Architizer

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Consider the possibilities of expanding underground development to encompass a broader range of building typologies. Numerous countries across the globe are actively venturing into underground development beyond transportation and utility infrastructure. Completed in 2018, the bicycle parking accommodates over 13,500 bikes.

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SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 29, 2023

As countless sources report, shuttered storefronts, an absence of people, sparsely populated offices, hobbled restaurants, and concerns about public safety are common across the country. (1) I reported last week on recent developments here in Eugene , two of which have implications of consequence for our downtown.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 9, 2024

In a letter addressed to the FAA, local airport director Jeff Mulder has expressed concern about the height and safety of the proposed Legends Tower supertall skyscraper in Oklahoma City. We expected some pushback from them," Matteson said.

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SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 30, 2022

City Of Eugene Representing the City of Eugene was Allie Camp , Development Investment Liaison for the City’s Community Development Division. government during the Second World War. We are about to embark on the Design Development phase of the $22 million project, with construction slated to begin later this year.

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SW Oregon Architect

MAY 19, 2024

The type is a compelling alternative to the “5-over-1” model so prevalent for multifamily developments in the U.S. American cities could adapt some Japanese principles without requiring a complete shift to centralized governance of property development. Eugene is most decidedly not Tokyo.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

A team of scientists from universities in the United States have developed a silicon-based coating that can help stop the spread of fires by preventing materials coming in contact with flame. The coating was developed to slow the spread of fire by limiting the amount of combustion that happens on a molecular level as fires start to spread.

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SW Oregon Architect

JULY 2, 2023

For far too many years, I’ve chronicled the almost tragically comic and protracted course taken to provide the seat of our city government with a new home. Fundamentally, Vision Eugene wishes to engage and inform development projects that enhance the cultural and educational quality of life for everyone.

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e-architect

JANUARY 10, 2022

UK government funding for cladding repairs, British Tower Combustible Facade Replacement Scandal, English High Rise. UK government funding for cladding repairs news. UK government funding for tower cladding repairs. Building safety crisis problems increase fire risk and therefore put firefighters and residents at further risk.

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Aric Gitomer Architect

MAY 31, 2023

During American Housing Month, organizations and government agencies across the country may hold events, workshops, and outreach programs to educate the public on housing-related issues. Each year, the American Housing Survey (AHS) is sponsored is sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and conducted by the U.S.

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SW Oregon Architect

MARCH 31, 2024

I encourage the Council to delay approval until a comprehensive design is presented with a set of principles and a process developed. Instead, the problem(s) may be one inherent in the structure of local governments everywhere, specifically their traditional segregation of functions into discrete silos of responsibilities.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will has released new research in response to the need for architects and interior designers to develop a better understanding of flame retardants and their impact on health.

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Deezen

MARCH 8, 2023

These range from the well-known, like lack of safety and limited representation in statues, to less obvious problems like the way city squares are designed and exposure to climate hazards. Despite advances being made around the world, billions of women still face issues caused by the gender bias built into the design of cities.

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2024

Local studios WXY Architecture and Situ have collaborated with government agencies to create standardised formats for outdoor dining pavilions in New York City to improve health and safety along with new guidelines. The structures were also crash-tested to account for car accidents.

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SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 7, 2024

Lane County voters passed a general obligation bond in May 2020 to fund the project, as well as assortment of campus-wide improvements addressing classroom needs, safety and accessibility deficiencies, workforce retraining, and Career Technical Education. The second phase of design developed this concept in detail.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 30, 2024

Oman’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning (MoHUP) has announced the masterplan for a reimagined waterfront development in downtown Muscat, the nation’s capital. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), the $1.3bn Al Khuwair Muscat Downtown and Waterfront Development will span 3.3 million sqm and is set to revitalise the area.

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Deezen

JANUARY 5, 2022

These focus on overhauling the TEN-T system of interconnected railways, waterways and roads across the continent, increasing long-distance and cross-border rail traffic, updating and developing smart mobility services such as mobility apps, and improving urban mobility by focusing on public transport, walking and cycling.

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BD+C

MAY 13, 2014

Leaders of America’s design and construction industry – along with building owners and operators - for the first time have agreed to promote resilience in contemporary planning, building materials, design, construction and operational techniques as the solution to making the nation’s aging infrastructure more safe and secure.

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Deezen

JUNE 7, 2024

Architects and transit officials have raised concerns over the well-being of New York 's transit infrastructure after the plan to tax automobile drivers entering the city was paused by the state government. According to the report, 80 per cent of the revenues generated by the tolling would have been allocated to the public transport system.

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A4 Architects

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

As someone who has spent decades working in the architectural design industry, I can state that building codes are absolutely essential for ensuring the safety of communities in disaster-prone regions. Building codes are regulations that govern the design, construction, and occupancy of buildings.

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Westeck News

JULY 12, 2024

Content courtesy of Pembina Institute Healthy Buildings in a Changing Climate In Pembina’s latest report, “ Healthy Buildings in a Changing Climate”, underscores the urgent need to retrofit existing buildings to protect Canadians’ health and safety. Deep retrofits offer numerous benefits beyond energy savings.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 29, 2024

But in Chicago, a design competition called Come Home Chicago , launched at the end of 2022 by the city’s Department of Planning and Development (DPD) in partnership with the Chicago Architecture Center (CAC), was trying to change that. The city, the site said , was, "committing to the delivery of 30-100 affordable units."

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Creating new biocontainment facilities is an expensive endeavor, and as government and private funding levels fluctuate based on urgency, universities and other research institutions that build new dedicated high-containment facilities now may find themselves with costly labs in a stagnant funding environment in the future.

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Dwell

JANUARY 24, 2023

Bolstered by the natural gas industry, 20 states have passed "preemption laws" that now prevent local governments from banning or phasing out gas in buildings. The speed, control, safety, and thermal comfort is game-changing." From Los Angeles to New York City, like-minded policies are now on the books in 99 jurisdictions nationwide.

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Deezen

MARCH 6, 2024

Founded in 1927 by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers union, it was the first housing development to be built in the US under limited equity rules – a home-ownership model where residents purchase a share in the development, granting them the right to occupy one of the housing units.

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Santa Cruz Architect

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Now, there are two more news items to add to the list of developments. In August, 2022 the California Senate voted to pass SB 897 (a brand-new law that clarifies previous ADU legislation), and the California Department of Housing and Community Development updated their ADU Handbook. New ADU Law: California’s SB 897.

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Portland Architecture

DECEMBER 12, 2022

At the moment this includes a handful of houses in different urban and natural sites around the Puget Sound region, and a pair of mixed-use buildings here in Portland with visionary developer and friend Ryan Zygar. Mentorship has been incredibly important to me and my development.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

According to the governing board of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), the decision to end restoration works again is due to "a safety concern" for residents. In an interview with Dezeen, director of the Twentieth Century Society Catherine Croft said developers are often to blame for the purge of these buildings.

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e-architect

JANUARY 24, 2022

Grenfell Tower Fire London News, Inquiry, Building Photos, Property Development, Expert Witness, Review, Architect. Hackitt Interim Report: Block of Flats Development in North Kensington, British Capital City, England, UK. Grenfell Tower Fire West London. 24 January 2022. Grenfell Tower Inquiry Update in 2022.

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BD+C

MAY 25, 2023

Polly Osborne Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Engineers Architects Regulations Biophilic Design Sustainable Development Sustainable Design and Construction Urban Planning When we spend time in nature, we instinctively feel its value. There’s more focus than ever on the environmental impact of construction projects.

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SW Oregon Architect

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The council’s work session last week focused upon the development of a plan for community engagement in consideration of building electrification and decarbonization initiatives. The market for electric-only HVAC and hot water equipment is mature and poses very little risk to developers and engineers alike.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

Named the Administrative Service Centre, the building was built in the town of Novi Sanzhary to offer citizens better access to administrative government services. The model was planned for roughly 400 sites in Ukraine where improved access to government services is needed. However, in light of the war, it is not currently in use.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In the same month, Private Equity Real Estate (PERE) reported that 85% of new rental housing being developed in the U.S. His team is writing guidelines for transit-oriented developments that incorporate affordable housing. “As Jersey City has called it the largest-ever mixed-income development in the Tri-State area.

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Deezen

MAY 13, 2022

Commissioned by the Taipei City Government in 2009, the 59,000-square-metre cultural landmark has a distinctive form with three auditoriums protruding from a central cuboid volume. Fire engineer: Taiwan Fire Safety Consulting Ltd. The photography is by Chris Stowers unless stated. Project credits: Design architect: OMA.

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Deezen

APRIL 26, 2022

The complex could be constructed within four to five months, according to Balbek Bureau founder Slava Balbek, based on a blueprint for a modular refugee village developed by his studio in response to the invasion. "In In the government meeting with the president, he said let's do it somewhere near Bucha," Balbek explained.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Flooding has been the most common and costly natural disaster in recent decades, impacting the livelihoods and safety of millions. Pete Pier By ROGERS PARTNERS , Saint Petersburg, Florida Popular Choice Winner, Government & Civic Buildings, 11th Annual A+Awards The St. Designing for floods matters now more than ever.

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Santa Cruz Architect

MAY 14, 2024

However, constructing an ADU requires obtaining permits and undergoing inspections to ensure structural safety, habitability, and compliance with building codes. Improved Safety: The legalization process often involved inspections to ensure basic safety standards, potentially improving the quality and safety of available rental units.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

According to football's governing body FIFA there have been 37 deaths connected to the construction of the World Cup stadiums. Silence does assist governments in their sportwashing attempts". And it could be said that they have very little leverage over the Qatari government.".

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