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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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.

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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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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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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).

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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.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Read: Studio Gang reveals design for hotel with scalloped facade in Denver It is among a series of residential structures going up in the neighbourhood, which was until recently dedicated mostly to industrial use. MAD Architects created the structure for developer The Max Collaborative.

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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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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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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Deezen

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Local architectural studio Polysmiths has aimed to bring Mediterranean warmth to a London terraced house with a sequence of structural arches and a mottled lime plaster finish. We eventually settled on using structural arches that support the existing rear wall, and connect with the extension, and the garden beyond."

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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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Deezen

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Local studio 5468796 Architecture has renovated an early 20th-century utilities building in Winnipeg , Canada, showcasing the industrial equipment while updating the structure for contemporary usage. 5468796 Architecture has added residential buildings to the site The station closed in 1986 and was slated for demolition.

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Deezen

APRIL 5, 2025

The project's starting point was how to reuse the concrete structure of the old house, which the client wanted to repurpose after it had been left abandoned on the site for over a decade. The 183-square-metre Lake Como Villa is divided into two wings. Outside is a large terrace with a swimming pool. The photography is by Dario Borruto.

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Deezen

JANUARY 6, 2025

The landscape elements were designed to be in conversation both with the existing civic structures as well as the architectural pavilions installed by Texas-based Lake Flato , whose founders earned the AIA gold medal in 2024. According to the team, the undulating roofs of the two performance structures reference the fluid movement of dance.

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Archinect

MAY 3, 2024

Today, the Webuild group advanced a proposal designed in collaboration with architect and MIT professor Carlo Ratti and French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux for a new bridge in Baltimore that would replace the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.

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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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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.

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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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Deezen

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Triangular frames form a W shaped structure around a 1,200-square foot (112-square metre), two-storey dock. The private bedroom and bathroom are separated from the public areas by a wine cellar, and guests can gather and entertain in the outdoor kitchen shaded by a pecan tree.

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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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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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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 When open, large operable openings, fire-station doors, and aircraft hangar doors render the outside structure a large-scale veranda.

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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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Deezen

MARCH 20, 2025

Both New Warham House and the Main Quad have decorative facades made from 70-millimetre-thick load-bearing stone walls, which were tied to a concrete structure. A stone tower contains offices David Kohn Architects also designed a 21.5-metre-tall The photography is by Will Pryce.

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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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Deezen

MARCH 20, 2025

The Dykstra's began construction of Riverrock in October 2023, following the approval of "original plans for the home, with supplemental structural engineering drawings" by the Willoughby Hills Building Department and Architectural Review Board and the Lake County Building Department.

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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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Architizer

JANUARY 22, 2025

Earthquakes are among the most unpredictable and devastating natural phenomena, testing the resilience of the built environment and the ingenuity of architects and engineers. Alongside these enhancements, the project included essential seismic retrofitting to ensure the structures resilience in earthquake-prone Seattle.

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Dwell

MARCH 17, 2025

A developer and their design team expanded the 1910 structure with a metal-clad box, creating a mix of flats that add housing density to Evanston, Illinois. Retaining the existing church structure and adding a compact addition maximized unit count as well as perimeter wall area for light, air, and views. Have one to share?

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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.

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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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Deezen

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Read: Studiotwentysix adds plywood-lined loft extension to Edwardian family home Eland said the aim was to create a palette with"a balance of bold and soft, earthy colours, and with moments of structure mixed with moments of playfulness". The photography is by Taran Wilkhu.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Interior facades are wrapped in white stucco Structurally, the building consists of a concrete podium and steel-framed upper volumes. The building has 46 studios and seven one-bedroom apartments, with units ranging from 475 to 1,000 square feet (44 to 93 square metres). Interior finishes include white-painted walls and wooden flooring.

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