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SOM completes Two Manhattan West, marking a major milestone for corporate office design in NYC

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The four-year construction effort yielded a total two million square feet of new office space that was built above active railroad tracks in what the firm describes as an "extraordinary" advancement of the methods used in urban design, structural engineering, and architecture.

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Stantec-designed Strata Wynwood mixed-use development completed in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District

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The new Strata Wynwood mixed-use residential building, designed by global firm Stantec, is the newest addition to the Wynwood Arts District in Miami. The project includes 257 residential units, artist studios, three floors of office space, street-level retail, and 474 parking spaces.

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Tie Rods in Brazilian Architecture: From Furniture to Urban Infrastructure

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Image: Gabriel Fernandes from São Paulo, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0 <[link] via Wikimedia Commons Tie rods are integral in structural engineering, primarily for transmitting traffic loads and alleviating compression forces within a structure.

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Santiago Calatrava to receive a 2024 CTBUH Lifetime Achievement Award

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In receiving the annual distinction, he joins SOM engineer John Zils, the winner of this year's Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Watch LAX's new Midfield Satellite Concourse South taxi to its final destination

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The project adds around 146,000 square feet of space and eight gates designed to hold narrowbody aircraft. Buro Happold (structural engineering, sustainability, lighting, and acoustical design) was able to ensure its delivery in partnership with RAW International.

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LAX Midfield Satellite Concourse South project has topped out in Los Angeles

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The offsite construction will eventually yield eight new gates and a total of 150,000 square feet of space following a first-of-its-kind integrated design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA). Additional analysis was then undertaken to determine the lifting points of each segment.

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Innovative Pedestrian Bridges and Their Construction Details

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These additions to the urban environment improve the quality of cities by connecting spaces and shortening travel distances, and their introduction can be beneficial not only to pedestrians but also to cyclists seeking a more environmentally friendly method of transport.