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Construction commences on SOM skyscrapers at former Chicago Spire site

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American developer Related Midwest has resumed construction on the 400 Lake Shore skyscraper in Chicago on a site that has experienced more than a decade's worth of revisions and delays. Images show workers filling the giant foundation hole that has been left at the site alongside the Chicago River on Lake Michigan for nearly twenty years.

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The Stonewall Inn historic site is getting a new visitors center

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Plans for an expanded presence at the site, which includes a sculpture installation by George Segal, the bar, and Christopher Park, have been floated around since it was officially declared a national monument by President Obama in 2016.

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Examining the history and importance of four LGBTQ sites newly listed by the National Trust for Historic Places

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Preserving spaces are integral to maintaining America's gay communities and keeping the memory of their members' hard work in establishing physical sites of resistance in the face of legal repression, violence, and generational intolerance. The cover of the publication LGBTQ America.

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Calatrava’s completed St Nicholas Church at 9/11 site features a translucent stone exterior that appears to ‘glow by the light of 10,000 candles’ at night

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The church is the second Calatrava-designed project to be completed at the World Trade Center Memorial site in New York City, following his World Trade Center Transportation Hub , which opened in 2016. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine.

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Herzog & de Meuron’s Powerhouse Arts restoration opens in Brooklyn

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A crossover arts and manufacturing project from Herzog & de Meuron opened on May 19 following several years of construction that remade a former brownfield site into the new home of the non-profit Powerhouse Arts in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Herzog & de Meuron says: “The industrial landscape and history of the site play a pivota.

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Slate by Works Progress Architecture (W.PA)

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Slate, located in Portland, Oregon, is a 10 story, mixed-use, transit-oriented development that earned LEED Gold certification in December 2016. The site forms the north corner of the east side industrial district and is part of the Burnside Bridgehead redevelopment effort. It is the literal div.

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Pierre-Paul Bernard Stadium / K ARCHITECTURES by K Architectures

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The site is mainly dedicated to athletics, and hosts national and international events, notably the Décastar, which has been part of the IAAF (World Athletics) world challenge in combined events since 1998. This location offers an exceptionally wild environment. Kevin Mayer set the decathlon world record here in 2018.