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survivorbuildingregeneration

Project Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Building Type: Residential – Mixed Development
Project Descripton: Survivorbuildingregeneration is the old balloon frame done with modern metal wood connectors, or metal to metal connectors which makes this type of building earthquake, and hurricane proof, which is the survivor part. The regeneration part is that....

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proposal for Vancouver's downtown eastside

Project Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Building Type: Urban Planning, Residential – Mixed Development, Homeless Shelter
Project Descripton: My thesis project for UBC Architecture which examines new possibilities for affordable housing in the urban context of Vancouver's downtown eastside...the poorest postal code in Canada. The thesis builds on a collection of ideas which relate to....

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architect-implemented and resident self-constructed dwellings in unfinished building ruins in Caracas, Venezuela.

Project Location: Caracas, Caraca, Venezuela
Building Type: Retail – Multiple Occupancy, Residential – Public Housing, Residential – Mixed Development, Cultural Display, Community Center, …
Project Descripton: This project aims to decrease the need for affordable housing by allowing potential residents the ability to self-construct dwellings in unfinished building ruins. The construction ruin depicted in this project is located in the center of Caracas,....

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QM - Alojamento Rural

Residential – Mixed Development

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Lostview Farmhouse

Project Location: Colfax, Wisconsin, United States
Building Type: Residential – Mixed Development
Project Descripton: We are currently in the discussion phase of this project, but I can provide a summary of what we are doing on the farm and what we are looking for in this project. A few years ago my wife and I decided to move to a farm with her sister and husband.....

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Build 101 Test

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Kalamazoo Quaker-Catholic Worker

Project Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Building Type: Community Center, Residential – Mixed Development, Youth Center
Project Descripton: The Catholic Worker Movement, founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in 1933, is grounded in a firm belief in the God-given dignity of every human person. Today over 185 Catholic Worker communities remain committed to nonviolence, voluntary....

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asfuk competition - aids orphanage

Competition - Finalist | Residential – Mixed Development | South Africa

Project Location: South Africa
Building Type: Residential – Mixed Development

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Katrina Community of Care

Project Location: Opelousas, LA, United States
Building Type: Urban Planning, Residential – Mixed Development, Public Space/Gathering Space, Emergency Shelter, Community Center, …
Project Descripton: After Katrina, many elderly suffered due to lack of mobility. They have been suffering since due to lack of medical infrastructure throughout the Gulf Coast. The Katrina Community of Care is part of a growing network of Katrina Houses of Care....

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Straw bale cottages, Parainen, Finland

Project Location: Parainen, Finland
Building Type: Residential – Mixed Development
Project Descripton: STRAW BALE CABINS and auxiliary buildings Parainen, Finland, 1997- The design is based on straw bales and recycled windows, sleeping space for four, and the possibility for simple cooking and a stay in the house. It is a natural aspect of....

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