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"I wouldn't want to be a young designer today" says Sebastian Herkner

Deezen

He exhibited at Satellite three times, in 2009, 2010 and 2011. It's great to see these new brands popping up, but you need to have the finances to develop prototypes," he said. This can be a good way to gain exposure, said the designer, but it comes with challenges.

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Telehouse Business Center Prague

e-architect

A new public park is carried out along the neighbouring PPF-Gate office building (designed by us in 2009), connected to a piazzetta and arcades covering grand stairs and escalators leading to the elevated main entrance patio (bridging the telecom machine rooms). Planning phases: 2/ 2009 – 5/2016. Foot print: 5 675 sqm.

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A Timeline of Sonja Morgan’s Many, Many Attempts to Sell Her New York City Townhouse

Dwell

Mostly, Morgan has complained that the upkeep on the place is a major drain on her finances. 2009: Unable to find a buyer, she drops the price to $9.25 2010: A big year for Morgan: She officially joins the cast of RHONY , but all is not well with the townhouse and the general state of her finances. The newlyweds paid $9.1

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The World’s Tallest Building Should Never Have Been Built. Change My Mind.

Architizer

Was anyone actually impressed by this building as a feat of engineering when it went up in 2009? While the surrounding hotels, malls, and other attractions generate a great deal of income for the local economy, the colossal Burj Khalifa was financed by a massive amount of debt and it is still unknown whether it will ever pay for itself.

Building 108
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The Story Behind RBW’s Mori Pendant

Dwell

The brand was founded in 2009 by three Rhode Island School of Design graduates—Theo Richardson, Charles Brill, and Alexander Williams—and there’s now about 60 team members across innovation, engineering, operations, marketing, sales, and finance. Our purpose is to use light to positively transform environments, communities, and lives.

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A spread over the risk-free rate

Brandon Donnelly

Over the last cycle, and specifically between 2009-2021, the risk-free rate was at historic lows. But you can get pretty close to zero-risk with things like US Treasuries and other government bonds, which is why when people think of the “risk-free rate of return” they usually think of instruments like these.

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What Is A Manufactured Home?

The Architect's Guide

Shipments have been steadily rising since 2009 according to the US Census Bureau. One of the largest obstacles to buying a manufactured home is qualifying for financing. To qualify for traditional FHA-insured financing , you must have a place to put the manufactured home. The manufactured home market began to decline.