What Is the Difference Between Precast and Prefabricated Concrete Structures?

The precast and prefabricated elements made of concrete (such as slabs, pillars, beams and walls) are part of the constructive process known as modular construction. A construction methodology carried out in stages, based on the standardization of the parts that make up the building, with its modules produced on an assembly line, transported and assembled to shape the architecture.

Vienna Architecture Studios Through the Lens of Marc Goodwin

Architectural photographer Marc Goodwin adds one more photo series to his Atlas of Architectural Atmospheres, this time capturing 12 architecture offices in the Austrian capital of Vienna. The series includes the intimate workspaces of AllesWirdGut, Feld72 Architekten, querkraft architekten amongst others.

DY Patil University Centre of Excellence / Foster + Partners

The DY Patil University Centre of Excellence has opened in Navi Mumbai. The ten-story building has been designed to support the teaching methods and ethos of the university, providing high-quality learning and living spaces for 3,000 students. The project also includes a thriving two-acre sky garden with native planting, pond life, and areas for relaxation. The new building – the first educational project by the practice in India – is the result of close collaboration between Foster + Partners and the University Chancellor, Dr. Vijay Patil. The project achieves a LEED Platinum rating, the highest level of accreditation.

Harbard Close Housing / Reed Watts Architects

Arranged in two blocks with expressed vertical circulation, the scheme creates a dramatic new edge to Barking town center marking the transition from the established residential neighborhood to the east to the more open landscape of the River Roding to the west.

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