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ALQST documents "first death of a migrant worker on a Neom site"

Deezen

At every stage since his death, they have failed to act sufficiently" The briefing document contains a report on Pakistani civil engineer Abdul Wali Skandar Khan, who reportedly died on a Neom construction site after a guardrail collapsed.

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A Breeze Block Courtyard Is the Only Way to Access This Australian Home’s Bedroom

Dwell

Breeze-block walls demarcate the various zones of the house, yet permit light, breeze, and views. Similarly, north-facing clerestory windows permit abundant light while their obscure glazing conceals views of the neighboring two-story house that would otherwise loom over the property.

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How Coplon Associates Turned a Tired Campground a Glampground

Landscape Architecture Magazine

And that was both from a permitting and cost standpoint, and also just an aesthetic standpoint, says Chip Haskell, a vice president and civil engineer at Haley Ward who worked alongside Coplon. We really tried to maintain what had already been disturbed. Anytime youve already got a scar, you might as well reuse it.

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Wittman Estes creates "rapid assembly" fire station in southern California

Deezen

The area consists of ranching operations, new residential developments and 17,000 acres (6,880 hectares) of open space. By designing for offsite fabrication and rapid assembly, Wittman Estes streamlined the design, documentation and permitting process so construction could begin less than a year after the design process began," the firm said.

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Schematic Design - Developing a Project Budget

Matt Fajkus Architecture

When starting a remodel or new construction project, an important early step is developing your budget to set realistic expectations and avoid surprises midway through the design process. We recommend that a general contractor be engaged for pre-construction services at the end of schematic design to develop a hard cost budget.

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Time to Abandon the Scorched Earth Approach in Subdivision Development

Community Architect

In the eight years between 2002 and 2010 15,000 square miles of open space were developed and paved over in the US. Unlike forests that burn, land that was developed usually doesn't come back. Unlike forests that burn, land that was developed usually doesn't come back. English landscape Mousehold Heath in 1810.

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Land Morphology and Olson Kundig update Oregon botanical garden

Deezen

Above: Leah Botanical Garden is in Portland, Oregon In 2015, Land Morphology – a Seattle-based landscape architecture practice – embarked on developing a strategic master plan for the botanical garden, established nearly a century ago by a local couple, John and Lilla Leach, who once lived on the property. Top: photo is by Aaron Leitz.