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Chicago issues caisson permit for 400 Lake Shore Drive

Archinect

According to Urbanize Chicago , a caisson permit has been issued, and below-grade work is scheduled to kick off early next year. The blog reports that once that work is done, "above-grade work will start in Q1 2025 and continue through Q2 2027. Landscaping and the final completion of the tower is expected for Q3 2027."

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BIG Reveals Updated Design for Vltava Philharmonic Hall in Prague

ArchDaily

The project continues the central concept of the competition, that of connecting the riverbank with the venue’s rooftop via a meandering path that expands the public space and invites visitors to engage with the new building.

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Brightline's SoCal to Las Vegas high speed rail project could soon be underway

Archinect

A long-awaited high-speed rail project connecting Las Vegas to Southern California is reportedly ready to proceed in 2023 as an $8 billion proposal from rail operator Brightline is nearing permitting permission from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Image courtesy of Brightline.

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Construction starts at SOM-designed 400 Lake Shore Drive replacement in Chicago

Archinect

The 76-foot hole was partially filled by the 12-hour concrete pour required for the mat foundation for the two-tower scheme that will yield 1,100 apartments and the new DuSable Park at the three-acre site by Q3 2027. Video courtesy Related Midwest This update comes after caisson permits for the project were granted in December.

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13 trends, technologies, and strategies to expect in 2023

BD+C

Decarbonization of healthcare With the healthcare industry accounting for a yearly average of 5% of the carbon emissions of industrialized nations, many owners, architects, and engineers have already made commitments to reduce, and eventually eliminate, the carbon footprint of their healthcare building projects.

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"Those in power want to hold on to their one way of designing" says Tumpa Husna-Yasmin Fellows

Deezen

Hosted in the library of the Royal Institute of British Architects ' (RIBA) London headquarters, the exhibition draws upon data collected by FAME Collective as part of a research project titled " Exposing the barriers in architecture from a FAME perspective ".

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Higher development charges, less federal money

Brandon Donnelly

For example, fees for a townhouse in Vancouver will rise from $10,027 today to $30,861 by 2027. In response to this, federal housing minister, Sean Fraser, has just pulled $138 million in funding that was intended to accelerate housing permits and new affordable housing projects in Surrey and Burnaby. This makes some sense.