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New York Governor Kathy Hochul announces $200 million grant program to attract high-tech industries across the state

Archinect

The grants will be disbursed through Empire State Development (ESD), the umbrella organization for New York’s two principal economic development financing entities: The New York State Urban Development Corporation and the New York Job Development Authority.

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Unearthing the Architectural Palimpsest

SW Oregon Architect

The idea behind this appropriation is that cities and buildings can be seen as representing a dynamic and layered history that is physically manifested in their structures and forms. This, he said, is particularly true in the great cities of the world that have preserved and added to the contributions handed down by many generations.

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Ellsworth testifies for NYC

Architecture Here and There

Lynn Ellsworth testified at last Thursday’s public hearing of the Empire State Development [ESD] Corporation. I’m an economist and I specialize in economic development. I believe that the project concept and the choice of project site violate the UDC [Urban Development Corporation] Act [of 1968]. This is utter nonsense.

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Nine of John Outram's most "rich, tactile and colourful" buildings

Deezen

Outram's first commission of any size was this warehousing near Heathrow Airport. It's worth visiting The Hague just to see Outram's only city centre building. A wedge of retail space for Dutch developer MAB Groep, it adjoins the old city hall. Read on for Franklin's pick of Outram's most intriguing buildings.

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Cangzhou Mingzhu International Clothing Industry Characteristic Town’s Service Community | y.ad Studio

ArchiDiaries

Studio, located in Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, China. After the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Integrated Development Outline Plan was upgraded to China’s national development plan, Beijing’s non-capital functions have been transferred outwards, with the clothing wholesale and processing industries bearing the brunt.

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"The best tool for empowering people is through affordable housing," says architect Victor Body-Lawson

Deezen

Architects should see themselves as the representatives of the community in the building process and not simply as an agent of developers, argues low-cost housing specialist Victor Body-Lawson in this interview. His methods for doing this focus on balancing the needs of communities with the prerogatives of developers.

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Modular construction approach like Drywalls is the need of the hour: Mr. K O Abraham, Mysore Light & Interiors

Building and Interiors

With numerous MNCs setting up their base and offices across the city, along with their expectations of higher standards in design and performance, the construction fraternity has adapted to occupant-centric design as a focus. This is with respect to infrastructure investments across office spaces, industrial and warehousing, and retail.