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The Army Corps of Engineers reveals initial coastal resiliency plan for New York City

Archinect

The federal government wants to build a massive system of storm surge gates and seawalls to protect the New York harbor region from flooding and has put forth a much-delayed plan that would remake coastal areas from upper Manhattan down to Jamaica Bay. Maldonado also reported that the government expects plans to be finalized by 2025.

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China will build replacement for Gensler soccer stadium design in Guangzhou following Evergrande debt scramble

Archinect

China Construction Fourth Engineering Division won the engineering procurement construction contract to build the Guangzhou Football Park with a CNY2.4 billion (USD328 million) bid, the unit of China State Construction Engineering announced on its official WeChat account yesterday. billion.

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AECOM, Bechtel officially join reconstruction effort in Ukraine

Archinect

billion worth of damage to infrastructure across the country, according to estimates from the Kyiv School of Economics. AECOM and Bechtel have both announced their involvement in the international effort to rebuild Ukraine following 15 months of a devastating war which had, by mid-spring, enacted more than $147.5

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Devastating 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria

Archinect

There are no estimates available yet as to the number of structures either collapsed or damaged across the region, but a minimum of 3,400 lives have been lost as a result of the quake and a wave of very powerful aftershocks as concerns grow about both governments' ability to organize civil response efforts in the most impacted regions.

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Maryland's Key Bridge Response - A Story of Resolve, Achievement and Reverse Engineering

Community Architect

Local government is mostly responsible for the distribution of aid to affected families, longshoremen and businesses. Other key parties involved in the recovery are the Army Corps of Engineers and the Coast Guard. The estimate for the overall weight of the fallen bridge is 27,000 tons. Coast Guard.

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LCC Health Professions Building

SW Oregon Architect

We organized the building’s layout, structural system, and exterior expression in accordance with the 40-foot grid that overlays the entire campus, an artifact of the mid-century planning principles that governed its initial form. Mahlum further broke the 40-foot grid down to three sections of 13’-4”.

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The Role of Architects in Construction Projects

Santa Cruz Architect

The term “architect” refers only to individuals who are registered with a local governing body. Architects work hand-in-hand with other professionals such as civil and structural engineers to deliver qualified designs. Cost Estimation. Cost estimation at different stages of the project allows better control over the budget.