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Budget Breakdown: A Seattle Couple Build Twin Backyard Offices for $51K—No Permit Required

Dwell

They saved upwards of $60,000 on a new shed by having dad contract and keeping the footprint small. Not even two years after moving into their 1919 Seattle bungalow, which they bought at the start of the pandemic in 2020, Natalie Rohde and her husband, Patrick Haig, had a problem. Neither was ideal.

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Columbia City Abbey Apartments by Allied8

Archinect

Combining planning and design, we revised an old master use permit and an expiring contract rezone w. we could significantly increase the floor area on the interior. This preserved the curbside presence, and offered our client an improved ROI.

Cities 130
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Columbia City Abbey Apartments by Allied8 | Apartment blocks

Architonic

Combining planning and design, we revised an old master use permit and an expiring contract rezone wh… we could significantly increase the floor area on the interior. This preserved the curbside presence and offered our client an improved ROI.

Cities 94
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For the First Time in 80 Years, the U.S. Will Have a Private Sector Architecture Union

Dwell

After nearly a year and a half, the team announced last week that it has completed contract negotiations and has ratified its new employment contract—the first of its kind in 80 years. After more than a year of negotiations, the twelve architects composing the bargaining unit ratified a contract—every member of the unit voted in favor.

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Metro Reports: Lewis & Clark College Templeton Campus Center, Freewell, 8935 SE Powell, and more

Next Portland

A building permit was issued for renovations and additions to the Lewis & Clark College Templeton Campus Center , designed by ZGF Architects. Next Portland covers the highlights of the Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits processed each week. Metro Reports have moved to Portland Maps Reports.

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This Los Angeles ADU Builder Says It Can Add a Home to Your Backyard in Nine Months

Dwell

Prefab company Cover offers turnkey projects by handling permitting, installation, and everything in between. We’re using software to streamline the design, engineering, and permitting process, and we’re building homes on a production line more like how cars are made."

Permits 95
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LCC Health Professions Building

SW Oregon Architect

For all intents and purposes, we have functioned as a single office on the Health Professions Building project rather than as two separate firms.

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