Dwell

JUNE 7, 2024

Why is it important to have this position in municipal government, and what are the limitations of the role? We really needed a position that looked across public safety, emergency response, climate adaptation, and climate mitigation, all with an equity and environmental justice focus. No department did that. We’ve come a long way.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Flooding has been the most common and costly natural disaster in recent decades, impacting the livelihoods and safety of millions. Thoughtfully designed structures and infrastructure in flood-prone areas can transform potential disaster zones into sustainable, adaptable spaces for both current and future generations.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Working with the CAC, which assembled and convened the jury and later exhibited the shortlisted designs, the competition would create a private-public partnership by bringing together architects with governance and regulatory experts, alongside developers. ParkFowler Plus reimagines a typical Chicago six-flat.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Underneath, a three-story bicycle parking facility was designed for convenience, speed and safety. The need for proper ventilation, lighting and emergency egress must also be addressed to ensure safety and a pleasant environment for users. First and foremost, excavation and construction below ground can be expensive and time-consuming.

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Santa Cruz Architect

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

While the Senate voted to pass the law, it will need to be re-reviewed by the Committee on Governance and Finance before it can be passed into law. This government agency last updated their official ADU handbook in December 2020, and a lot has changed since then. In response, Senator Bob Wieckowski proposed SB 897. Conclusion.

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Architizer

AUGUST 25, 2023

Banks, city governments and property management companies fear the severity of the situation and its potentially dismal economic consequences. Zoning Regulations Image by Eloi Smith via Unsplash. Zoning Regulations Image by Eloi Smith via Unsplash. Difficulties don’t end here.

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Santa Cruz Architect

APRIL 30, 2023

The discretionary permitting process is often used by local governments to ensure that proposed land uses are compatible with existing land uses, and that they do not pose an undue risk to public health, safety, or welfare. city council, county board of supervisors, etc.) as to whether or not the permit should be granted.

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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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BD+C

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Each time, it involves a different mix of government policy and investment with private development and equity. The Jersey City government issued bonds to purchase the Bayfront site so it could control how it was sold and developed, making sure it included elements such as affordable housing and open space.

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e-architect

JANUARY 24, 2022

He underlined that the disaster was caused by individual private companies and government, with “total” building failure and “widespread” systematic failings. • The Government cannot fragment and cut away at public services and yet expect them to shoulder ever greater responsibilities. . • Government knowledge of cladding risks.

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Portland Architecture

DECEMBER 12, 2022

How would you rate the performance of local government like the Portland Development Commission, or the development and planning bureaus? . It becomes modern and fresh and inspiring but is something that can also be cherished locally as our own regional expression of architectural culture.

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Santa Cruz Architect

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

A building permit is an official approval issued by the local government agency that allows you or your contractor to proceed with a construction or remodeling project on your property. The projects most likely to require a permit are those that change the structure or use of a building or have the potential to involve life-safety issues.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 7, 2024

Its layout design is based on the principle of “convention-driven exhibition, flexible division and combination” to accommodate business meetings and government summits. The glass is ultra-clear insulating glass, incorporating an ionic membrane for explosion-proofing, energy-saving, and safety purposes.

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Santa Cruz Architect

JANUARY 8, 2024

Planning and zoning regulations need to be updated to account for changing climate conditions, ensuring that new developments are located in areas less prone to flooding, wildfires, or other hazards. By prioritizing resilience, communities and governments can save money, protect lives, and reduce the long-term burden on public resources.

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Construction Construction Events Technology 84

Landscape Architecture Magazine

JUNE 12, 2024

” —Bo Zhang, ASLA (Almost) All the Books Critical Zones: The Science and Politics of Landing on Earth by Bruno Latour and Peter Weibel. “A Landscape architects I know like the DJI mini drone, as it has decent battery life, great safety features, and automation for landing and takeoff that are essential for new pilots.”

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Community Architect Daily

JANUARY 27, 2021

That wasn't in the plan", he observed, "but a council member voted for a zoning change, and so it goes", adding that this continued land consumption has to stop. Brandon Scott has vowed to restructure City government and pay way more attention to the City's disinvested neighborhoods. The Highway to Nowhere ").

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 4, 2023

MindLabs in Tilburg will officially open and the event marks the culmination of Ector Hoogstad Architects’ transformation of a beautiful old “railway cathedral” in the city’s rail transport zone into MindLabs, a knowledge centre for digital technology. Source by Ector Hoogstad Architects.

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Architecture Ideas

AUGUST 4, 2022

In addition, code and zoning restrictions must be considered when repurposing an old building. . These regulations are in place to protect public safety and ensure that buildings are being used in ways that are consistent with their original purpose. Successful Adaptive Reuse Projects. Source: cntraveler.com.

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Santa Cruz Architect

AUGUST 23, 2024

Applicable to all new developments located in State Responsibility Areas (SRAs) and the highest fire severity zones in Local Responsibility Areas (LRAs), California’s Building Code Chapter 7A is intended to reduce the vulnerability of homes to wildfire.

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Construction Construction Home Roofing 76

Building and Interiors

MAY 16, 2022

It is a safety device that prevents leaks and spills. Manual and motorized zone dampers may be installed inside the supply ducts at varying locations to permit balancing the airflow among different duct sections and thus among different building areas. It’s a small pump that collects and pumps water to a drain. Condensate Overflow Pan.

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Arcmax Architects

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Schools and colleges are now coming to terms with the global pandemic effects when trying to maintain the safety, and physical transformation of the educational spaces plays a very important role. Today, the trends in school design highlight comfort and safety while aiming to foster the feelings of school spirit and community.

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Architecture Ideas

MAY 2, 2022

A half-covered fire pit with a decorative partial wall is an excellent choice if you are particularly concerned about the safety of your children and other elderly. In a couple of seconds, the simple cover transforms a fire pit area into a competitive game zone. The art near the fire zone adds a sense of drama to any fire pit setup.

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Community Architect Daily

MAY 24, 2021

County Executive Johnny Olszewski and Mayor Brandon Scott have both vowed to make local government more fair and transparent. For other symptoms, one need only look as far as the County Code and the Zoning Code.

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Deezen

JUNE 26, 2022

The closure disrupted a safety net of support for the public's mental and physical needs. The goal is to develop a bottom-up, decentralised approach to address the complex socio-cultural and environmental conditions with minimum government intervention, using local materials and vernacular architecture.

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Bustler

MAY 30, 2022

Wenke, President and Chief Operating Officer, Taconic Partners Gigi Li, Vice President in Government & Community Affairs, NYC Economic Development Corporation Moderator: Jason Ivaliotis, AIA, Associate, Woods Bagot Introductions: Andrea Lamberti, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB, 2022 President, AIANY; Partner, Rafael Viñoly.

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BD+C

JULY 27, 2023

As the city attempted to increase safety code enforcement, many owners demolished their buildings instead of paying for costly updates. Programs to house the less fortunate continued until 1974, when new government policies ended them. By the 1950s, many SRO buildings fell into disrepair.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 1, 2023

Photo © Jin Weiqi Afterword Liu Houli, Fu Tingdong, Wang Hanzhong, Guan Chunyun, and Li Peiwu, the five representative figures in the scientific research of rapeseed in China, are the pioneers, founders, breeding experts, cultivation experts, quality and safety scientists of rapeseed science.

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Roofing Deconstruction Site Nature 52

Building and Interiors

APRIL 9, 2022

With the increased construction of high-rise buildings and the establishment of new industrial zones, fire safety remains a worry due to the rising frequency of fire accidents. Fire safety becomes increasingly vital, necessitating appropriate steps to decrease the risk of fire accidents and damage.

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Community Architect Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Event poster of the Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition Various bills are anticipated to address the region's transit future in the State's legislative session starting in January: Foremost the Transit Safety and Investment Act still pending from last year. Another bill is expected to require tracking transit equity.

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Community Architect

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

London, Paris or Barcelona are now full of traffic free zones, pollution charge zones, low speed limits, bans on diesel vehicles, bus and bike lanes, electric buses and new mini parks, much of it planned before COVID, but implemented in an accelerated pace when the downtowns were deserted.

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Design Management Events Cities 61

Landscape Architecture Magazine

MAY 18, 2023

” —Bo Zhang, ASLA (Almost) All the Books Critical Zones: The Science and Politics of Landing on Earth by Bruno Latour and Peter Weibel. “A Landscape architects I know like the DJI mini drone, as it has decent battery life, great safety features, and automation for landing and takeoff that are essential for new pilots.”

Landscape 52

Landscape Architecture Sketching Students 52

Building and Interiors

APRIL 6, 2022

Moreover, the 30-degree inclination offers maximum safety and traveling comfort to the users. m handrails for the safety of users. Also, the complete length must also provide enough space for a lower zone of mechanical equipment along with a structural truss that averages around 3’8” or 1.12 m at the bottom and 8’ or 2.44

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Installation Safety Transportation Manufacturing 52

Bustler

OCTOBER 10, 2022

For the multi-dimensional and complicated influence as well as the development trend in daily life, such as gender, health, globalization, personalization, urbanization, population aging and safety, SCHÜLLER studies and explores the change of new ecological living mode on the background of global big trend.

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Portland Architecture

APRIL 29, 2021

And that's before he wrote the world's first book about composite materials in architecture, became a Portland State University professor, and founded a software company to visualize complex zoning codes. Recently I talked with Truong to learn more about all these things: composite materials, zoning, education, mass timber.

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Zoning Architecture Regulation Technology 130

Community Architect

JULY 2, 2021

The grotesquely oversized commercially zoned shopping center strips of the "geography of nowhere" which in the age of dying malls and online shopping sit largely underutilized and abandoned must be the new frontier for comp plans to accommodate growth in real mixed use, walkable communities.

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Masterplanning Zoning Transportation Government 59

Landscape Architecture Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2023

One of the interesting things about the town is we don’t have zoning, but what we do have, what we’re working on right now, is site plan regulations. We can’t always just rely on insurance coming in and saving the day or the federal government coming in with disaster relief money and fixing things.

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Landscape Transportation Education Management 112

Landscape Architecture Magazine

MAY 18, 2023

Founded in 1993, the Y2Y Conservation Initiative is a nonprofit agency that collaborates with local and Indigenous governments, landowners, other nonprofits, and corporations to create interconnected landscapes between extant protected areas. Courtesy Kelvin Vu and Priyanjali Sinha.

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