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Custom Home: A Modern Design of Light and Magic

Pro Builder

“I think this home makes the case that using an atrium to provide a source of light and connection to the outdoors is incredibly important,” says architect Donald Ruthroff, AIA, principal at Dahlin Architecture | Planning | Interiors, in Pleasanton, Calif. “I Architect: Dahlin Architecture | Planning | Interiors , Pleasanton, Calif.

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The Cambridge Central Mosque

Natural Building

The tree-pillars can be seen throughout the building, as well as outside, giving it a clear visual identity. Domes are significant in Islamic culture and symbolize heaven and earth, making them a common addition to sacred architecture. “They’re not full bricks, they’re almost like tiles,” Barfield said.

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5 Alternative abodes

Constructonomics

Green living is becoming an architectural fashion statement. The Northeast Treehouse School main lodge is a learning center that holds up to 40 people at once for classes. One architectural firm in Belgium took a barn and converted it to comply with their client’s orders to respect the landscape by using existing structures.

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What Is Glass | Types of Glass Used in Construction | Qualities of Glass | Advantages & Disadvantages of Glass

CivilJungle

The main purpose of providing the wire mesh is to hold the whole glass together and resist it from breaking or cracking. The main advantage of using this glass is it looks very attractive and colorful, and the color does not affect the property of the glass. Transparency: The main property of using glass is transparency.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

The buildingSMART alliance TM Conference will help you understand how BIM can better integrate the design, construction, fabrication and operation processes, and provide you with the latest metrics available to assess industry progress. and analysis on the Architecture/Engineering/Construction industry. Tuesday, January 8, 2013.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

The buildingSMART alliance TM Conference will help you understand how BIM can better integrate the design, construction, fabrication and operation processes, and provide you with the latest metrics available to assess industry progress. and analysis on the Architecture/Engineering/Construction industry. Tuesday, January 8, 2013.

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BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management

Building Information Management

Unfortunately, too much emphasis has been placed upon 3-D visualization and other technology components vs. the process of life-cycle management. Regardless of the nomenclature, the main purpose is to consider future costs in the determination of true cost of projects. 1 The evaluation phase. 12004 pp9-19 ISSN 0969-9988.