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Seismic Safety: Architectural Innovations in Earthquake Zones

Architizer

Each of the follow projects represent recent work built in earthquake zones, showcasing the ingenuity and dedication of architects who are pushing boundaries in seismic design. The post Seismic Safety: Architectural Innovations in Earthquake Zones appeared first on Journal. This greatly reduces earthquake shaking.

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Foster + Partners unveils landscape-driven beachfront hotel and residences in Brazil

Archinect

Image courtesy: Foster + Partners Designed for real estate developers MUZE, the scheme is anchored by a landscaped garden intending to serve as an extension of the beachfront. Image courtesy: Foster + Partners The hotel is served by a private drop-off area, in addition to a lobby and restaurant featuring sunken outdoor seating.

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Balmori Associates seeks a landscape designer as the industry's award season blooms

Archinect

Following last week’s look at an opening for a Junior Video Editor-Producer at KPF , we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an opportunity on Archinect Jobs for a Landscape Designer at Balmori Associates. Bilbao's Abandoibarra Master Plan by Balmori Associates. In August,

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‘Treehouse’ concept by LAND Suisse and Campana Herrmann Pisoni wins competition for Swiss campus overhaul

Archinect

The landscape redesign, centered around the existing middle school, double gymnasium, and swimming pool, introduces 100,000 square feet of green spaces, 196 new trees, and sustainable water management features, including green roofs and rain gardens. The design process emphasized sustai.

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Wildfires, Climate Change, and the Architecture of Resilience

SW Oregon Architect

Fires have raced through the landscape, reducing homes, businesses, and irreplaceable landmarks to ashes. Our wildfires likewise threatened homes (or destroyed them outright) and rendered familiar landscapes unrecognizable. Zoning regulations should consider the natural landscape and the potential for wildfires.

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Can a better Los Angeles emerge from the recent fires? (asks Michael Kimmelman )

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NYT critic Michael Kimmelman trekked west to survey the charred landscape of Altadena , where as many as 4,700 homes were lost, finding an insurmountable situation that Michael Maltzan quips "isn’t going to be quick or easy" to recover from (if at all).

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Ways to Landscape Your Backyard

Aric Gitomer Architect

And that’s how you could landscape your backyard. Several homeowners participate in landscaping their backyards as a means of hobbies and family time. Landscape architects or Landscape Designer could essay a critical role in developing your backyard to give your home the complete look. Zoning and Linking.

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