Tag: construction trends
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Weather or not: winners of AIA ‘Designing Recovery’ competition
How to design disaster-proof places where people would actually want to live. Atlantic Cities staffer Emily Badger looks at winners of the “Designing Recovery” competition sponsored by the American Institute of Architects, Make it Right, the St.
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2013 Marvin Hall of Fame: Ross Chapin
Architect Ross Chapin’s walkable neighborhoods connect owners of well-designed houses with their community.
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4 big trends shape tomorrow’s design
Fast Company associate editor Margaret Rhodes taps the title’s Innovation by Design competition for this look around the corner at what’s new and what’s next in applied brilliance.
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Two Shows Under One Roof
KBIS and IBS will be held simultaneously Feb. 4 to 6 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, creating the nation’s largest annual gathering of residential construction and design professionals called Design and Construction Week.
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A Revived Housing Market Wonders If Its Depleted Workforce Is Up To The Task
Labor shortages could lead to higher wages and home prices.
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Houses of tomorrow, brought to you by today’s students
Nearly 65% of architecture deans in North America consider sustainable design as one of the most significant changes in course offerings over the past five years, according to a survey released last month by the Design Futures Council.
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Could this tornado-proof home design save lives?
Hong Kong-based architecture firm 10 Design has designed a tornado-proof home that retracts underground when a storm comes.
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A right-sized beach compound
A beach house that consists of a series of outbuildings accommodates both solo living and a house full of guests. The house is built on grade, and its ideas provide inspiration for multi-gen living and universal design.