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In This Town, Renovating Instead of Tearing Down Puts Money Back in Your Pocket

Dwell

"I didn’t want to see the house knocked down," says Collins, who’d grown so attached to it that in November of 2021, she bought the property herself to restore it. The home’s previous owners had fended off builders seeking a teardown opportunity for two years until Chase and her family purchased the property in 2017.

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ROLL, TIDE

Landscape Architecture Magazine

As a culture of beachgoing developed on the Gulf Coast throughout the 20th century, the park became the crown jewel of Alabama’s state park system. million to launch an early restoration project in 2012, using Christmas trees to stabilize the dunes (see “Christmas on the Beach,” LAM, March 2016) outside the lodge. The state spent $1.5

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Together for the Terroir

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Over the years she worked on several projects around Larkmead, including restoration work along the Napa River and Selby Creek. “It Since 2017, Baker says, a series of intense wildfires has damaged both the public health and the economy of the region, which is dependent on wineries. Surviving Fires And Drought.

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The Age Of The Mega-Eco Project

Landscape Architecture Magazine

The Danish economic geographer Bent Flyvbjerg defines megaprojects as “large-scale, complex ventures that typically cost a billion dollars or more, take many years to develop and build, involve multiple public and private stakeholders, are transformational, and impact millions of people.”

Project 89
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Reinvestment without displacement: North Avenue Market

Community Architect Daily

But not all has been going smoothly in Station North which makes an investment model developed by the Central Baltimore Partnership (CBP) especially interesting. In 2008, a $1 million initiative to restore the building as an “arts-focused mix of shops, eateries, and offices” was launched. as partners. as partners.

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Liverpool Building News: Merseyside Architecture

e-architect

The approval of full planning permission for our latest residential development in such a prestigious and sought after location is testament to the high standards of building design and construction that we adhere to, putting people first. The decision was made following a secret ballot by the UNESCO committee at a meeting in China.

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English woodlands construction resource news

e-architect

CATT English woodlands construction resource, England hardwood forest building development, UK home timber use. By increasing the area of woodlands in active management, these funds aim to restore vulnerable woodland habitats and help woodlands adapt to a changing climate and recover from the impacts of pests and diseases.