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Navigating architectural challenges—from 'unbuildable' to unbelievable

BD+C

Navigating architectural challenges—from 'unbuildable' to unbelievable 0 qpurcell Mon, 10/30/2023 - 10:12 Senior Living Design Mick Schaefer, AIA, NCARB, LEED GA, recounts the challenges Vessel Architecture & Design had to overcome while designing a state-of-the-art senior living facility. The "unbuildable" hill.

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LB Site Diary: Building your perfect Site Diary

Lets Build

Hello fellow site diary enthusiasts. My name is Bob Leung, and I’m your Product Manager for LetsBuild’s latest app: Site Diary. After ten years as a practising architect, I’m now bringing that experience to the architecture of your site diary. Being a site foreman is a hard, constantly disrupted job. What’s next?

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10 Principles of Architecture | What Is Architecture | Why Need Design Principles in Architecture

CivilJungle

What Is Architecture? The techniques and art of making the layout of buildings and constructing the building are architecture. Architecture is an art. Besides designing and constructing architecture deals with aesthetics. Architecture is just not only art. Why Need Design Principles in Architecture?

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RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SITE PLANNING

The Constructor

The requirements of site for buildings with different occupancies are different. So all the buildings proposed for different purposes have different requirements and thus different considerations for their site selection. The site should be in fully developed area or in the area which has potential of development.

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Earth-Sheltered Architecture Discussion

Natural Building

This has been very productive and useful for all of us. Reduces the use of energy and CO2. Underground sites from around the world: Cappadocia in Turkey. Southwest US cliff dwelling. The post Earth-Sheltered Architecture Discussion appeared first on Natural Building Blog. Wind protection. Fire protection.

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The Three Rs of Architectural Conservation

Natural Building

Adaptive reuse fits the sustainability mantra of the “three Rs,” (reduce, reuse, recycle) but all too often we overlook the green side of architectural conservation. The district is an example of a successful conversion of an industrial site into a center for tourism and culture. Architecture is a renewable resource.

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CONSTRUCTION SITE PLANNING

The Constructor

The opportunities and constraints inherent to a site and the response to a program/design brief are analysed and documented in an overall site planning document that should accompany a development application. Good site planning therefore starts with a comprehensive analysis of the site, within the immediate and regional context.

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