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Russian Quintessential: Cantilever Pipe-Shaped Holiday Home

The Constructor

Moscow’s chief architect, Sergey Kuznetsov, designed a cantilever pipe-shaped holiday home named “Russian Quintessential” on the edge of a slope in.

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WeWork names BIG’s Ingels as its Chief Architect

BD+C

WeWork, the global network of cosharing workspaces with office locations in 65 cities and 21 countries, announced today that Bjarke Ingels, the Founding Partner and Creative Director of the architectural firm BIG, is now its Chief Architect.

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Ed Feiner, Driving Force Behind GSA's Design Excellence Program, Dies at 75

ENR Construction

Ed Feiner, who was instrumental in elevating the architecture of federal buildings as GSA's chief architect from 1996 to 2005, succumbed to a brain tumor at age 75.

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Harvard debuts HouseZero as a possible response to making existing buildings more efficient

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built in 1924, into a living laboratory called HouseZero, whose design is driven by ambitious performance targets that include nearly zero energy use for heating and cooling, zero electrical lighting during the day, operating with 100% natural ventilation, and producing zero carbon emissions.

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Harvard debuts HouseZero as a possible response to making existing buildings more efficent

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built in 1924, into a living laboratory called HouseZero, whose design is driven by ambitious performance targets that include nearly zero energy use for heating and cooling, zero electrical lighting during the day, operating with 100% natural ventilation, and producing zero carbon emissions.

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Latest software for estimating & designing architectural projects

Construction Cost Estimating

Latest software for estimating & designing architectural projects. Estimating for architect is required to find out the price of projects before the commencement of bidding process. If the price surpass the budget then the architect have to make redesign until it come up with the budget. Chief Architect Home Designer Suite.

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Civil Engineering Marvels- 5 Tallest Skyscrappers

The Constructor

The building, designed by C.Y. Commissioned by Sears, Roebuck and Company, it was designed by chief architect Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Khan of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Taipei 101 Taipei 101 is a 101-floor landmark skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan.