Structural engineer Hanif Kara receives the 2024 Soane Medal
Archinect
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The 2024 Soane Medal has been awarded to Hanif Kara, the British structural engineer and founder of the London-based firm AKT II.
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Archinect
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The 2024 Soane Medal has been awarded to Hanif Kara, the British structural engineer and founder of the London-based firm AKT II.
ArchDaily
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Join us for the fourth ArchiTangle Talk @ POPKUDAMM in Berlin, where Hanif Kara will share his experience leading AKT II , a global engineering firm that unifies the culture of architecture and structural engineering, working closely with some of the world's top architecture firms.
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a leading full-service engineering firm, has acquired the structural engineering group of Cardno. . Founded in Houston in 1976 as Haynes Whaley, the structural group joined Cardno, a publicly traded global engineering and environmental consulting firm, in October 2013. IMEG Corp.,
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The 2024 Soane Medal has been awarded to Hanif Kara, the British structural engineer and founder of the London-based firm AKT II.
Archinect
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Archinect
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Charlie Thornton, the well-admired structural engineer, co-founder and CEO of Thornton Tomasetti , passed away in early December at the age of 83, according to his firm. “He was equally dedicated to mentoring everyone in our firm, our partners, and future generations through his founding.
Archinect
MARCH 27, 2023
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Archinect
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The firm followed with an announcement this week stating the project will now be completed in 2024 and under the new monicker The Greenwich by Rafael Viñoly, honoring the legacy of their late founder, who passed away in March at the age of 78.
Archinect
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Featuring a mass timber design beset with a selection of local materials, a collaboration between two leading international firms has been announced as the winner of a two-stage global competition to deliver a pivotal replacement segment for Switzerland’s busiest transportation hub.
Archinect
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Archinect
MARCH 21, 2023
According to San Francisco-based architect and structural engineer Charles F. Bloszies and his firm have been using publicly accessible data from the San Francisco Planning Department to identify offices that meet the ideal conversion characteristics.
Architizer
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Contemporary architecture firms in Seoul now focus on smart cities and create buildings that not only stand out visually but also address environmental concerns. With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs.
Deezen
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Structural engineer and AKT II co-founder Hanif Kara has been named the winner of this year's Soane Medal for "realising some of the most recognisable architectural projects across the globe". The engineer worked with Grafton Architects on a university building. He is the first engineer to receive the prize.
Deezen
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Deezen
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Deezen
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American firms Dig Studio and Lake Flato have restored and expanded Scottsdale Civic Plaza in Arizona , adding a series of pavilions and responding directly to existing buildings flanking the outdoor space. The photography is by Alan Karchmer.
Deezen
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Glazed brick and charred cypress wrap the exterior of a partly sunken North Carolina home designed by architecture firm In Situ Studio. Local firm In Situ Studio was charged with designing a contemporary residence for a couple – the husband is an electrical engineer, and the wife is a German and history teacher.
Deezen
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SW Oregon Architect
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The Portland firm of Broome, Oringdulph, O’Toole, Rudolf & Associates (BOORA) was the architect. It has provided eligible individuals ever since with the opportunity to live independently, but in an environment that provides support activities such as cleaning, cooking, and transportation.
Deezen
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Deezen
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That space won multiple design awards, but it no longer met the firm's needs. "As As the firm's projects have grown in size and complexity, so have the firm's space needs," the team said. The photography is by Casey Dunn.
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Deezen
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US studio Jensen Architects has updated and expanded a mid-century residence on the Stanford University campus that belongs to David Kelley, who helped start the global design firm IDEO. Kelley – who co-founded IDEO in 1991 with Bill Moggridge and Mike Nuttall – is a professor in Stanford's engineering school. Landscape: Surfacedesign.
Deezen
OCTOBER 12, 2022
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Deezen
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The original building was designed in a modernist style by the Boston office of Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott – the firm started in 1870s by noted American architect Henry Hobson Richardson. The building's formerly opaque stone walls were carefully and selectively removed to allow light in," the firm said.
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Deezen
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Deezen
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Deezen
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Deezen
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Deezen
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Deezen
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Deezen
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Selldorf Architects is behind the redesign of the National Gallery's Sainsbury Wing , for which the firm has been criticised. There were various pockets along the way from Greenpoint that worked their way down, but some of them were informal. I think this is all tying itself together very nicely as a riverfront."
Deezen
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Dwell
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Deezen
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Deezen
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Deezen
OCTOBER 21, 2023
Lumi Shala is covered in shiny copper shingles Designed to convey a feeling of lightness and connection to nature, the studio space is enveloped by a layering of bamboo forms, designed in collaboration with Kul Kul Farm , Bamboo Pure and structural engineering firm Atelier One.
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