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Secrets of a structural engineer

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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. I have carried this lesson to every project I have managed since then.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions.

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Geological formations shape design of Wyoming house by Lever Architecture

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Weathering steel and accoya wood wrap the exterior of the Alta House, which was created by US studio Lever Architecture to embrace the "sublime mountain landscape". Located in the small Wyoming town of Alta, the house serves as a holiday home for an outdoor-loving couple from Portland, Oregon. Situated on a half-acre (0.2-hectare)

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The National Benevolent Association constructed Olive Plaza during the late 1970s as a HUD Section 202 project. Because it was an unreservedly plain and straightforward design strapped by a miserly budget, BOORA chose to rely upon the superficial application of a distinctive exterior color scheme to provide Olive Plaza with visual interest.

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Akira Koyama + KEY OPERATION INC. / ARCHITECTS Redefine the Sakuragicho Residence Exterior

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Sakuragicho Residence – The development endeavored to re-define exterior wall tiling and balcony construction distinctive to, yet typical of, large apartment blocks. The construction of an apartment block like this project with over 100 units has a significant impact on the street panorama, and can transform the vista.

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David Baker Architects accelerates housing for homeless in San Francisco with modular construction

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Bay Area studio David Baker Architects has completed 145 units of social housing using modular construction and a weathering steel facade in San Francisco , California. The use of modular construction reduced the project's timeline from the average five to seven years to three. Structural engineer: DCI Engineers.

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HOK and Snow Kreilich raise thin canopy above St Louis soccer stadium

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Additionally, an elevated upper concourse wraps around the building with a drink rail along the facade, opening the stadium to the gameday festivities on the exterior of the stadium. Lightweight spanning trusses were combined with an invisible lateral system that concealed the seismic bracing.