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Dwell
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The Chicago Switch-Flat by Dirk Denison Architects gives owner’s flexibility to grow and contract the space as needed. But including city building, zoning, and public safety departments in any design competition could address permitting and zoning problems, two other issues that often slow construction.
Architizer
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Given that the firm is based in India, where roughly 90 percent of the country is considered an extreme heat danger zone, their work is even more remarkable. Indeed, many of their designs, whether for private homes, student housing or public community centers, describe briefs for areas that regularly exceed 40 degrees Celcius (104 Farenheit).
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SW Oregon Architect
MAY 21, 2023
Generally, the courts hold architects like me, who stamp and sign construction contract documents, to a higher standard of care compared to others who don’t have this responsibility. This means striving to produce work of high quality and innovation while adhering to applicable building codes, zoning regulations, and industry best practices.
SW Oregon Architect
JANUARY 7, 2024
We organized the building’s layout, structural system, and exterior expression in accordance with the 40-foot grid that overlays the entire campus, an artifact of the mid-century planning principles that governed its initial form. Mahlum further broke the 40-foot grid down to three sections of 13’-4”.
Community Architect
APRIL 20, 2024
By contrast, the neighboring retail free McKeldin plaza, isolated by traffic as it was, had become Baltimore's free speech zone and ground zero for the Occupy Wall Street movement. In Rouse's times the federal government, the city and the private sector each contributed large amounts of money to urban renewal. D'Alesandro, Jr.
Santa Cruz Architect
JANUARY 8, 2024
Planning and zoning regulations need to be updated to account for changing climate conditions, ensuring that new developments are located in areas less prone to flooding, wildfires, or other hazards. By prioritizing resilience, communities and governments can save money, protect lives, and reduce the long-term burden on public resources.
Dwell
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
The government quickly began churning out loans to encourage people to build residences, but as Japanese family units shifted from a traditional structure of multiple generations under one roof to a more nuclear unit, builders could barely keep up. An estimated 2.1 million housing units short of where it needed to be.
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