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Eugene/Architecture/Alphabet: O

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USS West Mahomet in "dazzle" camouflage, circa 1918 (photo from the Naval History & Heritage Command, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) Olive Plaza is otherwise most notable as an example of a multistory building that utilizes the lift-slab type of structural system.

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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." Post it here.

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Blood, Sweat, and Tears: The Birch Fircrest House

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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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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. 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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The Connector by Gruppa Studio & Anagram A-U wins competitiion for reconstruction of the Town Hall in P?erov

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The building is composed of a repeated structural system – a concept that delivers flexibility and efficiency. 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.

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

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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. Photo by Arch-Exist (top); site plan and massing diagrams (below).

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