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Rising Waters: 8 Innovative Designs in Flood-Prone Regions

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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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Do Architectural Design Competitions Make a Difference?

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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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The Architect’s Standard of Care

SW Oregon Architect

This requires making informed decisions during the design process, considering such factors as client requirements, budget limitations, sustainability, and safety. This means striving to produce work of high quality and innovation while adhering to applicable building codes, zoning regulations, and industry best practices.

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Cracking the Housing Affordability Nut

SW Oregon Architect

and still prevalent in Europe, could, when paired with zoning reform, enable the cost-effective construction of attractive, light-filled multifamily housing on urban sites currently zoned for single-family homes. Point-Access Blocks Re-legalizing single-stair apartment buildings, or "point-access blocks," offers one promising solution.

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What if?

SW Oregon Architect

As countless sources report, shuttered storefronts, an absence of people, sparsely populated offices, hobbled restaurants, and concerns about public safety are common across the country. (1) For comparison, this density is exceeded by the areas of the Bethel, Friendly, and River Road neighborhoods zoned R-1.

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Will Councilman Dorsey's Elimination of Single Family Zoning Help Baltimore?

Community Architect Daily

Does single family zoning prevent development? Today we will look at Baltimore Councilman Ryan Dorsey's zoning bill titled " Abundant Housing Act " which effectively will eliminate single family zoning in Baltimore. Will the suggested zoning bill endanger neighborhoods like this one?

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2022 Projects in the Pipeline

SW Oregon Architect

government during the Second World War. LCC is using the bond to address safety, security, and accessibility for all students on its campuses, workforce retraining and career technical education investments, and classroom and learning space updates to meet the needs of current and future students. billion during the past biennium.

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