Deezen

APRIL 15, 2025

The studio replaced an existing structure on site bud The team replaced an old house with a new, contemporary design while leaving 98 per cent of the natural site untouched. Selected for both their aesthetic appeal and sustainable qualities, natural materials inside such as plywood reference the surrounding landscape.

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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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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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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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Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Read: David Chipperfield combines three housing typologies at Hertogensite in Belgium Lyon Confluence's social housing block has a cross-laminated timber structure clad in precast concrete, which forms a striped facade of alternating bands of smooth and textured surfaces.

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Bustler

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The UK’s Institution of Structural Engineers has announced the winners of the Structural Awards 2022, which seeks to celebrate the role of structural engineers in sustainability, social impact, innovation, and ingenuity. Below, we have published the ten honored works accompanied by a jury appraisal.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

These decks are paired with open air circulation, offering both generous views of the city and a sustainable solution for development." Interior facades are wrapped in white stucco Structurally, the building consists of a concrete podium and steel-framed upper volumes. Interior finishes include white-painted walls and wooden flooring.

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Deezen

MARCH 17, 2025

In addition to its gabled form and visible timber-frame structure, Tudor influences also informed the layout of the home, with living spaces organised in a pinwheel around a central fireplace and concrete chimney.

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Bustler

JANUARY 28, 2024

The results of this year’s Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS²) Awards have been shared by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) as part of the competition’s 64th edition. A total of six projects were honored by the 2024 edition.

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Deezen

JUNE 25, 2024

In every aspect of its design, the building responds to COA's ambitious goals for sustainability, from macro issues of siting, massing and systems' design to micro issues of material selection and detailing," the architectural studio said. The structural system is made primarily of wood, and the facades are clad in northern white cedar.

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e-architect

APRIL 8, 2025

The rhythmic quality of the sawtooth roof to the new bridge structure is both lyrical and rational. The use of CLT allows for large spanning timber structures with minimal steel. The engineers screw connections are left exposed to show the inherent beauty of the connection system.

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Deezen

APRIL 22, 2024

The structure will serve as an educational building for the University of Kansas ( KU ) School of Architecture & Design in Lawrence, Kansas. The Makers' KUbe is conceived as a showcase in timber tectonics, traditional joinery, robotic manufacturing and sustainable materials." The imagery is courtesy of BIG.

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Deezen

JANUARY 27, 2025

Among those who needed convincing were Skellefte's municipal leader, Lorents Burman, despite the city already being home to numerous larger wooden structures, including bridges and schools. When I saw the competition proposal, I didn't think it would be possible to build," he told the Guardian. Twenty floors high in wood? In Skellefte?"

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Top: Aurore Baulier is calling on architects to use structural stone. She advocates for the use of structural stone as part Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN), where she coordinates the Natural Materials Group. Also, it's much more sustainable to use all the stone available rather than selecting and discarding."

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Deezen

JULY 21, 2022

Architecture studio SPF Architects has completed a sports facility in Los Angeles consisting of two separate buildings that were built using pre-engineered metal structures in order to not disrupt activity at the site. The PEMBs consist of the structure and an exterior, which consists of insulated rib metal panels.

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Dwell

AUGUST 27, 2024

Designed and built during Melbourne’s extended Covid lockdowns, the home reflects an inventive response to low-cost, multi-generational, and sustainable living while also telling a story of personal and ecological renewal. Our ambition was to create a materially honest and highly sustainable home for a family of four. Post it here.

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Dwell

JULY 27, 2022

Project Details: Location: Aichi, Japan Architect: Nori Architects / @nori_architects Builder: TOKORO Structural Engineer: Seiji Okawa Textile Designer: Yuki Tsutsumi Equipment Advisor: Kozo Takase Lighting Advisor: CHIPS LLC.

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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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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Behind the elegant dark wooden façade and bold aesthetics are particularly progressive engineering strategies that imbue the structure with remarkable resilience: the building was designed to withstand the force of possible avalanches. However, there is more to the design than meets the eye.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Interior finishes are "Red List free" After exploring various ways of arranging the structural columns and load distribution, SOM decided on a clear, 44-foot-long (13-metre) span over the tracks. Other sustainable elements include ample daylighting, solar-controlled fabric shades and water-saving plumbing fixtures.

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SW Oregon Architect

DECEMBER 5, 2021

My responsibility is to connect multiple and complex fields of knowledge and engage in multidisciplinary thinking to help the design team arrive at the most cost-effective, sustainable, and attractive design solution possible. The systems perspective is the antithesis of the silo mentality.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design – The Kendeda Building was created to foster environmental education, research, and a public forum for community outreach. As the first Living Building of its kind in the Southeast US, the project sets a new standard for sustainability. Budget: 10M – 50M.

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Deezen

MAY 24, 2024

We need creativity to overcome the social-housing stigma and we need architects who can invent new ways to create housing that is decent, has dignity, is beautiful and sustainable within the budgets allowed." "If "More good architects should get involved in social housing," Libeskind told Dezeen. "We The photography is by Hufton + Crow.

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Bustler

APRIL 26, 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 Lighting); and AtelierTen (Sustainability).

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Completed in November 2022 by HOK and Snow Kreilich Architects , the complex includes a 22,500-seat stadium, team headquarters and a practice facility, and has a structural system made primarily with recycled steel. metres) below the street-level concourse and minimised the height of the building in relation to the surrounding buildings.

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Deezen

JUNE 21, 2022

Kariouk Architects has completed MORE Cabin, a dramatic cantilevered structure overlooking a lake in Québec meant to stand out from its natural surroundings. The holiday home features a cantilevered structure. The structure overlooks Canada's Lac du Brochet. Kariouk Architects wanted to challenge the usual conception of a cabin.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

More recently, the firm has published a Sustainability Manifesto and introduced a Sustainability Team to collaborate throughout the design process. As Architizer’s Editor-in-Chief noted, “For Foster + Partners, sustainability is not just a trend — instead, it’s been integral to the firm’s work for decades.

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Deezen

JANUARY 15, 2025

We have created respectful and highly sustainable new additions to publicly activate the ground floor, accommodate modern working environments, and answer the needs of tomorrow's occupier and visitor, prolonging the life of the building for many more years to come." The photography is by Gareth Gardner.

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Dwell

AUGUST 3, 2022

The local planning authority recommended the firm design a new, sustainable home rather than revive the disjointed cottage, on the condition the new home matched the footprint of the old. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners.

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Deezen

AUGUST 19, 2022

Konishi Gaffney devised a scheme that involved filling in the existing garage door, raising the structure's roof to match the height of the house's ground floor and incorporating the property's side gate into the facade. As a practice we've been exploring ways of expressing the structure of cladding in projects," said Konishi Gaffney. "We

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Dwell

AUGUST 6, 2024

However, the design is also unapologetically contemporary, combining clean lines, meticulous detailing and sustainable construction principles. The new extension is built from a highly insulated and cost-effective timber frame structure, clad entirely in English sweet chestnut. "The

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Architizer

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Rooted in the principles of Confucianism and harmony with nature, structures like Gyeongbokgung Palace reflect the Seoul’s ancient past. For these aims, JK-AR develops new means of design, construction, and structural engineering by using today’s advanced technology.

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Dwell

JANUARY 20, 2023

The steel framework supporting the sustainable retreat is designed as housing to keep winged friends safe from predators. These buildings sustain the myth that appearing to be one with the land equates to a reduced impact on the environment. Cabin is built with sustainably-sourced CLT panels and glulam beams. Have one to share?

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Used as an extension of founder Louis T Lemay's personal residence, the design for the 2,500-square-foot (232-square metre) house came out of Lemay's in-house sustainable design lab called the Phénix. It's home, one that interconnects you with nature while having as low an impact as possible on it," Lemay said.

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2022

Located at the Changhua Coastal Industrial Park near Taichung, the building will be covered in angled photovoltaics and used to store and maintain sustainable energy equipment. MVRDV and Taipower 's goal is for the building to generate enough electricity for it to be self-sustaining. The building will contain a public gallery. "Of

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Dwell

MARCH 31, 2023

Project Details: Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia Architect: State of Kin / @stateofkin Footprint: 3,509 square feet Structural Engineer: Forth Engineering Photographer: Jack Lovel From the Architects: " The original home was a fitting example of the typical ’70 and ’80s suburban development in the area.

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Santa Cruz Architect

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Generic) In the evolving landscape of sustainable architecture, the term “NETZEB” stands out as a beacon for the future of building design. As the push for sustainability grows, NETZEBs are becoming increasingly relevant, offering a pathway to energy-efficient, environmentally responsible construction. Tom Chance (CC BY 2.0)

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