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A Hybrid Mass-Timber Municipal Ice Arena Offers an Antidote to a Tired Typology

February 26, 2025

With two rinks serving as the main attraction, the hcma-designed Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre in Burnaby, British Columbia, also accommodates those opting to stay off the ice.

Renovation, Restoration, & Adaptive Reuse: 2025

Jakob + MacFarlane Dusts Off a 1980s Library in France

Chris Foges

February 10, 2025

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The Paris-based firm ‘prunes’ a failing building to meet 21st century needs.

Continuing Education: Prefabrication

On Staten Island, 1100 Architect Debuts New York’s First Modular Public Restroom

Staten Island, New York

Pansy Schulman

January 7, 2025

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As New York City grapples with a public restroom crisis, modular design presents a quicker and cheaper approach to expansion.

Continuing Education: Prefabrication

Schlaich Bergermann Partner’s Danube Valley Bridge Opens in Austria

Linz, Austria

Matthew Marani

January 7, 2025

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Through a combination of prefabricated components and strategic construction methods, the new bridge demonstrates how complex infrastructure can be built with minimal disruption.

A 100-foot-tall Vertical Mausoleum Rises at L.A.’s Landmark Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Matt Hickman

December 20, 2024

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The first phase of the Sunset Mausoleum project, designed by Lehrer Architects and Arquitectura y Diseño, accommodates 5,000 crypts within a soaring, open concrete structure.

3SIX0 Gives a Providence Nonprofit a New Home—and Brings Mass Timber to Rhode Island

Dante A. Ciampaglia

December 19, 2024

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Anchored by a 120-seat performance hall, the firm’s Community MusicWorks Center showcases cross-laminated timber while taking all-important acoustics into consideration.