Archinect

APRIL 10, 2023

The city granted permits to 988 units last year, and more than 650 were built — not all projects are built during the year they get permitted — outpacing the construction of single houses for the first time As the Seattle Times reports, a change in regulations in 2019 led to the ADU boom locally.

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ArchDaily

AUGUST 7, 2023

The large number of visitors has proved to be a challenge for the cities, creating overcrowding and affecting the local population, urban development, and even the natural ecosystems surrounding the urban areas.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Last week, officials in the enclave of 5,500 people announced that all of Woodside was exempt from a new state housing law that allows for duplex development on single-family home lots. The reason? The entire town is habitat for potentially endangered mountain lions.

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Archinect

MAY 22, 2023

The proposed house is developed on three levels articulated by an access patio, a fundamental piece in the composition since it provides privacy, lighting and organizes the different uses of the house and its circulation.

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Archinect

MARCH 13, 2025

In the 1930s, the outskirts of Leipzig saw the development of several housing estates in which the most basic semi-detached or terraced houses were combined with stalls and large properties for self-sufficiency. These settlement structures have now been built over, altered, and adapted beyond recognition. In contrast to the alrea.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Ukrainian architecture practice Makhno Studio has developed a range of textured clay panels for use as insulation and interior decoration that naturally regulate humidity. The Breathable Walls project was inspired by traditional Ukrainian mazanka houses , plastered using clay mixed with manure or other organic materials.

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ArchDaily

MAY 5, 2024

© Marc Goodwin | Expo 2020 Modular construction is a process in which a building is constructed away from its actual site, within controlled factory settings, using identical materials, and adhering to a set of codes and regulations.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Economist Cris Ballester Parets has been awarded the 2024 Royal Academy Architecture Prize for her portfolio of sustainable social housing developments in the Balearic Islands. This year, the prize was given to Ballester Parets for developing an "extraordinary model" for social housing.

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

What design, material, and/or technological strategies can be developed to achieve interior comfort while also addressing the climate crisis? Puigpunyent Eco-Passive House / Miquel Lacomba Architects. Image © Mauricio Fuertes How is it possible to reduce the energy consumption of our homes? Read more »

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ArchDaily

JANUARY 23, 2024

Mostly categorized under the informal economy due to lack of regulations and authorization, street markets in the global south have often been seen as a threat to urban development. Street vendors, specifically in the global south , constitute a substantial portion of the informal economy. Read more »

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Archinect

MAY 16, 2024

Targeted at the middle class, this type of development is expanding due to the affordable lot prices compared to the real estate market values in urbanized districts. This house is located in a gated community in Villa Rosa.

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Archinect

JULY 30, 2024

The Tribune recently asked why mass timber construction is so lagging in Chicago while nearby Milwaukee and other cities in the Pacific Northwest and Europe are making strides to embrace the movement by altering their building codes and fire safety regulations.

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ArchDaily

APRIL 13, 2025

A dwindling pool of skilled, younger workerscombined with evolving construction regulations has contributed to its decline. On March 17, the Development Bureau announced plans to "drive a wider adoption of metal scaffolds in public building works."

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Archinect

JUNE 26, 2024

As reported by The Asahi Shimbun , the company decided to cancel construction on what would have been a 10-story, 18-unit development on June 3rd. ” The company asserted that it did not violate any construction regulations, however, it did acknowledge lacking awareness of the building’s potential impact on the view.

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Archinect

JULY 25, 2022

Founded in 2007, the studio has developed an international reputation for delivering what it describes as “imaginative and mold-breaking designs.” Following last week’s visit to Los Angeles-based Stayner Architects, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series east to New York City, where we find ODA Architecture.

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

As an example, beginning with the primitive huts used in the earliest forms of domestic architecture, furs were employed as an exterior covering to restrict the flow of air and, consequently, regulate the interior environment. Read more »

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In the early 20th century, large quarters in the central part of Dnipro were often developed with small residential houses and auxiliary structures. The new cubic building integrates into the historical context with consideration for the further development of the quarter.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

” Among the responsibilities for the role are conducting “thorough research on site conditions, historical context, local ecology, and zoning regulations,” and developing design proposals incorporating sustainable materials, technologies, and living species. Bilbao's Abandoibarra Master Plan by Balmori Associates.

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Archinect

MAY 5, 2024

Rooted in market dynamics, these structures often materialize solely on the foundation of the owner's trust in the developer, leaving architects with a limited role in these ongoing developments. "5+1 5+1 Residence" exemplified this trend.

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Archinect

APRIL 8, 2022

All we need to do is implement them—or better yet, introduce regulations and policies to will them into implementation. Increases in population and the total floor area per person (especially in the global north) accounted for nearly three-quarters of the emissions jump.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The directive will also waive the discretionary review process of all developments not requiring zoning changes. These types of developments are often curtailed to 49 units or less in order to get under the review and public hearing process, which requires all developments of 50 units or higher to be subject to them.

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Deezen

MAY 7, 2024

Sportswear brand Nike is developing its own generative AI model to design products using its vast bank of athlete data, Dezeen can reveal. It's a little bit of thinking about developing a private garden, of looking at our own datasets that are exclusive to Nike – so performance data from an athlete, from our laboratories, et cetera.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Yet amidst all the urban development, Helsinki remains deeply connected to nature. The innovative development features residential and commercial buildings constructed primarily from cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glued laminated timber (glulam). In Finland, forests cover approximately 75% of the land area.

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Archinect

AUGUST 31, 2022

The state’s building code regulators recently voted to approve local contractor Tim Stark’s request to 3D print walls as an equal replacement for either CMUs or standard cored concrete blocks. Montana has become the first state in the nation to adopt broad-ranging regulatory approval for the use of 3D printing in construction.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JANUARY 17, 2023

One would think that if the American public found out that a home appliance was causing children to potentially develop serious respiratory problems or was leaking chemicals like methane and [.].

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Although compliance is not questioned, this situation has generated a need for new visions that can transform the aesthetics of bathrooms while adhering to these regulations. The growing need for accessible facilities has led to the development of innovative concepts, such as the Superloo cubicles.

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Archinect

APRIL 19, 2023

A proposed new high-rise development in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset district is standing out over its disputed manipulation of statewide density laws. ” “The proposed project is flat out inconsistent with local zoni.

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Archinect

JUNE 18, 2022

The city's homeless encampment reporting system shows that members of the public have repeatedly reported campers on the sidewalk that's now dotted with bike racks […] The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), which regulates sidewalk use and bike rack installation, said the new racks were completely off their radar.

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Archinect

MARCH 24, 2023

During a conversation on Monday at the Greene Space, New York Public Radio's live events venue, Adams said he wants to 'do a real examination' of the laws that require windows in bedrooms — a major tweak that could make it easier for developers to convert empty offices into apartments.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Los Angeles must rezone to accommodate an additional quarter-million new homes by mid-October after state housing regulators rejected the city’s long-term plan for growth. The state’s report also derided LA County’s development plan for its overall lack of parks programming and investments into lower-income communities.

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SW Oregon Architect

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

This is not a regulated view corridor. In the context of urban planning, municipalities implement view corridors through zoning regulations, building height restrictions, and other planning measures. In many instances, this involves restricting the height of new developments within certain areas to maintain specific sightlines.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 10, 2024

This concept is interesting as it identifies that, similar to its function in humans, the skin plays a role in protecting and regulating the interior setting, besides contributing to the aesthetics of the building. More than just protective barriers, they are experienced as means of active interaction with the context.

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Deezen

APRIL 26, 2023

Potential projects in Neom were among the images shown Among the AI-generated images he presented were designs for potential projects in Neom , the controversial mega-development in Saudi Arabia. Schumacher's ardently pro-free-market, anti-regulation views are well known. The images are courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects.

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Archinect

MARCH 2, 2023

The International Code Council is to revise its building code development process with changes taking effect in 2024. In Year Three, joint Public Comment Hearings and an Online Governmental Consensus Vote will be held for both Group A and B Codes.

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Archinect

AUGUST 14, 2023

Described by the design team as an “innovative model for Southern California hillside developments ,” the residence blends an adherence to strict hillside regulations with an incorporation of the site’s natural surroundings.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The interior is almost entirely clad in bricks made from earth and tea leaves In an effort to incorporate tea itself into the interior design, Kooo Architects worked with Beijing-based Onearthstudio to develop a "tea-earth brick" that is used to clad 80 per cent of the store's walls.

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Santa Cruz Architect

APRIL 13, 2024

Consequently, state laws regulating ADUs have been progressively relaxed, accompanied by increased pressure on local municipalities to simplify the building process. Keeping up with the evolving rules for designing an ADU has become challenging, with new regulations and policies emerging regularly.

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