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Concept to Completion: A Tale of Tenacity in Small Community Architecture

SW Oregon Architect

The City found the concept appealing because it would address program needs for both facilities, while additionally keeping the Library in its familiar location. The 2004 "Civic Center" concept. We updated the project’s cost estimate in 2006 and once more in 2008. Once again, the City shelved the project. Fast forward to 2020.

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Decarbonization: Who can be the Tesla of Real Estate?

Community Architect

MacArthur Foundation, ULI panel moderator “Build Back Better: The Mandate and the Opportunity.” It came from an unexpected side: The real estate industry, the contributor of 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions! In many countries, real estate is the single largest contributor category. and Catherine T.

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Four Seasons announces plans for the Dominican Republic

Hotel Designs

Adriana Cisneros drew on the legacy of her father, Gustavo, and her mother Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, to build Tropicalia on a foundation of social responsibility and leadership.

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How to Teach Equity in Architecture?

Community Architect

This belief gives rise to “a collective rather than an individual right since changing the city inevitably depends upon the exercise of a collective power over the processes of urbanization.“ ( Harvey, 2008) Fig 3: Morgan State University, School of Architecture and Planning, studio design workshop.

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Sharjah Architecture Triennial 2023 News, UAE

e-architect

Employing mud as material is also the foundation for Sumaya Dabbagh’s EARTH TO EARTH, a curved wall structure that reflects the fundamental circularity and duality of a material which embodies both solidity and fluidity. She was among five finalists for the 2023 Diversity in Architecture Divia Awards.

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US Building News: American Architecture

e-architect

At a White House meeting Tuesday, Donald Trump floated the concept of “beautiful structures,” 40 to 50 feet high, that generate clean electricity from the sun — and would help cover the cost of the project, according to comments reported by Axios. Macklowe continues to be a formidable player in the real estate arena.

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US Architecture News: American Buildings

e-architect

At a White House meeting Tuesday, Donald Trump floated the concept of “beautiful structures,” 40 to 50 feet high, that generate clean electricity from the sun — and would help cover the cost of the project, according to comments reported by Axios. Macklowe continues to be a formidable player in the real estate arena.