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Insights: What do different engineers do, and when do I hire one?

Matt Fajkus Architecture

While it’s best to hire an engineer when doing any type of construction, they are not always necessary. Before starting any new project, it’s important to check with your local governing body to see which types of submittals are necessary to obtain permits and which types of people need to certify those submittals.

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University of Arkansas Community Design Center Proposes Downtown Housing Regeneration Scheme

Architizer

Windows have to be operable; outdoor spaces should substitute for indoor spaces if cooling were to be lost; and cross ventilation should support natural conditioning and lighting of loft environments wherever dwelling unit plans permit. In what ways did you collaborate with others, and how did that add value to the project?

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Time to Abandon the Scorched Earth Approach in Subdivision Development

Community Architect

Steep streets characterize many cities: San Francisco (Photo Philipsen) In the approval steps towards site development plans, civil engineering precedes the other design professions. Civil engineers are driven by the hard rules of engineering, not the softer concerns of context sensitive design or carbon emission reduction.

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A Conversation with Mohamed Mousa: Navigating Site Supervision, Sustainability and Safety in the UAE’s Thriving Construction Industry

RMJM Architecture

My journey into site supervision began after I obtained my degree in Civil Engineering. I started my career as a site engineer with a large construction company, where my initial responsibilities included overseeing construction site activities, coordinating with subcontractors, and ensuring strict adherence to safety protocols.

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Aviva Studios in Manchester to Open on 18th October 2023

e-architect

A technical grid on the Warehouse ceiling permits any type of use, from concert to exhibition. The building’s main event space, the Warehouse, is conceived as one large industrial space, left bare to be adapted by its users as they see fit. The space can be opened up, but also split and a performance space made larger or smaller.

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Land Morphology and Olson Kundig update Oregon botanical garden

Deezen

Project credits: Prime consultant and landscape architecture: Land Morphology Land Morphology team: Richard Hartlage (principal in charge), Lindsey Heller (project manager), Sandy Fischer (lead planner), Garrett Devier (project landscape architect), Brandon Burlingame (landscape designer) Architecture: Olson Kundig Structural engineering: Lund Opsahl (..)

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Leach Botanical Garden, Portland, Oregon

e-architect

Work is organized into three principle activities: 1) Design Development and Entitlement Processes ; 2) Site Development Permits and Construction Documents for Upper Garden Development ; and 3) eighteen months of construction. The first phase is approximately seven acres.