Astra Tower Becomes Utah’s Tallest Building With Performance-Based Seismic Design
A 41-story residential tower in Salt Lake City has become the tallest building in Utah, employing a performance-based seismic design…
Structural Systems
The Column System in Villas Raíces as a Structural Response to Site Topography Without Excavation
Architecture as a Response to the Terrain, Not an Imposition on ItVillas Raíces is grounded in a clear design position:…
Bangbae Rental Building: A Rough Concrete Core and Metal Wall Separate Service from Rental Units
The Service Core in the South: A Logic of Height and SetbackIn the neighborhood facilities designated for rental use, the…
Stacked Ring Geometry Defines New South Philadelphia Arena
Philadelphia plans a new professional sports arena in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex for local basketball and hockey franchises. The…
Etchegoyen House: Timber Framing and Dry Construction
Spatial Experience and the Formulation of the Circulation PathThe process of entering and moving through the project is not limited…
Chenhu Bird Tower: Structure and Viewing Experience
Reframing the Functional Philosophy of ObservationMany environmental observation towers follow a design approach in which the presence of architecture recedes…
Permanent Timber Canopy Anchors Open-Air Theater in the Hudson Highlands
A new permanent open-air theater in Garrison, New York embeds cultural performance directly into the Hudson Highlands landscape. The 26,000-square-foot…
Rethinking Structural Design for Sustainable Cities
Architecture today is moving rapidly toward construction methods that are more environmentally conscious, aiming to reduce material consumption while creating…
Tensile Structures When Design Meets Engineering in Architectural Innovation
In today’s architectural world, building design is no longer just about arranging volumes and organizing spaces. It has evolved into…
Load paths in work and structural systems
Structural analysis is an important step in the design of any structure, and understanding load paths and forces is a…
Types advantages and disadvantages of cantilever bridges
Cantilever bridges are one of the oldest and most famous bridges around the world.Our modern world relies on efficient and…
