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.
Pushing Boundaries with Bamboo: A Structural Engineering Case Study
ArchDaily
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Image Courtesy of CO-LAB design office In a world grappling with environmental challenges, forward-thinking architects and engineers are increasingly leaning towards more sustainable solutions. Aerial perspective of the Luum Temple under construction, revealing the network of bamboo elements. Read more »
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Researchers uniting ‘fragmented construction sector’ win RIBA Scott Brownrigg Award for Sustainable Development
Archinect
MARCH 14, 2025
” The winning team comprises: Giulliana-Florela Giorgi (architect at Allies and Morrison , Associate Lecturer at Ravensbourne University London), Jenny Haines (Senior Structural Engineer at Webb Yates Engineers ) and Matt Robb (Marketing and Media Manager for Stone Federation Great Britain).
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Matters of Engineering Design: AKT II - ArchiTangle Talks @ POPKUDAMM! Berlin
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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Innovative engineering showcased at the 2022 Structural Awards
Archinect
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
The UK’s Institution of Structural Engineers has announced the winners of the Structural Awards 2022, which seeks to celebrate the role of structural engineers in sustainability, social impact, innovation, and ingenuity. “The winning projects perfectly encapsulate our new guiding attribut.
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For World Engineering Day, these six bridges stand as examples of the complexities underneath every design
Archinect
MARCH 4, 2024
Today is World Engineering Day , and to celebrate it, Archinect has curated a few outstanding bridge projects we’ve included in our recent news coverage to highlight critical pieces of infrastructure at an important time for civil and structural engineering in the Americas and abroad.
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Hanif Kara of AKT II Receives 2024 Soane Medal for Pioneering Engineering and Architectural Innovation
ArchDaily
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Courtesy of Soane Museum | Hanif Kara Sir John Soane's Museum has announced Hanif Kara, a celebrated structural engineer and co-founder of AKT II , as the recipient of the prestigious 2024 Soane Medal.
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News: Structural engineer Hanif Kara receives the 2024 Soane Medal
Bustler
OCTOBER 7, 2024
The 2024 Soane Medal has been awarded to Hanif Kara, the British structural engineer and founder of the London-based firm AKT II.
Zaha Hadid Architects references magnetic forces for Serbian mill conversion
Deezen
JANUARY 9, 2025
The museum will be dedicated to celebrating the legacy of Serbian-American engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla, who is known for inventing the Tesla coil and his contributions to the development of alternating-current electricity. The museum will be located in a former paper mill. The images are by Norviska unless otherwise stated.
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UMaine experiments with 3D printed floor panels made from recyclable natural materials
Archinect
AUGUST 10, 2024
Department of Energy ’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Maine are leading interesting new engineering research into floor cassettes made using recyclable natural materials that are strong enough to be used in multi-story buildings. The project came together at the initiative of the SHoP offshoot Assembly OSM.
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World's tallest mass timber tower opens in Milwaukee
Archinect
JULY 14, 2022
meters (284 feet), the tower is now officially the world record holder for the largest mass timber structure in the world, surpassing Norway’s Mjøsa Tower by a scant 1.2 Standing 25 stories and a total of 86.6 meters (or roughly 4 feet).
Archinect's latest featured hiring firms include SCAPE, AGENCIE, L'Observatoire International, Wade Design Architects, and M. Ziemke Architecture
Archinect
JULY 16, 2024
New York-based architecture and structural engineering studio AGENCIE / Architecture & Engineering is currently hiring a Job Captain with five to eight years of experience. Qualified candidates should be proficient with Revit, Rhino, Unreal Engine, and Adobe Creative Suite.
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Thornton Tomasetti CEO and co-founder of Charlie Thornton passes away at 83
Archinect
JANUARY 5, 2024
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. The Bronx-born Thornton began his career in the New York offices of Lev Zetlin Associates before pursuing a new venture with Richard Tomasetti after 1977.
Santiago Calatrava to receive a 2024 CTBUH Lifetime Achievement Award
Archinect
JULY 22, 2024
In receiving the annual distinction, he joins SOM engineer John Zils, the winner of this year's Fazlur R. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award. Khan Lifetime Achievement Award.
Six steel structure designs take home top honors at the 2024 IDEAS² Awards
Archinect
JANUARY 29, 2024
The results of this year’s Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS²) Awards have been shared by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) as part of the competition’s 64th edition. A total of six projects were honored by the 2024 edition.
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'Turning skyscrapers into batteries': SOM unveils energy storage prototypes partnership
Archinect
MAY 31, 2024
Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill has announced a new partnership with the Swiss energy storage company Energy Vault Holdings that will produce a series of prototype designs for deployable structures and vertical energy storage units up to 1,000 meters (3,280 feet).
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SOM completes Two Manhattan West, marking a major milestone for corporate office design in NYC
Archinect
JANUARY 31, 2024
The four-year construction effort yielded a total two million square feet of new office space that was built above active railroad tracks in what the firm describes as an "extraordinary" advancement of the methods used in urban design, structural engineering, and architecture.
Meet the student winners of the 2022 TimberFever Design-Build Competition
Archinect
OCTOBER 27, 2022
Moss Structural Engineers and the Toronto Metropolitan University announce the winners of its now-returned, in-person, annual TimberFever student design-build competition. He added, "I wanted to give students the opportunity to work with tools, learn about wood, and introduce collaboration between engineers and architects."
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Tie Rods in Brazilian Architecture: From Furniture to Urban Infrastructure
ArchDaily
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Image: Gabriel Fernandes from São Paulo, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0 <[link] via Wikimedia Commons Tie rods are integral in structural engineering, primarily for transmitting traffic loads and alleviating compression forces within a structure. Exhibition Center of the Administrative Center of Bahia / João Filgueiras Lima (Lelé).
MAD "cracks open" facade of Denver residential building
Deezen
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Project credits: Client: The MAX Collaborative Architectural design: MAD Architects Executive architect: Davis Partnership Architects Contractor: Saunders Construction Interior designer: The Interior Studio at Davis Partnership Architects Structural engineer: Jirsa Hedrick MEP engineer: ME Engineers Landscape: Davis Partnership Architects Civil consultant: (..)
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Check out the 22 projects just named winners of WoodWorks' 2023 Wood Design Awards
Archinect
MARCH 27, 2023
A total of 22 projects were selected in ten categories by a jury panel that included Hacker Architects Principal Corey Martin, Cheung Chan of the Iowa-based firm Neumann Monson Architects , and Arup Senior Structural Engineer Lauren Wingo.
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The Architectural Works of Santiago Calatrava
Santa Cruz Architect
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Santiago Calatrava, born on July 28, 1951, in Benimmet, Valencia, Spain, is one of the most celebrated architects and engineers of our time. Known for his innovative approach that seamlessly combines structural engineering with artistic expression, Calatravas works have left an indelible mark on the global architectural landscape.
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Dig Studio and Lake Flato revamp Scottsdale Civic Plaza for "increasingly warming world"
Deezen
JANUARY 6, 2025
Project credits: Architectural design: Lake Flato Architects Landscape architect: Dig Studio Civil engineer: Ardurra Structural engineer: Architectural Engineers Collaborative Mechanical engineer: Affiliated Engineers, Inc. The photography is by Alan Karchmer.
Gensler completes Austin's tallest skyscraper
Deezen
JANUARY 23, 2025
Project credits Client: Lincoln Property Company & Kairoi Residential Architect: Gensler Structural engineer : Brockette/Davis/Drake, Inc. MEP engineer: Wylie Consulting Engineers Environmental engineer: Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems Lighting: Cline, Bettridge, Bernstein Lighting Design, Inc.
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Chipperfield, DS+R, Maltzan among shortlisted teams for Dallas Museum of Art revitalization
Archinect
APRIL 27, 2023
The shortlisted teams are: David Chipperfield Architects (London) with HarrisonKornberg Architects (Local Architect); James Corner Field Operations (Landscape Architect); Pentagram (Exhibition Design); Thornton Tomasetti (Structural Engineer); Arup (Services and Lightin.
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Polysmiths adds Mediterranean texture to Arch House in London
Deezen
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Lime-plastered walls, tiled floors and wooden joinery define the interior The blockwork arches, designed in collaboration with structural engineer Techne Engineering also reduced demolition and construction waste and eliminated the need to put in costly ground beams, Wu explained.
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The Eiffel Tower is getting a new 60 million euro paint job in lieu of some much-needed repairs
Archinect
JULY 12, 2022
Rust damage to the structure has accumulated over the years, a product of the lead contained within the paint which was originally meant to protect its steel from oxidizing but is now slowly making its condition worse in the opinion of at least one structural engineer with knowledge of the situation.
5468796 Architecture adds "floating" office floor within preserved pumphouse
Deezen
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Other renovations of industrial buildings include Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron' restoration and conversion of a power plant on an industrial site along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. The photography is by James Brittain.
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A Renovation Turned It Into a Cottage—But You’d Think It Was Still Just an Old Barn
Dwell
APRIL 17, 2025
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Tuckey Design Studio uses concrete ruin as "blank canvas" for Lake Como Villa
Deezen
APRIL 5, 2025
The photography is by Dario Borruto.
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Innovative Pedestrian Bridges and Their Construction Details
ArchDaily
MARCH 20, 2022
In order to encourage the use of pedestrian infrastructure, here we present footbridges designed by architecture offices and structural engineers , alongside their construction details, to showcase innovative solutions in terms of materials, forms, and structures. Read more ».
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Raphael Viñoly Architects resumes construction on renamed 125 Greenwich Street condo tower in Manhattan
Archinect
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Photo: Evan Joseph (provided) Once complete, the parallelogram-shaped design will showcase his storied facility with structural engineering and what his son Román Viñoly describes in a press re.
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Over 100 projects selected as CTBUH Award of Excellence winners for 2024
Archinect
MAY 21, 2024
"As someone who has been immersed in the field for a number of years, I was both astounded and heartened by the varied and groundbreaking ideas articulated in the evaluated projects," Julia Köhler, a structural engineer and member of the Innovation category jury, added candidly.
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New NEOM documentary features Thom Mayne, Peter Cook, Reinier de Graaf, and other architects speaking highly of The Line megacity project
Archinect
JULY 28, 2023
A new look behind the process and select architects involved in Saudi Arabia’s controversial The Line megacity for NEOM has been released, answering some questions as to its ideation while leaving many remaining in regard to the project's structural engineering, technical specifics, and design feasibility overall.
LAX Midfield Satellite Concourse South project has topped out in Los Angeles
Archinect
APRIL 22, 2024
The offsite construction will eventually yield eight new gates and a total of 150,000 square feet of space following a first-of-its-kind integrated design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA).
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Trackside hotel gives "unrivalled proximity to the tarmac" at Silverstone race track
Deezen
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Our job was to find a way to bring these two elements together and complement them both." It contains 60 holiday homes Anchored by a central clubhouse, the hotel site in Northamptonshire overlooks a stretch of the track's most fast-paced corners against the backdrop of rolling countryside.
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Brooks + Scarpa "revitalises traditional forms" with gabled North Carolina house
Deezen
APRIL 15, 2025
Project credits: Architect: Brooks + Scarpa Project team: Lawrence Scarpa, Angela Brooks, Micaela Danko, Jeffrey Huber, Iliya Muzychuk, Chinh Nguyen, Fui Srivikorn, Calder Scarpa, Yimin Wu, Arty Vartanyan General contractor: Tonic Design and Construction, Katherine Hogan and Vinny Petrarca Structural engineer: Carolina Mendez, Kaydos-daniels engineers (..)
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Rafael Viñoly Architects resumes construction on renamed 125 Greenwich Street condo tower in Manhattan
Archinect
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Photo: Evan Joseph (provided) Once complete, the parallelogram-shaped design will showcase his storied facility with structural engineering and what his son Román Viñoly describes in a press rel.
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In New Zealand, a "House Within a House" Explores the Limits of Indoor/Outdoor Living
Dwell
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
Project Details: Location: Whakamaru, New Zealand Architect: DCA Architects of Transformation / @ dca_architects Footprint: 3,218 square feet Builder: HRC Construction Structural Engineer: No.8
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A Wedge-Shaped Cabin Braces for Wind on the Chilean Coast
Dwell
APRIL 10, 2025
Project Details: Location: Matanzas, Chile Architect: Gonzalo Rufin Arquitectos / @ gonzalorufin Architect: Felipe Toro Footprint: 861 square feet Builder: Constructora Guay Guay Structural Engineer: Jorge Argandona Photographer: Pablo Casals / @ pablocasalsaguirre_works From the Architect: "In the middle of a mountainous sector surrounded by forests (..)
Nikjoo weaves terraces into townhouse on London parking space
Deezen
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
The studio also worked closely with the structural engineer AS Construction & Structural Engineering to create a very shallow floor plate, allowing for generous ceiling heights of up to 2.8 Playful portholes were added to its west facade.
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A joint proposal from BIG and HOK takes first place in the Zurich Airport's international 'Dock A' competition
Archinect
JUNE 15, 2022
The joint BIG and HOK 'Raumfachwerk' proposal for the Zurich Aiport’s new Dock A was chosen over nine other entries for the decade-long replacement project.
Stantec-designed Strata Wynwood mixed-use development completed in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District
Archinect
JULY 26, 2022
Stantec provided building architecture and landscape architecture as well as structural engineering services for the development. The project includes 257 residential units, artist studios, three floors of office space, street-level retail, and 474 parking spaces.
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This architect has identified the qualities office buildings need for converting to residential
Archinect
MARCH 21, 2023
According to San Francisco-based architect and structural engineer Charles F. Bloszies , the challenge with converting some office buildings lies in their large floor plates and lack of street exposure.
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