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First Look: SOM's design for All Aboard Florida Fort Lauderdale rail station

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An estimated three million car trips will be eliminated from the Southeastern United States each year—one of North America''s region busiest with visitors, thanks to sunny weather and theme parks. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Building Team Transit Facilities Transportation & Parking Facilities'

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SOM covers computing college at MIT in large glass shingles

Deezen

Other recent projects by SOM include a "vertical campus" in Cambridge for the US Department of Transportation in Cambridge and a supertall skyscraper with "monolithic simplicity" in New York City. The photography is by Dave Burk and Lucas Blair Simpson.

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Construction put in place enjoyed healthy gains in 2014

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grew by 7% to just under $973 billion in 2014, according to estimates by FMI, the Raleigh, N.C.-based Driven by a recovering economy, increasing demand for multifamily housing, and a manufacturing sector buoyed by robust oil and gas drilling and production, construction put in place (CPIP) in the U.S. Body Image: read more.

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Page Southerland Page integrates "past and future" at Texas Capitol Complex

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The Texas Capitol Complex was designed by Page Southerland Page Phase 1 – which is estimated as a $600 million investment – opened in 2022. "We hope this project will enhance urban spaces in the city, contributing to the State of Texas' and Austin's unique, vibrant identity." & Elec.

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The New Key Bridge - More Questions than Answers

Community Architect Daily

Perna/SUN) The matter of the new bridge has been thrusted into the hands of Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), the agency in charge of Maryland's toll roads and toll facilities. Nothing compares to a project that originated overnight, has no firm funding and is estimated to cost $2.7 mile long, longest span 1,200' (Photo: A.

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Essay: Will Our Future Be All-Electric?

Dwell

Now we smell gas only when we light the range, briefly transporting ourselves back to the anxious ordeal. But a Stanford study published in early 2022 estimated that the methane leaking from gas stoves in the U.S. The smell began to haunt our dreams. We replaced the pipes around the boiler and eventually the service line to the stove.

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Olson Kundig uses glass bridge to connect office buildings near Atlanta's BeltLine

Deezen

The project encourages alternate forms of transportation with a connection to the BeltLine Bicycle Trail and a future light rail station. Targeting LEED Gold certification, the team selected systems that would reduce energy consumption and address stormwater runoff.

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