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2024 AIA Eugene Construction Craft Awards

SW Oregon Architect

The following are the outstanding recipients of the 2024 awards: Jon Baugus – Superintendent, Chambers Construction (1) Steve Kurtz – Exterior finisher (envelope and waterproofing), Xtreme Xteriors, Inc. Rick Robertson – General contractor/owner, Six Degrees Construction Co. Steve Otto – Finish carpenter, Ordell Construction Co.

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Three Pines by Resolution: 4 Architecture

Archinect

On site, the local general contractor prepared the site and foundation for the arrival of six prefab modules. After the modules were delivered and set into place, the on-site contractor secured it to the foundation and closed up the mate-line conditions - seaming together the roof, walls, and floors.

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David Kohn Architects curves University of Oxford college building around three-sided quadrangles

Deezen

According to Kohn, geometric lines on their exteriors were designed to enhance the sinuous shapes of the buildings, similar to the works of British painter Bridget Riley. Stone gargoyles and grotesques feature on the buildings' rooflines The Main Quad has an undulating timber-frame roof topped with polygonal anodised-aluminium roof tiles.

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LACMA shares custom-built glass facade details in new spring construction update

Archinect

According to the museum's most recent April 5th update, interior walls and exterior glazing are being installed on the site’s western side, facing north to Wilshire Boulevard. A recent look inside the project with its contractor Clark Construction can be found here.) LACMA has yet to release a public opening date. (A

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KPF completes twin skyscrapers for Ziraat Bank Headquarters in Istanbul

Deezen

Set off from this largely glass exterior, ornate screens typical of Islamic architecture surround the podium building. Ornate screens decorate the podium's exterior "Ziraat Bank Headquarters is a modern building with deep roots in Istanbul's physical and cultural context," said KPF design principal Mustafa Chehabeddine.

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TBo refreshes Philadelphia townhouse originally designed by IM Pei

Deezen

TBo has renovated a townhouse in Philadelphia originally designed by IM Pei "Pei used an uncomplicated and repetitive palette of materials for the townhouses brick and concrete on the exterior and oak ooring, oak casework, brick and blackened steel on the interior," said TBo. The photography is by Kate S Jordan.

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Take an inside look at the form-making process for LACMA's new David Geffen Galleries

Archinect

LACMA ’s Unframed blog recently profiled the work of contractor Clark Construction to build the concrete structure for the Peter Zumthor -designed $750 million new David Geffen Galleries extension. The concrete will be left untreated to match its architect’s long-established aesthetic and elevate the "hand of the craftsman."