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Golden Gate Bridge finally installs anti-suicide nets after years of delay

Archinect

Work began in August of 2018 after an additional $124 million in funds needed for the project was eventually raised.

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Ethics in Architecture

SW Oregon Architect

Some estimates project a cost of up to $1 trillion (USD). Jamal Khashoggi , a Saudi dissident and journalist, was assassinated in Istanbul, Turkey by agents of the Saudi government in October 2018 at the behest of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Sapers (1932 – 2018), Hon.

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3 Years and Over $2 Million: What It Costs to Restore a Frank Lloyd Wright Home

Dwell

The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Pratt House was restored as an overnight rental in 2018 by its new owners, who did the same with the neighboring Eppstein House a few years prior. In 2018, that rental income allowed them to buy the Wright–designed home next door : the Pratt House.

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Page Southerland Page integrates "past and future" at Texas Capitol Complex

Deezen

The Texas Capitol Complex was designed by Page Southerland Page Phase 1 – which is estimated as a $600 million investment – opened in 2022. "We hope this project will enhance urban spaces in the city, contributing to the State of Texas' and Austin's unique, vibrant identity." & Elec. Master AE Team), CNG (Plumbing Master AE Team), Jose I.

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Airport trends 2018: Full flights with no end in sight

BD+C

Airports Council International estimates that 8.8 Domestic and foreign airlines serving the U.S. carried an all-time high of 965 million passengers in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. billion flyers used airports worldwide last year, up 6.6%.

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Tour a restored 1970s modernist home in East Melbourne

The Spaces

In 2018, Neil undertook a years-long journey to restore the six-bedroom Melbourne property for his family, refreshing its interiors using colours and finishes to complement the house’s original midcentury feel. The Balwyn spread is set for private auction on Saturday, 11 May 2024, and has an estimate of between $5.7m

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Higher-income renters continue to drive what’s getting built and leased in the multifamily sector

BD+C

Starts of buildings with five or more housing units rose from December 2018 through December 2019 by 74.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 536,000, according to preliminary Census Bureau estimates. At the end of that period, the number of multifamily housing units under construction was up 7.3% to 177,000.