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Kengo Kuma, the architect behind Tokyo’s new and controversial Olympic National Stadium

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A humble pineapple cake shop may, in architectural terms, be rather removed from an elaborate Olympic Stadium. The museum is a fine example of Kuma’s determination to inject the inherent harshness of contemporary architecture with a semblance of nature, a kind of Japanese architectonic forest-bathing, if you will.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Papercrete.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. posted by Kelly Hart | 11:37 AM. 2 Comments: Barry Fuller said.

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Race to a Smart Future

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The finalists, announced at the South by Southwest (SXSW) tech and music fest, are: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. Portland’s concept is called “Ubiquitous Mobility for Portland” (UB Mobile PDX). Allen’s Vulcan Inc.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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360 Architecture. 4240 architecture. Albertin Vernon Architecture LLC. Alfandre Architecture, PC. Alpar Architectural Products. Campagna/Architecture + Planning PLLC. Bork Architectural Design, Inc. BRAZEN Architecture INC. Chatham County Commission. 106 Greenway. 2 B Green Profitably.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Fridays and is expanding to other cities including Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Denver, DC, Dallas and Houston. Several key planned development applications were approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council during 2012, including the Imperial/Tract 3 and Telfair developments.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

It remains the leading standardized data architecture for organizing line item construction cost data, construction specifications, and similar information. 01 91 00 Commissioning. 01 91 13 General Commissioning Requirements. 01 91 16 Facility Substructure Commissioning. Foundation Commissioning. Requirements.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

It remains the leading standardized data architecture for organizing line item construction cost data, construction specifications, and similar information. 01 91 00 Commissioning. 01 91 13 General Commissioning Requirements. 01 91 16 Facility Substructure Commissioning. Foundation Commissioning. Requirements.