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SW Oregon Architect
OCTOBER 1, 2023
Working with Miyamoto International for structural engineering services, our team’s solution employed a cost-effective and reliable system of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) strips added at critical locations to assist in the transference of lateral forces.
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A Wood Canopy With Netting Fills Out a Glass-Wrapped New York Apartment
Dwell
JANUARY 24, 2023
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." Post it here.
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Blood, Sweat, and Tears: The Birch Fircrest House
SW Oregon Architect
AUGUST 8, 2021
They took full advantage of available software tools, including Ladybug , which combines geometry in Rhino and the parametric interface of Grasshopper with open-source weather data from EnergyPlus to create climate analysis graphics and diagrams. 1) The structural engineer for the house was Jok Ang, PE, SE of MAE Engineering.
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The Connector by Gruppa Studio & Anagram A-U wins competitiion for reconstruction of the Town Hall in P?erov
aasarchitecture
MAY 11, 2022
ka, Anne-Sereine Tremblay Anagram A-U Team: Marina Kounavi Collaborator: Konstantina Lola Main Visualizations: The Big Picture Structural Engineering and MEP: Jika-CZ Year: 2022 Images: Courtesy of Anagram A-U. Image © Gruppa Studio & Anagram A-U. Image © Gruppa Studio & Anagram A-U. Image © Gruppa Studio & Anagram A-U.
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This Gorgeous Timber and Brick Home in Rural Australia Was Inspired by a Ski Chalet
Dwell
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
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.
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Nanjing K.Wah G72 by UNStudio
aasarchitecture
OCTOBER 9, 2023
MEP: WSP Structure Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti Landscape architect: AECOM Façade Consultant: Inhabit, Hyder Lighting Consultant: BPI Traffic Consultant: MVA QS: ARCADIS Client: K.
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In Hawaii, This Off-Grid Concrete House Is Powered by Its Snack-Inspired Form
Dwell
OCTOBER 7, 2024
The diagram of the house is simple—an outdoor triangle within an indoor triangle supporting a diamond shaped roof. Post it here. Like a ship’s prow, the sharpest end of this triangular house deflects the formidable wind. " The house gets its name from its resemblance in plan to the Hawaiian version of the Japanese wrapped rice snack onigiri.
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Most Architecture creates micro factory with "everything on display" for Charge Cars
Deezen
AUGUST 18, 2023
The result was a large anamorphic light fixture, which coalesces into a Feynman diagram from a single vantage point, becoming a composition of independent pieces." "Using this pallet we also wanted to make an impactful design statement on entry to the building.
Visa’s Market Support Center by Henning Larsen is completeheadq
aasarchitecture
JUNE 19, 2024
Photo © Jason O’Rear Location: San Francisco, CA, USA Architect: Henning Larsen Architect of record: Adamson Associates Architects Associate architect: Y.A.
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Kaohsiung Social Housing by Mecanoo
aasarchitecture
DECEMBER 5, 2023
The coloured tiles, a typical material largely used in Taiwanese architecture, come together in a playful composition to pattern the visual identity of Kaohsiung Social Housing. Source by Mecanoo.
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The Dog’s Breakfast by Paul Michael Davis Architects
aasarchitecture
JUNE 11, 2024
Photo © Mark Woods Location: Redmon, Washington, USA Architect: Paul Michael Davis Architects PMDA Design Team: Paul Michael Davis, Ryan Salas, Amanda Kindregan Structural Engineer: Swenson Say Faget Contractor: Inglewood Construction Green Wall: Grow Up Greenwalls Year: 2023 Photographs: Mark Woods , Courtesy of Cameron MacAllister Group Photo © Mark (..)
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SAL floating public building by SOUR
aasarchitecture
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Demet Sürücü – Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi Client: Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Size: 5885 m2 Year: 2023 Images: Courtesy of SOUR Image © SOUR Image © SOUR Image © SOUR Image © SOUR Image © SOUR Masterplan Plans Section Diagram
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Larkin Street Substation Expansion by TEF Design
aasarchitecture
MARCH 28, 2022
Location: San Francisco, California, USA Architect: TEF Design Principal-In-Charge: Andrew Wolfram Project Manager: Paul Cooper Project Designer: Justin Blinn Landscape architecture: Creo Landscape Civil Engineering: BFK Engineers Structural Engineering: Rutherford + Chekene MEP engineering: MHC Engineers, Inc.
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Backwards Sky Ranch by Clayton Korte
aasarchitecture
DECEMBER 31, 2021
Location: Central Texas, USA Architect: Clayton Korte Project Team: Brian Korte, Camden Greenlee, Javier Castro, Josh Nieves, Brandon Tharp Structural Engineer: Scott Williamson, P.E. Image © Clayton Korte Image © Clayton Korte.
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gmp wins redesigns Caobao Road Campus competition
aasarchitecture
MARCH 22, 2022
Diagram of existing buildings, preservation and demolition. Diagram functions. Image © gmp. Master Plan.
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Field Hockey Stadium by Archi-Tectonics
aasarchitecture
JANUARY 25, 2024
Photo © SFAP Shanghai Working closely with structural engineer Thornton Tomasetti, Archi-Tectonics prototyped and tested several iterations of the wing roof, arriving at an ultra-lightweight structure that makes its free span possible. The ring that surrounds the sunroof —1 meter in diameter at its thinnest and 1.5
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Buitenplaats Koningsweg by MVRDV
aasarchitecture
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Photo © Daria Scagliola Location: Koningsweg 23A, 6816 TD Arnhem, Netherlands Architect: MVRDV Founding Partner in charge: Nathalie de Vries Partner: Fokke Moerel Design Team: Arjen Ketting, Rico van der Gevel, Michal Bala, Karolina Szostkiewicz, Duong Vu Hong, André Bahremand, Floris Dreesmann, Türker Naci Saylan, Luis Druschke Strategy and Development: (..)
The Hills by MVRDV
aasarchitecture
JUNE 1, 2022
Diagram Sustainability. Image © MVRD. Image © MVRD. Image © MVRD. Facade Design.
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Jacobs Creates Dramatic Intrigue through Spatial Overlapping and Use of Light at Kirkwood Performing Arts Center
Architizer
AUGUST 3, 2022
The parti diagrams revolved around the duality of the experience: light lobby/dark performance space, See/Be Seen, reality/fantasy, tension/release – translated as clear/opaque, heavy/light, smooth/textured… a balance of opposites. Consultants.
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Construction of 10 Design’s Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport Mixed-Use Development is in full swing
aasarchitecture
JANUARY 17, 2024
LTD MEP Engineer: WSP Structural Engineer: ARUP Façade Consultant: ALT Landscape Consultant: Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl Client: CR Land Site Area: 81,256sqm GFA: 243,768sqm Status: Under Construction 2023 Images: Courtesy of 10 Design Section Perspective section Diagram
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Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd. Construct Fort 137 Featuring Unobstructed Views of the Surround Desert and Canyons
Architizer
AUGUST 2, 2022
The book, titled Fort 137 Daniel Joseph Chenin, delves deeply into the design inspiration and our process with a compilation of sketches, diagrams, and construction photos, as well as previously unpublished photos of the residence. Consultants. Pool & Water Features : Ozzie Kraft Custom Pools, Art Consultant : Daniel Fine Art Services.
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China Philharmonic Concert Hall by MAD Architects nearing completion
aasarchitecture
JUNE 19, 2023
Image © MAD Architects Image © MAD Architects Image © MAD Architects Image © MAD Architects Image © MAD Architects Facade Diagram Facade Diagram Lighting Consultant: SIGN Lighting Landscape Architect: Palm Design Co., Photo © Zhengdong.Li
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EM Business School by selgascano + SCAU
aasarchitecture
JULY 5, 2023
Image © selgascano + SCAU Location: Lyon, France Architect: selgascano + SCAU Principal in charge: José Selgas, Lucía Cano, Maxime Barbier Project team Selgascano: Sara Ouass, Catalina Vázquez, Paolo Tringali, Juan José Muñoz, Víctor Jiménez, Pilar Cano, Inés Olavarrieta Projet team SCAU: Fernando Laserna, Aude Battesti, Samuel Neves, Charlotte Pull, (..)
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Mississippi Workshop by Waechter Architecture
aasarchitecture
JUNE 20, 2023
Photo © Lara Swimmer Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Architect: Waechter Architecture Project Team: Ben Waechter (Principal Architect), Alexis Coir (Project Manager), Giovanni Sidari (Project Architect), Duncan Scovil (Designer) Mass Timber Fabrication: KLH Massivholz (USA / Austria) Mass Timber Installation: Mustang Ridge Civil and Structural Engineer: (..)
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OMA / David Gianotten wins competition to transform Museo Egizo in Turin
aasarchitecture
JANUARY 30, 2023
Image © OMA Location: Turin, Italy Architect: OMA Partner: David Gianotten Project Leader: Andreas Karavanas Design Team: Rui Pedro Couto Fernandes, Giovanni Nembrini Local Architect: Andrea Tabocchini Architecture (Andrea Tabocchini and Francesca Vittorini); T-Studio Historical Consultant: Professor Andrea Longhi Conservation and Restoration: Studio (..)
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Construction reaches roof levels of landmark development above Hong Kong’s High Speed Rail West Kowloon Terminus by Zaha Hadid Architects
aasarchitecture
MAY 29, 2024
Sustainability strategies Location: Hong Kong, China Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) ZHA Design: Patrik Schumacher ZHA Director: Chris Lepine ZHA Project Directors: Ed Gaskin, Bianca Cheung, Oliver Bray ZHA Project Associate: Inês Fontoura ZHA Project Leads: Michael Cheung, Kelvin Ma, Ganesh Nimmala, Theodor Wender, Adrian Yiu ZHA Project Team: (..)
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LUCA POIAN FORMS Envision and Design New Mosque BRICK VEIL in Preston
Architizer
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
And, most importantly, how does one unshackle the idea of a mosque from the architectural diagram that has traditionally defined it throughout history, whilst still retaining its spatial qualities and functional aspects? Structural Engineer: Price & Myers. Service Engineer: Skelly & Couch. © LUCA POIAN FORMS.
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Solar Cupola by BIG wins design competiton for New European Commission Research Center
aasarchitecture
APRIL 13, 2022
Diagram. Image © BIG- Bjarke Ingels Group. Image © BIG- Bjarke Ingels Group. Image © BIG- Bjarke Ingels Group. Image © BIG- Bjarke Ingels Group. Image © BIG- Bjarke Ingels Group. Exploded axonometric.
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Museo Egizio by OMA
aasarchitecture
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Image © OMA Location: Turin, Italy Architect: OMA Partner: David Gianotten Project Leader: Andreas Karavanas Design Team: Rui Pedro Couto Fernandes, Mateo Fontana, Marc Heumer, Alisa Kutsenko, Giovanni Nembrini, Antonie van Vliet, Arthur Wong Local Architect: Andrea Tabocchini Architecture (Andrea Tabocchini and Francesca Vittorini); T-Studio Historical (..)
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Innovation Partnership School Buildings by OMA
aasarchitecture
MAY 16, 2023
Diagrams As Circlewood’s Creative Director, OMA will help with the selection of young architectural practices and landscape designers, and develop in collaboration with them new schools under the Innovation Partnership School Buildings program.
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Garfield Center by TEF Design
aasarchitecture
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Diagram Sustainability. Photo © Bruce Damonte. Photo © Bruce Damonte. Photo © Bruce Damonte. Photo © Bruce Damonte. Photo © Bruce Damonte. Photo © Bruce Damonte. Photo © Bruce Damonte. Ground Floor Plan.
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FILTER by CLB Architects and EMIT at Design Pavilion and NYCxDesign Festival
aasarchitecture
MAY 1, 2022
The structure’s concept began as a simple diagram – a folded sheet of paper, carefully sliced, and able to stand on its own. Location: Time Square, NYC, USA Architect: CLB Architects Exhibit Patron, Steel Supplier and Fabricator: EMIT Wood Supplier and Wood Fabricator: Spearhead Builder: Dowbuilt Structural Engineer: KL&A, Inc.
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COA Hills by Melike Alt?n???k Architects
aasarchitecture
MAY 23, 2023
Image © Melike Altınışık Architects Location: Sapanca, Turkey Architect: Melike Altinisik Architects Design: Melike Altınışık MAA Project Director: Ayça Yontarım MAA Project Team: Sümeyye Uçar, Batuhan Güllü, Atakan Gündüz MAA Project Team (Concept Stage): Adham Mashaal, Ahmet Can Karakadılar, Elifcan Merden, Ömer Faruk Seçim MAA Architectural Assistants: (..)
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Vista Breeze by Brooks + Scarpa
aasarchitecture
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Diagram. 53,350 sf site area, 96DU/acre) Total Cost: $22.8 mil Completed: 2024 Images: Courtesy of Brooks + Scarpa. 53,350 sf site area, 96DU/acre) Total Cost: $22.8 mil Completed: 2024 Images: Courtesy of Brooks + Scarpa. Image © Brooks + Scarpa.
MAKERS’ KUbe by BIG and University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design
aasarchitecture
APRIL 26, 2024
The Makers’ KUbe is a 50,000-square-foot mass timber cube structure. The KUbe’s distinct timber diagrid frame – engineered by structural engineer StructureCraft – is optimized to reduce material and curtail carbon-intensive concrete. Source by BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group.
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MVRDV wins competition to design nature-inspired Oasis Towers in Nanjing
aasarchitecture
AUGUST 22, 2022
Urban Identity Diagram. Image © Atchain. Plan Tower. Water Recycling.
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a+r Architects and NL Architects win competition for Württembergische Staatstheater Stuttgart
aasarchitecture
JULY 11, 2023
Diagram phase 2 Village on the roof The interim opera will be compactly organized over the three lower floors. Opera Boulevard The circulation of the back of house is generous and intuitive. The “Opera Boulevard” allows easy access from all production areas to the stage and vice versa.
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Mixed House by ARCHSTUDIO
aasarchitecture
AUGUST 12, 2022
Location: Shixiao Road, Tongzhou District, Beijing, China Architect: ARCHSTUDIO Chief designers: Han Wenqiang, Li Xiaoming Participating designers: Guo Jiangang, Meng Gangyu (intern) Structural consulting: Beijing Xinnan Senmu Structural Engineering Co., Courtyard diagram. Photo © Jin Weiqi. Photo © Jin Weiqi.
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"There are a lot of dangerous myths" about sustainability says Norman Foster
Deezen
JANUARY 19, 2023
If you look at Burke and Howard's diagram, of that time, they were about breathing buildings working with nature, capturing sunlight, reflecting those suns, with mirrors into the heart of the plant building there, again about recycling, conserving water energy. Norman Foster: It's how you use this material.
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Huashan Impression // Challenge Design
Architizer
JUNE 10, 2022
The design concept of this project came from “Tai Chi Diagram ” , which is from the Chinese Taoist. Therefore, it was difficult to meet the structural requirements of this project just using the conventional beam-column structure system. © Challenge Design. © Challenge Design. © Challenge Design.
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The 14 Books Every Future Architect Should Read
EntreArchitect
JUNE 6, 2017
Seeing the design thinking from the engineer’s point of view who isn’t shackled by the obvious solution but the best one is a treat. Lest any architect think that all structural engineers are just calculators, show them Informal.
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Architectural Graphic Standards | Life of an Architect
Life of an Architect
OCTOBER 20, 2013
The ball really falls when the structural engineer gets the CAD file from the architect and they just scrub items and add “stuff.” I should know, I am a structural engineer. Big thick black walls look great in parti diagrams. So maybe there is a plus to CAD related drawings.
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London Houses: New Property Designs
e-architect
MARCH 20, 2023
15 Oct 2019 Fleet House in Hampstead 20 Sep 2019 Dukes House , Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill Structural Engineer: TZG Partnership photograph : Will Pryce Muswell Hill House This North London property is an ornate Edwardian Terrace, in the shadows of Alexandra Palace. The home has been given a complete make over.
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