SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 7, 2024

For all intents and purposes, we have functioned as a single office on the Health Professions Building project rather than as two separate firms. The HVAC design is comprised of a Dedicated Outside Air System (DOAS) with energy recovery and fan-coil units for zone heating and cooling.

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Portland Architecture

DECEMBER 12, 2022

I came into the conversation impressed with his past work for other firms, and curious to see where his own shop goes after an impressive first two years. Is there a local architect or firm you think is unheralded or deserves more credit? . While at Allied, Daniel worked on celebrated projects like the Corvallis Museum.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A recently completed rear coach house by Chicago firm Latent Design is one such project. Working with a newly married couple, the firm has produced a sunny, arguably spacious, all-electric unit that touts smart design moves through a sea of regulations.

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Dwell

JUNE 21, 2022

The city’s low-density zoning reform in August of last year opened the door to lot splits and smallplexes—and developers, homeowners, and lenders have gotten busy building. In 2015, Eric Thompson heard that his city of Portland, Oregon, was considering overhauling its low-density zoning.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The first five feet from the house are considered a no-go planting zone, excepting succulents or other moisture-rich plants. These criteria are part of a broader policy to strengthen wildfire prevention and resilience in areas designated as wildland–urban interface (WUI) zones.

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Architizer

MAY 9, 2023

Browse the Architizer Jobs Board and apply for architecture and design positions at some of the world's best firms. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) mandated by the State of California override local planning regulations to permit a second unit on almost any single-family zoned property. Family party BBQ.

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Dwell

MAY 29, 2024

Courtesy of beda In 2021, shortly after moving in, the couple called their friend, architectural designer Brad Engelsman, who founded the New York firm Beda. Brian Guido The challenge involved working within the home’s existing footprint, as zoning rules did not permit additions. "It just felt very sad," says Caroline.

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Dwell

AUGUST 2, 2023

Rendering courtesy of Lehrer Architects and Kadre Architects The city partnered with smaller architecture firms to design plans for ADUs —emphasizing good design and affordability—that would be pre-approved for permitting ease. You can’t just download it, pay the fee, and get a permit.

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Aric Gitomer Architect

APRIL 12, 2022

If space permits, then the more, the merrier. Granite and marble have become firm fixtures in almost every kitchen. Contrasting materials for different worktops in the kitchen creates zones that are naturally pleasing and promote harmony. Double Islands. Source: Houzz. Double islands are the new single islands.

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Community Architect

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Or, more precisely, and even more mundane, the zoning that enables it. The culprit hides out in a section of municipal zoning code that is titled "Single family residential", frequently abbreviated as R1. The history of zoning Zoning in general rarely gets much attention these days. Let's review the battles lines.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The building was stripped down to its bare structure which is kept to retain the building’s zoning privileges. The building was stripped down to its bare structure which is kept to retain the building’s zoning privileges. How do you believe this project represents you or your firm as a whole? © GRUNER&FRIENDS.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 18, 2017

Systems are the sound structure of a successful architectural firm. Every firm, with any experience, has many of these processes already in place. It’s the document that we use at my firm to gather much of this important information from our clients. Listen carefully. Don’t give your services away. Photograph your work.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 3, 2024

4 ways AI impacts building design beyond dramatic imagery 0 qpurcell Thu, 10/03/2024 - 07:52 AEC Tech Kristen Forward, Design Technology Futures Leader, NBBJ, shows four ways the firm is using AI to generate value for its clients.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The design of West End Square grew in response to the local community’s needs, balancing a rich organic terrain, evocative of the Texas Blackland Prairies, with events spaces and socializing zones imbued with a remarkable technological infrastructure.

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Community Architect

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Firm in the center of turmoil: The North Star (Image: NASA) Developers rely on these frameworks to prioritize and direct their projects. However, there is less discussion about the suddenly missing guideposts and milestones that disappeared overnight.

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Transportation Regulation Design Foundation 59

ArchiDiaries

AUGUST 27, 2022

Excerpt: Fairyland Guorui is a housing project designed by the architectural firm UNStudio. The Fairyland Guorui Villa complex is located in Beijing’s Miyun Economic & Technical Development Zone 1. This enables the realization of the fluent curves while permitting the necessary tolerances for the local construction team.

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Chicago Architecture

OCTOBER 29, 2021

We haven’t seen any construction permits issued just yet, but expect some soon now that the votes and been tallied and the paperwork has settled. Architecture firm: SCB. Zoning: DC12 (Downtown Core) ? Developer: Jamal Properties (601 West Monroe), Inc. For realsies: Pacific Reach Properties of Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Community Architect

APRIL 30, 2024

Army Corps of Engineers, Navy Supervisor of Salvage, MDOT, private firms and the U.S. In spite of the military structure of the command, there are many private firms involved, ranging from a construction firm in Stockholm, salvage firms from Florida and New Jersey and a disaster management firm from Houston.

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Engineering Engineering Firms Transportation 94

Architecture Here and There

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Yet demolition permits are, according to the Providence Journal, in the works for all three – no one seems to know who applied for them, or for what purpose – and so the houses are sitting ducks awaiting their sad fate. The firm was registered with the city on Sept. 4 of this year for $4.5

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DesignScape Architects

APRIL 11, 2023

The architect will begin space planning, land zoning, and business zoning for the site, and create estimations for the cost and timeframe of the project. Architects in South Africa will need to work within the land zoning laws concerning environmental protection and commercial space development.

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Architizer

JUNE 1, 2022

Browse the Architizer Jobs Board and apply for architecture and design positions at some of the world's best firms. With World War II encroaching, and the Western intelligentsia dividing itself into different ideological camps, it seemed naive, even deluded, to suggest that art inhabited a zone beyond politics. Photo by Rory Hyde. .

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Architizer

AUGUST 22, 2022

The school is situated near a commercial zone and mobile home neighborhoods. We collaborated with Magnolia Public Schools to help phase the project into the classroom building and gym, separating the permitting packages so the gym could be built at a later date when more funding could be obtained. © Berliner Architects.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Operable windows in all office spaces and two vertical atria span the height of the tower, allowing the building to “breathe” the fresh coastal air as seasonal weather permits. . How do you believe this project represents you or your firm as a whole? © Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM).

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BD+C

JUNE 28, 2023

Zoned business districts cease to function after 6 p.m.” Eliminating single-use zoning so people can live throughout the city, where all of its districts thrive at all times, is a “net positive,” he says. This zoning provides opportunities to create a profitable development.”

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Residential Zoning Cities Developer 52

Landscape Architecture Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

People don’t realize how much water [hurricanes] can start to bring, and then you have housing and people building without permits close to these bodies of water, and then you have a big problem. I was working privately with another architecture firm. I think that is what we’re seeing in Puerto Rico right now.

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Landscape Roofing Education Government 98

BD+C

JUNE 13, 2024

According to research by real estate services firm JLL, renewing an existing building can increase its market rate by 120%. many cities offer tax credits and early permitting for building renewals 1. These projects—and even some of their newer counterparts—are aging quickly.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 12, 2014

Others wanted to know about how to start their own firms. Should non-architects be permitted to use the term “architect”? As individual small firm architects, we have more important tasks requiring our attention. The post Be Better appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 23, 2018

Successful project delivery relies on the manager’s understanding of the constraints and goals of the project, both those of the firm and those of the client. We can stretch beyond our zone of comfort, expressing our project objectives in jargon-free language. At project kick-off, identify your client’s priorities.

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e-architect

JANUARY 25, 2022

Upon the initial planning stages, Bar Orion was tasked with a plot that is unique to Tel Aviv and nearly irreplicable due to new zoning laws prohibiting the use of connecting two adjoining plots. Mapu 5 Apartments in Tel Aviv. 25 Jan 2022. Interior Architecture: Bar Orion Architects. Location: Tel Aviv, Israel. Photos: Amit Geron.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 24, 2013

For the past twelve weeks, we’ve explored every element required for a successful architecture firm. I’ve been continuously improving my firm’s project management system since we launched in 1999. Systems are the sound structure of a successful architectural firm. Don’t give your services away.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The chapter in the earlier book includes, among other projects, the Lincoln Square Special Zoning District, created in the wake of construction of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and developers rushing to build near it. My wife being from St.

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Cities Regulation Technology Technology 52

Community Architect

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Hard to know if the woods surrounding the metropolis are preserved by this traditional respect, by zoning or the forbidding grades, likely a combination of all. Norman Foster's HSBC bank tower turned his firm into a global brand. In Fung Shui , the woods are protectors and providers to be respected and protected in turn.

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Cities Developer Development Commercial 80

Landscape Architecture Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2023

LEWIS: My firm is overall an engineering firm, so I’ve done a lot of education of folks here in all of our different departments with site/civil/transportation engineering, stormwater management, water resources, and it’s very much on the individual level. Most of our towns can’t afford to just be proactive and do that.

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Community Architect Daily

JANUARY 14, 2024

All that was done with the mindset of the Inner Harbor as Baltimore's Commons, open to all and all happened without violating the zoning rules or the Harbor masterplan that conceived the Inner Harbor as a large public space with some generally low height attractions sprinkled within. Would a new attraction hurt? Not one would dare.

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Community Architect

APRIL 7, 2023

This space isn't sufficient for a detailed discussion about all the firms or their projects. Yet, the investigations in turning a building also into a wind-machine are ongoing among a large set of high caliber engineering firms. As it stands, the "New World" better wake up if we want to keep up.

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Architecture Design Cities Firms 79

Landscape Architecture Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

I said I’d be meeting with the designers who did get it, from the Seattle firm Land Morphology, including its founder and CEO, Richard Hartlage, Affiliate ASLA. “Oh, The friend, a landscape architect, said her office had vied for the project during a 2014 competitive solicitation, but, obviously, didn’t get it. He’s a real plants guy.”.

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The Architecture Designs

AUGUST 18, 2023

Made by national award-winning firm, Poteet Architects, the home’s “one-way” design takes a page out the minimalist approach. Check with your local city planning authorities to get information on housing codes, zoning restrictions and permits. Talk about a home that has it all. Also, you may experience some insulation problems.

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