HSE issues project guidance following collapse of building control firm Assent

The guidance says work "must stop" on all high-risk projects previously overseen by Assent-owned building control approvers Oculus and LB Building Control. The post HSE issues project guidance following collapse of building control firm Assent appeared first on Property Week.

Lawrence Group Grows Marketing Team with Three New Hires

Lawrence Group announces the following additions to its Marketing Department: Claire Strube as Marketing Proposal Specialist, Jane Chrisanty as Digital Marketing Specialist, and Emily Hill as Marketing Specialist. Claire Strube rejoined Lawrence Group in late July after gaining valuable experience as a Marketing/Proposal Coordinator at St. Louis-based architecture firm Oculus, Inc. With more than a […] <p>The post Lawrence Group Grows Marketing Team with Three New Hires first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.</p>

How Groundbreaking Technology Is Enhancing Grass Roots Communication, Fostering Greater Community Understanding on Transit Project

How virtual reality helped WSP engineers describe how a major San Antonio transit project will benefit historically disadvantaged neighborhoods By Lawson Picasso As the San Antonio lead for communications and public involvement at WSP USA, one of my primary goals is to find ways to help our engineers and project managers engage effectively and effortlessly with the […] The post How Groundbreaking Technology Is Enhancing Grass Roots Communication, Fostering Greater Community Understanding on Transit Project appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

Hugh Broughton updates 11th-century York tower with giant timber oculus

The Architects’ JournalHugh Broughton updates 11th-century York tower with giant timber oculus The £5 million conservation project in York is a pioneering example of how to do a light-touch intervention on a historic monument, writes Teshome Douglas-Campbell. Photography by Dirk Linder The post Hugh Broughton updates 11th-century York tower with giant timber oculus appeared first on The Architects’ JournalFran Williams

BIM Holoview announces integration with BIM 360

Issues can be raised directly in HoloLens or Oculus Quest 2, for resolution in BIM 360 The post BIM Holoview announces integration with BIM 360 appeared first on AEC Magazine.

World Architecture Community - Drone video of UAE Pavilion designed by Santiago Calatrava, 04022022

A drone video of the UAE Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020 by Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava The article below provides additional photographs and sketches from Santiago highlighting how the falcon - the state's national bird - provided the design inspiration for this building

neo - How the World Trade Center Was Rebuilt, 06092022

Quite a long video about the planning and design of the new buildings on the World Trade Centre site

CTBUH - Santiago Calatrava “A Monument to the World: Dubai Creek Tower” 21102018

Santiago Calatrava speaks at the 2018 CTBUH International Conference in Dubai about the challenging ideas for the Dubai Creek Tower and some of the architectural and artistic thought for some of his previous projects (such as the Turning Torzo, Montjuic tower, Valencia Ciudad de las artes, Chicago Spire, Oculus)

Architects' Jounal - Fulton Centre by Grimshaw

Interesting video of Grimshaw's design for the Fulton Centre (subway and retail complex) centered at the intersection of Fulton Street and Broadway in Lower Manhattan, New York City Hear from the Metropolitan Transport Authority’s Bill Wheeler on the vision for the project, and witness a day in the life of attendant, Chris Bennet.

Bloomberg - Inside NYC's Skinniest Supertall Skyscraper, 09012020

Much has been made of New York’s 57th Street. It’s the most luxurious street in the world; more houses were bought for north of $25 million in the last five years on Billionaire’s Row than on any other road globally. It’s also rife with super-tall skyscrapers: Central Park Tower, 432 Park Avenue, and 111 West 57th Street are each taller than 1,300 feet, or about a quarter of a mile high.