Civil Engineering and Engineering

The American Society of Civil Engineers gives New York's infrastructure a C grade in new report

Archinect

JULY 26, 2022

The New York chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released its 2022 Report Card for New York Infrastructure , issuing the state's infrastructure an overall grade of C. The rating is a slight improvement from its 2015 grade of C-.

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Corrugated House / monotrum

ArchDaily

MARCH 10, 2024

& The project is to renovate a structure made of corrugated pipe, a civil engineering material, Completed in 2023 in Japan. Images by Yoshiro Masuda. Hotel in renovated house made of corrugated pipes.&

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Take a look at Reiser+Umemoto's completed Kaohsiung Port Terminal

Archinect

JUNE 1, 2024

Image courtesy Fei & Cheng Associates The firm explains: “RUR’s work with 3D Urbanism comes from a long-standing set of explorations challenging the monofunctionally of infrastructure projects which are traditionally conceived and designed to do a single task well, much in the vein of civil engineering.

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NASA explores potential for green roofs to lower temperatures in cities

Archinect

MAY 30, 2022

Related on Archinect: 10 green rooftop spaces we liked this week “As cities grow and develop, they need to make good decisions about their infrastructure, because these decisions often last for 30 or 50 years or longer,” said Christian Braneon, a climate scientist and civil engineer at Columbia University and co-author of the study.

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Cal Poly Pomona students win big at Sustainability Decathlon with 'Roots House'

Archinect

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Named Roots House, the recently sold market-ready home is the culmination of three semesters of work by more than 100 students along with faculty advisors CPP Civil Engineering Professor Sunai Kim and Architecture Professor Juintow Lin.

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Malta's chamber of architects lays out guidelines for development near ancient Megalithic temples

Archinect

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

“As professionals in the field of architecture and engineering, it is imperative that we approach the design and planning of development projects within the buffer zones of UNESCO World Heritage Sites with the utmost care and sensitivity,” the chamber said.

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Innovations and Potential of CPC Panels in Decarbonizing Concrete Construction: Interview with Josef Kurath

ArchDaily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

ArchDaily interviewed Professor Josef Kurath from the Department of Architecture Design and Civil Engineering at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), who collaborated with CPC Construction in developing these concrete panels.

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The U.S. is about to begin the largest dam removal project in history

Archinect

MARCH 16, 2023

The removals are among the $3 billion worth of dam projects being funded under the new Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, though experts still say it isn’t enough to address the 15,600 dams across the country that are currently classified as “high-hazard potential structures” by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2021. (..)

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SOM-designed "Breathing" bank headquarters opens in Shenzhen

Archinect

JANUARY 4, 2022

SOM's work on this project included architecture, mechanical, electrical and plumbing, structural, and civil engineering. “We’re always exploring opportunities to synthesize inventive engineering solutions with architectural design,” said SOM Design Partner Scott Duncan.

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Grimshaw's new pedestrian bridge opens in Toulouse

Archinect

JULY 9, 2024

Developed alongside ppa.architecture as part of a consortium led by French civil engineering construction company Eiffage, which included Ingérop, ATP, and Quartiers Lumières, the bridge is one of four that will connect the Île du Ramier and the city.

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The looming Federal Government shutdown could impinge on infrastructure projects for years

Archinect

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

“Most projects these days have lots of different funding sources, they maybe have local and state and federal, maybe a private component, maybe an authority,” the President of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Maria Lehman, explained to Construction Dive this week.

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This Japanese housing project utilizes regenerative architecture to support its natural surrounding environment

Archinect

JULY 10, 2023

It combines traditional Japanese civil engineering with contemporary technology. Image: Rui Nishi Located on the southern Japanese island of Yakushima, Sumu Yakushima applies regenerative architecture to reconceptualize the relationship between human habitation and the natural environment.

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Heatherwick Studio and BIG transform flat-roof Swiss solar shingles from barn to bay

The Architect's Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Brought to you by: Architect Heatherwick Studio, BIG Location Mountain View, California Completion Date May, 2022 Landscape Architect Olin Structural Engineer Thornton Tomasetti Civil Engineer Sherwood Design Engineers, Arup Civil, [.].

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Secrets of a structural engineer

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Secrets of a structural engineer 0 dbarista Fri, 09/08/2023 - 11:54 Engineers Walter P Moore's Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA, offers tips and takeaways for young—and veteran—structural engineers in the AEC industry. Below is a summary of the presentation “Secrets of a Structural Engineer” that I gave to the students.

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beehive facade screens renovated hotel unit made of corrugated pipes in japan

designboom

MARCH 5, 2024

monotrum redesigns Kenji Kawai’s corrugated house Corrugated House project by monotrum transforms a structure constructed from a corrugated pipe, a civil engineering material, into an accommodation facility.

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Master-planned community set to rise near Austin Tesla factory

Archinect

JANUARY 3, 2022

Brookfield is partnering with Houston-based Hines investment group on the project, and civil engineering firm Consort submitted the plans for the new apartments. Canadian company Brookfield Residential Properties wants to build the homes on vacant land in a 3,200-acre planned community in Southeast Austin called Easton Park.

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SPF Architects creates Obama Sports Complex from pre-engineered metal structures

Deezen

JULY 21, 2022

Architecture studio SPF Architects has completed a sports facility in Los Angeles consisting of two separate buildings that were built using pre-engineered metal structures in order to not disrupt activity at the site. The complex consists of two pre-engineered metal buildings. Civil engineer: Tetra-Tech.

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This Heavenly Add-On Gives One Sydney Family All the Breathing Room They Need

Dwell

MAY 3, 2023

Project Details: Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Architect: Carla Middleton Architecture / @ carlamiddletonarchitecture Footprint: 1,119 square feet Structural Engineer: ROR Consulting Civil Engineer: Adcar Consulting Civil Engineer: NB Consulting Landscape Design: Studio UC / @ studio_uc_ Soft Furnishings: Pip Casey Interiors Photographer: (..)

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Kevin Daly Architects and PRODUCTORA’s Houston Endowment headquarters will bring net-zero design to Texas

The Architect's Newsletter

JULY 8, 2022

Bellows Civil Engineering Brown & Gay Engineers Structural Engineering Arup Texas [.]. Brought to you by: Architect Kevin Daly Architects; PRODUCTORA Location Houston, Texas Projected Completion October 2022 General Contractor W.S.

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Cascading glass wraps mass timber office building in Kirkland by LMN Architects

The Architect's Newsletter

JUNE 17, 2022

Architect LMN Architects Location Kirkland, Washington Occupied 2021 Structural and Civil Engineer Coughlin Porter Lundeen, Inc. Landscape Architect Hewitt Architects Lighting Design Fisher Marantz Stone MEP Engineer Rushing General Contractor [.].

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New Messe Süd by slapa oberholz pszczulny | sop architekten | Trade fair & exhibition buildings

Architonic

OCTOBER 27, 2022

architecture: slapa oberholz pszczulny | sop architekten. interior & design: slapa oberholz pszczulny | sop architekten.

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gmp refurbishes 1969s multi-purpose hall Hyparschale in Magdeburg, Germany

World Architecture Community

JUNE 25, 2024

Constructed in 'Üü based on the designs of Ulrich Müther, a civil engineer, The team of von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects (gmp) has completed the refurbishment of a 'Üüs multi-purpose hall, known as The Hyparschale in Magdeburg, Germany.

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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2023

AIA Design Team: Ann Lowengart Interiors Project Team: Daniel Widlowski, AIA, Brian Washburn, AIA, Mark Jardine MEP Engineering: Engineering 350 Civil Engineering: Munselle Civil Engineering Structural Engineering: Strandberg Engineering Landscape Architect: Lutsko Associates General Contractor: Dowbuilt The post Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma (..)

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A Central Courtyard at This Sierra Nevada Retreat Evokes the Feel of a Campsite

Dwell

JULY 20, 2022

Title 24: Monterey Energy Group Photography: Joe Fletcher / @joefletcherphoto From the Architect: " A San Francisco family asked us to help them expand an existing property near Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

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The Urban Design Forum 2023 Forefront Fellows will explore design's relationship with social and political issues in New York City

Archinect

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

This year's group is made up of architects, urban planners, artists, researchers, civil rights advocates, community leaders, organizers, designers, and civil engineers. View all 33 Forefront Fellows below.

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The Urban Design Forum's 2023 Forefront Fellows will explore design's relationship with social and political issues in New York City

Archinect

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

This year's group is made up of architects, urban planners, artists, researchers, civil rights advocates, community leaders, organizers, designers, and civil engineers. View all 33 Forefront Fellows below.

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Geological formations shape design of Wyoming house by Lever Architecture

Deezen

MAY 28, 2024

Project credits: Architect and interior designer: Lever Architecture Lever team: Thomas Robinson, Jeff Stern, Doug Sheets, Jeff Ernst, Cecily Ryan Structural engineer: Frost Structural Engineering Mechanical engineer: Quantum Group Engineering Electrical engineer: Musgrove Engineering Civil engineer: Harmony Design & Engineering Landscape: Place (..)

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I’m a Jack of All Trades and a Master of None

SW Oregon Architect

DECEMBER 5, 2021

The mounting burden of knowledge is pushing the architectural profession increasingly toward reliance upon specialists and a willingness to outsource more and more of its responsibilities. The underlying objective is to reduce immensely complex design problems to calculable and more easily comprehended packets.

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Studio Libeskind unveils social housing that feels "like home" in Brooklyn

Deezen

MAY 24, 2024

Project credits: Architect of record: Studio Libeskind Construction manager/ GC: Lettire Construction Corp Civil engineer: AKRF Structural engineer: LERA Consulting Structural Engineers MEP/FP engineer: FISKAA Engineering Fire alarm consultant: Nazar Engineering P.C.

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Kaan Architecten adds "monumental" visitor centre to second world war cemetery

Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2024

Project credits: Architect: Kaan Architecten Landscape designer: Karres + Brands landschapsarchitecten B.V., Project credits: Architect: Kaan Architecten Landscape designer: Karres + Brands landschapsarchitecten B.V.,

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News: Cal Poly Pomona students win big at Sustainability Decathlon with 'Roots House'

Bustler

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Named Roots House, the recently sold market-ready home is the culmination of three semesters of work by more than 100 students along with faculty advisors CPP Civil Engineering Professor Sunai Kim and Architecture Professor Juintow Lin.

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Studio Egret West to transform former Heinz HQ into London housing

Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The images are by Hism.

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The Department of Homeland Security gives landscape architecture STEM designation

The Architect's Newsletter

JULY 13, 2023

STEM-designated fields range from forestry and veterinary anatomy to architecture and civil engineering and now landscape architecture. Yesterday, the U.S.

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Project Mingde uses "cascading" roofs on Chinese nursery to recycle rainfall

Deezen

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

First initiated in 2003 by a former student of HKU's engineering department, Professor Nicolas Yeung and his wife Lorene Yeung, Project Mingde develops "social architecture" to tackle poverty, while at the same time giving civil engineering students the chance to work on real-world projects.

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REX creates "holy grail" combination of performance spaces in Providence

Deezen

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The photography is by Iwan Baan.

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In Belgium, a Wooden Home Nestled in the Dunes Is Thoughtfully Restored

Dwell

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

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Amit Upadhye Architects orients Arizona home to the stars

Deezen

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Project credits: Client: James Tanton & Linda Elkins Tanton Architect: Amit Upadhye AIA of AU Design Studio General Contractor: SmithBuilt Design Build Structural Engineer: Augsperger Komm Engineering Civil Engineering: Land Development Group Electrical Engineering: Tuley Engineering Professionals Mechanical Engineering: NP Mechanical Concrete: (..)

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Terra-Cotta Shingles Cover a Multigenerational Home in Melbourne

Dwell

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Project Details: Location: Melbourne, Australia Architect: R Architecture / @ rarchitecture_au Footprint: 4,090 square feet Builder: Bluefern Projects Structural & Civil Engineer: Smartbuild Engineering Photographer: Chris Murray Photography From the Architect: " Mahogany House is the family residence of Gaurav and Vishakha Rajadhyax, who envisioned (..)

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New concrete vaulted floor suggests path to cutting carbon emissions

Deezen

MARCH 3, 2022

The multidisciplinary team has completed a full-scale demo of the floor, built inside a Cambridge University Civil Engineering Department facility, and hopes the innovation will be adopted by the construction industry to reduce its carbon emissions. Flooring innovation makes use of concrete's strengths. The demo floor measures 4.5

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Snøhetta creates library to emulate feeling of "sitting under a tree"

Deezen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Project credits: Architect: Snøhetta Client: Beijing Planning and Natural Resource Bureau Executive architect: ECADI Structural, geotechnical, and civil engineer: ECADI Cost consultant: ECADI Building sustainability engineer: ECADI Facade & BMU engineer: Eckersley O'Callaghan, Meinhardt Lighting designer: ECADI Main contractor: China Railway Construction (..)

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Wildfires influence design of Campout House in northern California

Deezen

AUGUST 23, 2022

Engineered wood and steel were used for the structural frame. Engineered wood and steel were used for the structural frame. Structural engineer: CFBR Structural Group. Civil engineer: Shaw Engineering. MEP: Sugarpine Engineering. Materials can be non-combustible.". Interior designer: NICOLEHOLLIS.

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Elliott Architects uses dramatic cantilever for House on a Bay

Deezen

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Structural engineer: Thorton Tomasetti. Mechanical engineer: Integrated Energy Systems. Civil engineer: Gartley & Dorsky Engineering & Surveying. The photography is by Paul Warchol with drone photography by Ken Woisard. Project credits: General contractor: Warren Construction Group.

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Ecology centre in coastal Maine is "model of holistic sustainability"

Deezen

JUNE 25, 2024

Rodriguez (design principal), Joshua Homer (project architect, design), Mikhail Grinwald, Sonia Flamberg, George Switzer, Duncan White, Yang Zhao Architect of record and building performance design: OPAL OPAL team: Timothy Lock, (principal-in-charge), Alex Rosenthal (project manager), Gabe Tomasulo, Wilfredo Marrero, Jolie Lau Structural engineer: (..)

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OMA unveils Manchester's flexible cultural event space Aviva Studios

Deezen

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Project credits: Architect: OMA Technical architects: Ryder Architecture Construction partners: Laing O'Rourke Structure and civil engineer: Buro Happold Services engineer: Buro Happold, BDP Acoustic engineer: Level Acoustics Fire engineer: WSP Theatre consultants: Charcoalblue Landscape design: Planit.IE

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The American Society of Civil Engineers gives New York's infrastructure a C grade in new report

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The U.S. is about to begin the largest dam removal project in history

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Master-planned community set to rise near Austin Tesla factory

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Kevin Daly Architects and PRODUCTORA’s Houston Endowment headquarters will bring net-zero design to Texas

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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

A Central Courtyard at This Sierra Nevada Retreat Evokes the Feel of a Campsite

The Urban Design Forum 2023 Forefront Fellows will explore design's relationship with social and political issues in New York City

The Urban Design Forum's 2023 Forefront Fellows will explore design's relationship with social and political issues in New York City

Geological formations shape design of Wyoming house by Lever Architecture

I’m a Jack of All Trades and a Master of None

Studio Libeskind unveils social housing that feels "like home" in Brooklyn

Kaan Architecten adds "monumental" visitor centre to second world war cemetery

News: Cal Poly Pomona students win big at Sustainability Decathlon with 'Roots House'

Studio Egret West to transform former Heinz HQ into London housing

The Department of Homeland Security gives landscape architecture STEM designation

Project Mingde uses "cascading" roofs on Chinese nursery to recycle rainfall

REX creates "holy grail" combination of performance spaces in Providence

In Belgium, a Wooden Home Nestled in the Dunes Is Thoughtfully Restored

Amit Upadhye Architects orients Arizona home to the stars

Terra-Cotta Shingles Cover a Multigenerational Home in Melbourne

New concrete vaulted floor suggests path to cutting carbon emissions

Snøhetta creates library to emulate feeling of "sitting under a tree"

Wildfires influence design of Campout House in northern California

Elliott Architects uses dramatic cantilever for House on a Bay

Ecology centre in coastal Maine is "model of holistic sustainability"

OMA unveils Manchester's flexible cultural event space Aviva Studios

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