Archinect

JUNE 28, 2023

And for women, being vastly outnumbered on every construction site means more pressure to accept lower pay and mistreatment. That’s why, as more immigrant women don hard hats in New York City, advocates are training them to stand up against exploitation – and transform the construction industry itself.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to a new report by the New York State Comptroller’s Office, 89% of the visited active construction sites across New York City had safety issues, highlighting the need for the improvement of the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) oversight of construction sites.

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Deezen

MARCH 5, 2024

American developer Related Midwest has resumed construction on the 400 Lake Shore skyscraper in Chicago on a site that has experienced more than a decade's worth of revisions and delays. Construction teams in Chicago have begun work on the foundation for the 72-storey skyscraper designed by SOM.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The building's structure relied on standardized parts, such as cast-iron columns and girders, which were quickly assembled on-site. This efficient, industrial approach reduced construction time significantly.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Among other measures, it will require applicants for certain construction work permits in the city to certify that a licensed exterminator was retained to effectively treat the premises for rodent extermination. The new requirement only applies to job sites in “designated rat mitigation zones” and will take effect in April.

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Archinect

JUNE 7, 2022

This site, where an old building is being transformed into a charter school, has just distinguished itself from the 40,000 other major construction projects in New York City by having its third worker fatality in less than three years. An OSHA investigation revealed that some deaths were not properly reported for weeks.

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ArchDaily

MAY 5, 2024

© Marc Goodwin | Expo 2020 Modular construction is a process in which a building is constructed away from its actual site, within controlled factory settings, using identical materials, and adhering to a set of codes and regulations.

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SW Oregon Architect

MAY 5, 2024

Inside the Clubhouse entrance at The Ponds (all photos by me) AIA Eugene and the Willamette Valley Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute jointly hosted a construction site tour of The Ponds on Alexander this past Thursday. acre site that borders the picturesque Delta Ponds wetlands area.

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Archinect

JANUARY 3, 2024

Site preparations are underway in Los Angeles in advance of the 50-month construction phase that will bring the Foster + Partners -designed One Beverly Hills residential towers to a plot adjacent to the Beverly Hilton and other area hospitality icons. acre site that includes another 8.5-acre acre site that includes another 8.5-acre

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Archinect

APRIL 11, 2022

Construction is set to start later this year at 400 Lake Shore Drive after more than a decade as an empty plot. The site was originally reserved for the Chicago Spire , a 2,000-foot tall, twisted tower designed by Santiago Calatrava. Years later, all that's there is hole in the ground, at a prime spot by the river and the lake.

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Archinect

MARCH 15, 2022

The address is well known as the site where, in December 2019, architect Erica Tishman was struck by a piece of falling debris that her family claims directly resulted from negligence on the part of the property developer and the Department of Buildings. It is not clear at this time whether or not workers on the site were unionized or not.

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Archinect

JANUARY 3, 2024

Site preparations are underway in West Hollywood in advance of the 50-month construction phase that will bring the Foster + Partners -designed One Beverly Hills residential towers to a plot adjacent to the Beverly Hilton and other area hospitality icons. acre site that includes another 8.5-acre acre site that includes another 8.5-acre

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Archinect

MAY 7, 2024

New York City construction worker fatalities have declined to record lows, according to a new report released by the NYC Department of Buildings. Construction-related deaths are now at their lowest point in the past decade despite an increase in injuries at job sites for the third consecutive year, the reporting showed.

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Archinect

APRIL 16, 2024

New updates have been shared recently by the Los Angeles Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), charting progress on the $750 million new David Geffen Galleries from Peter Zumthor that is expected to finish construction by the end of this year. A recent look inside the project with its contractor Clark Construction can be found here.)

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Archinect

MAY 1, 2024

Electric vehicle maker Rivian has pressed pause on the construction of a major manufacturing plant in Stanton Springs, Georgia. “During the pause period, Rivian anticipates performing some limited site development activities, but the depth and breadth of this work has not yet been det.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Some doubts remain as to whether or not the construction timeline can stick to its scheduled completion by the end of that year, which will also see Barcelona’s turn as the UIA World Capital of Architecture. Scaffolding at the site is expected to be removed soon. The tallest tower, which represents Christ, will follow in 2026.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Preliminary construction work on the awe-inspiring Mukaab tower has been reported in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Its Construction is said to require some 900 workers on-site daily and will likely wrap up by the end of 2030. The cube-like structure, whose volume is equivalent to 64 million cubic meters (more than 2.2

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Archinect

JULY 15, 2024

Curated by Hester Keijser, madskills: Self-Documenting Construction on Social Media investigates popular worker-made social media posts documenting unique construction skills on-site and in a viral manner.

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Archinect

MAY 30, 2023

Construction has begun in Warsaw on a new complex for the Polish History Museum and Polish Army Museum, designed by the Warsaw-based architectural design studio WXCA. Image credit: WXCA Three structures are to be built on the site: the headquarters of the Polish History Museum, and two buildings for the Polish Army Museum.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The catastrophic events have devastated countless heritage structures, archaeological areas and religious sites, many still active places of worship, across an area so vast that it encompasses ten Turkish provinces and impacts more than 13 million people. The city centre of Antakya [.] has been almost completely flattened.

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The Architect's Newsletter

MARCH 6, 2023

The 16-story-tall structure—one of the tallest in Greektown, a vibrant historic neighborhood near downtown The post LIFTbuild’s novel floor-lifting technology turns construction sites into fabrication factories appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archinect

MARCH 23, 2023

Pennsylvania-based Advanced Construction Robotics (ACR) has unveiled its latest robot designed to handle rebar on construction sites. The company also claims the system can be mobilized on a construction site within 4 to 8 hours and can operate day or night.

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Archinect

JUNE 29, 2023

Construction is underway for the expansion of Portland International Airport. New images of the scheme by roof installers Mammoet show components for the timber roof being moved into place on the construction site. As we reported last year, the ZGF -designed expansion will include a roof formed of 2.5 million feet of timber.

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Archinect

MAY 28, 2024

MAD Architects has posted a construction update for the Hainan Science and Technology Museum in China ahead of its anticipated 2025 opening. This will form a key part of the site's cultural component, contrasting the many sports stadium designs that surround it in coastal Haikou National Wetland Park.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In 45 days, the construction team will be on site to begin site clearing and mobilization. Once underground work is done, crews will transition to vertical construction, including concrete pours, the building enclosure, and interiors. Crews will begin below-grade work, including caissons, sheeting, and the cofferdam.

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designboom

JANUARY 19, 2023

The post boston dynamics’ humanoid robot ‘atlas’ effortlessly helps on construction sites appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. boston dynamics is helping ‘atlas’ interact well with fixed, and at times weighty, objects and move its way over and around them.

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Brandon Donnelly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Thursday mornings have become my construction site time. I walk the site with the team. Here is photo of the downtown skyline from Junction House this morning (there was a bit of fog): I know this goes without saying, but I think it is crucial to walk one’s sites. I start off at Junction House.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

per 100,000 construction workers in New York state died on the job, a 9% increase from 11.1 The Committee also found that one-quarter of all workplace fatalities across New York state took place on construction sites, a repeat of the figure contained in the Deadly Skyline Report for 2020. In 2021, 12.1 Overall, an average of 53.6

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Deezen

OCTOBER 30, 2024

DataAE and Xavier Vendrell designed the project on a Barcelona hillside Claudi Aguiló and Albert Domingo, who run DataAE , and Xavier Vendrell Studio respectively, worked to create the project on a steep site at the edge of town. metre overhang that minimises the foundation in the rocky terrain. The photography is by Adrià Goula.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Construction has begun on the 400-metre-high, cube-shaped Mukaab supertall skyscraper in Riyadh designed by AtkinsRéalis, which will be the world's largest building when it completes. Construction of the Mukaab skyscraper has begun Designed by AtkinsRéalis , the Mukaab skyscraper will be cube-shaped with 400-metre-long edges.

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Archinect

MAY 29, 2023

What is the current relationship between humans, robotics, and construction? What is its future? This article is part of the Archinect In-Depth: Artificial Intelligence series.

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Young Architect

AUGUST 30, 2023

Young Architect Foundations of Success: Orion’s Journey from Construction Sites to Architectural Firms In this episode of The Young Architect Podcast, we dive deep into the journey highlighting the success of Orion Watkins, an Architect who has seen it all. Even in the throes of a recession, Orion displayed unmatched resilience.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Our research indeed reveals many additional concerns, from labour rights abuses, highlighted by the death of a worker on a construction site, to the devastating environmental impact," she continued. According to the human rights organisation, it is the "first death of a migrant worker on a Neom site" that has been documented.

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Archinect

MARCH 8, 2024

Earlier this week, engineering and construction giant Bechtel and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) announced a multiyear partnership dedicated to preventing construction worker suicides. construction workers over five years through industry-specific programs and resources.

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Archinect

APRIL 4, 2024

The two-year expansion of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is moving towards completion for the end of this year, and Safdie Architects has shared photos of its construction progress via an Instagram post published Wednesday, April 3rd, from the site in Bentonville, Arkansas.

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The Architecture Designs

JANUARY 20, 2023

Countless tools and machinery are needed for construction sites. But because so much is necessary, it can be tricky to figure out the best options to include on a site. Below is some machinery that is often needed for construction jobs and the tasks they’re suited for. Construction cranes come in a variety of types.

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Archinect

MARCH 5, 2024

The much-publicized void left behind in the wake of Santiago Calatrava ’s failed Chicago Spire proposal is finally being attended to, as now the Chicago Sun-Times and other outlets are reporting on developer Related Midwest’s start of construction for the SOM -designed replacement at 400 Lake Shore Drive.

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