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First phase of mixed-use affordable housing development atop former juvenile detention center site opens in the Bronx

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The project will bring hundreds of affordable homes and community amenities to the former site of the Spofford Juvenile Detention Center in the Bronx’s Hunts Point neighborhood. It is the site where Adams was held at 15 years old.

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Stefano Boeri Architetti reveals masterplan for "one of the most sacred sites of Buddhism"

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Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti has unveiled its masterplan for a meditation centre and landscaped gardens at the Ramagrama stupa, a Buddhist pilgrimage site in Nepal. The heart of the masterplan is the Peace Meadow The site is located in Ramagrama, a municipality on the banks of the Jharahi River in western Nepal.

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Safdie Architects shares construction update for Crystal Bridges Museum expansion

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The two-year expansion of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is moving towards completion for the end of this year, and Safdie Architects has shared photos of its construction progress via an Instagram post published Wednesday, April 3rd, from the site in Bentonville, Arkansas.

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Holston River House by Sanders Pace Architecture

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A young couple approached our firm in late 2011 asking if we would help evaluate the feasibility of building their first home together on a rocky, heavily wooded East Tennessee site. The primary site constraints were clearly visible in the form of moss covered rock outcroppings scattered throughout the wooded hillside.

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Construction site safety improved in 2011

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On-the-job construction fatalities dropped from 802 in 2010 to 781 in 2011, and recordable injuries fell from 4.7 per 100 in 2011, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. per 100 workers in 2008 to 3.9 read more.

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Fentress Architects selected to design the California Indian Heritage Center in Sacramento

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Image via Final General Plan & Environmental Impact Report, 2011. Fentress Architects has been chosen by California State Parks and the California Indian Heritage Center Task Force to design the California Indian Heritage Center (CIHC) in Sacramento. ” California Indian Heritage Center location plan.

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Construction still ranks as one of the deadliest industries in the U.S., according to new survey

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The new per capita figures are the lowest since 2011, but still don’t break the trend. This comes after news that construction site staffing has returned to pre-pandemic levels. Construction workers died at a rate of 9.4 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers in 2021, the BLS reported, down from 10.1