

Put together, these three "niche" sectors now represent 40% of the market for nonresidential buildings. As a result," the AIA says "sectors that typically have a different design focus, materials composition, and contractor.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Previously on Archinect: NYC Department of Buildings' 'zero tolerance' safety sweeps have resulted in 1,499 stop-work orders Latino construction workers are disproportionately impacted, accounting for 18% of fatalities, yet only 10% of the population. In addition, nearly 80% of worker deaths were on non-union job sites.

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Archinect

JUNE 10, 2024

Contractor Brett Bickford recently described his firm DPR's work on their “dream job” constructing the new 76-story KPF -designed The Waterline skyscraper in Austin. The project that will yield 2.7 The project that will yield 2.7 Construction recently reached the halfway mark, with I.M.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 27, 2023

There are now over 230 schools and colleges listed on the government’s register of buildings under consideration for Raac replacement and repair. Parents like shiny new buildings, and Raac definitely isn’t helping our reputation.” billion (or about $2.81 billion USD) annually at present.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 27, 2023

There are now over 230 schools and colleges listed on the government’s register of buildings under consideration for Raac replacement and repair. Parents like shiny new buildings, and Raac definitely isn’t helping our reputation.” billion (or about $2.81 billion USD) annually at present.

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Archinect

MAY 27, 2023

Belgian-French construction group BESIX and Dutch dredging and heavylift company Boskalis have been announced as the first European contractors to be awarded a design and build lump sum contract by NEOM to work on the first phase of development for the Port of NEOM project.

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Archinect

AUGUST 18, 2022

A row between an Indian government contractor and Foster + Partners over supposedly unpaid design fees related to the abandoned Amaravati master plan has reached the country’s Supreme Court after the London-based studio entered a lawsuit there last week.

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Archinect

MARCH 17, 2023

Banksy had just put the finishing touches on his latest artwork on an abandoned farmhouse in in Kent, England, when shortly after completion, a construction crew demolished the building. When workers began demolishing the site, one contractor told the local press they felt "gutted" and "sick realizing it was a Banksy."

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ArchDaily

JULY 22, 2023

A variety of subjects are covered with honesty and humor: some episodes are interviews, while others are tips for fellow designers, reviews of buildings and other projects, or casual explorations of everyday life and design. The Second Studio is also available on iTunes , Spotify , and YouTube. Read more »

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The home-building industry is having the most difficult time in decades meeting demand, the sum of many pandemic complications. Particularly, construction of new buildings has been affected by the cost and availability of lumber and other important building materials, which have risen by about 20% for most contractors between FY 2020 to 2021.

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Archinect

APRIL 24, 2023

The design team aimed to draw the most possible natural scenery into the building, while at the same time grasping the delicate balance between landscape and architecture. In order to minimize the impact of construction on the local ecology, the building area has to be compressed into a smaller scope.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A 48-unit condominium building in Waukesha, Wis., 2, deemed that the Horizon West Condominium building at 315 N. 65 residents were ordered to immediately evacuate the building, which was originally constructed in 1966. 65 residents were ordered to immediately evacuate the building, which was originally constructed in 1966.

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Archinect

AUGUST 31, 2022

The state’s building code regulators recently voted to approve local contractor Tim Stark’s request to 3D print walls as an equal replacement for either CMUs or standard cored concrete blocks. Related Feature on Archinect: Does 3D Printed Architecture Have Real Potential?

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Concerns over the possible Federal Government shutdown next month are causing headaches for contractors of much-needed infrastructure projects across the country who fear a chain reaction in the construction industry could leave lasting setbacks that would take years to overcome.

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Archinect

MARCH 24, 2023

Architects would generally rather leave such features such as retaining walls to contractors rather than elaborate on specifics that would make the architect themselves legally responsible.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Experts say the process of quarrying stone is one reason why there aren't more structural stone buildings. Through this, she claims it will "increase trust" in the building material. We cannot build traditionally like we did 70 years ago on site, with wet trades, mortars and so on," said Bidaud. "We

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Archinect

MARCH 9, 2022

The approximately $3 billion project was a collaboration between a Turner -Kiewit joint venture, which provided construction management services for the Landside Terminal C, Hensel Phelps, which served as construction manager for the Airside Terminal C, and Vanderlande, which served as the design/build/operate/maintain contractor.

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Archinect

JULY 12, 2022

Building Information Modeling (BIM) continues to be a growing tool among architecture firms. Contractors who exploit BIM processes also experience improved win rates, a reduction in constructability issues on-site, reduced defects on handover, and higher cost control, compared to projects which do not use BIM."

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The chance to build in a quasi-rural landscape can be both an opportunity and an architectural challenge in equal measure. The site, located in Ștefăneștii de Jos, north of Bucharest, close to the A3 highway, is found in an area that is expected to develop in the future as an industrial and commercial territory.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The firm also operates as a licensed General Contractor, allowing them to build some of the projects they design. Founded in 2010, the firm has grown a rich portfolio of residential homes which the team describes as "warmly minimal with careful considerations of light, space, and the unique qualities of each project’s location."

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SW Oregon Architect

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Rick Robertson – General contractor/owner, Six Degrees Construction Co. Ryan Thomas – General contractor, Ryan Thomas Construction, LLC The Ponds Team – Essex General Construction, Inc. Steve Otto – Finish carpenter, Ordell Construction Co. Steve Perkins – Mason, Hap’s Masonry, Inc. You recognize it immediately.

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Archinect

AUGUST 9, 2023

“Scraping the sealants off the building damaged the aluminum finish and as time went on and new resealant projects came in, the sealants were no longer adhering to the aluminum very well,” Academy architect Duane Boyle said in an Air Forc.

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BD+C

JUNE 18, 2024

Could ‘smart’ building facades heat and cool buildings? 0 dbarista Tue, 06/18/2024 - 15:58 Building Technology A promising research project looks at the possibilities for thermoelectric systems to thermally condition buildings, writes Mahsa Farid Mohajer, Sustainable Building Analyst with Stantec.

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SW Oregon Architect

OCTOBER 8, 2023

To address cost limitations, owners may need to work closely with their architects and contractors to identify effective solutions. Open communication and collaboration between the owner, architect, and contractor from the project’s inception are clearly effective strategies for maximizing the value of construction projects.

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Deezen

MARCH 14, 2024

Dutch studio Powerhouse Company has created the Marga Klompé Building at Tilburg University, the Netherlands , is "the first college building in Europe to be entirely constructed from solid wood". Situated on a forested university campus in Tilburg , the cuboid building has a mass timber structure and facades clad in Portuguese stone.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The 82,305 square foot (7,646 square metre) addition extends outwards from the college's main academic building and consists of buildings and courtyards encased in a large, elevated concrete terrace. The mass-timber buildings showcase an exposed, "eccentric" black-toned bracing system, which encircles the buildings in a cage-like skin.

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