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SW Oregon Architect

The National Benevolent Association constructed Olive Plaza during the late 1970s as a HUD Section 202 project. The 2014-2016 project also involved retrofitting of steel angles at the building’s columns to help resist uplift caused by vertical acceleration in an earthquake.

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This New Zealand Holiday Home Is as Cozy as a Cocoon

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Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners.

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A Wood Canopy With Netting Fills Out a Glass-Wrapped New York Apartment

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Like inhabitable diagrams, these installations can be read as two fragments of a 3D-gridded matrix—the timber framework expressing x-, y-, and z- lines of interconnecting spatial relations." Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share?

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Blood, Sweat, and Tears: The Birch Fircrest House

SW Oregon Architect

The then-unbuilt project was a winner of an AIA Southwestern Oregon Design Merit Award in 2018. The project is effectively a proof of concept demonstrating the applicability of fine-grained environmental data to generate bespoke designs precisely tailored to the specifics of any site and program.

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Building Bridges With BIM: How Collaborative Design is Revolutionizing 21st Century Architecture

Architizer

In the ever-evolving landscape of modern architecture and construction, the complexity of building projects is escalating, with each decision intricately linked to factors like structural integrity, sustainability, cost efficiency and aesthetic value. Subscribe to our Awards Newsletter to receive future program updates.

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In Hawaii, This Off-Grid Concrete House Is Powered by Its Snack-Inspired Form

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The diagram of the house is simple—an outdoor triangle within an indoor triangle supporting a diamond shaped roof. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.

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This Gorgeous Timber and Brick Home in Rural Australia Was Inspired by a Ski Chalet

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With high levels of thermal mass and a solar passive sectional diagram, the building is highly insulated against the seasonal extremes. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The farmhouse is designed as a place for family and friends to gather.