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ADU construction is now outpacing single-family developments in Seattle

Archinect

The city granted permits to 988 units last year, and more than 650 were built — not all projects are built during the year they get permitted — outpacing the construction of single houses for the first time As the Seattle Times reports, a change in regulations in 2019 led to the ADU boom locally.

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News: Harvard GSD reveals four 2023 Wheelwright Prize finalists

Bustler

These are the 2023 finalists and their proposals: Isabel Abascal: “Mother Architecture: Shaping Birth” Isabel Abascal is a Mexico City–based architect and writer. The World Health Organization estimates that almost 800 women died from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth every day in 2020. Osseo-Asare!s

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NGV curator picks seven highlights from 2023 Melbourne Now's Design Wall

Deezen

The Design Wall 2023 features 35 product designs by 25 studios based in Melbourne , Australia , and aims to celebrate some of the most innovative consumer products designed in the city over the last decade. How and why new products are developed is driven by social dynamics, regulations and economic forces."

Design 101
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Bog Wild

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Approximately one-third of the total area of the archipelago is taken up by the southernmost province of Argentina, where the city of Ushuaia, sometimes referred to as the “End of the World,” is located. They cover less than 3 percent of the global land surface, yet estimates suggest they contain twice as much carbon as the world’s forests.

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ROLL, TIDE

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Early estimates of the spill’s impacts suggested that the state could lose nearly $1 billion in earnings and up to 49,000 jobs. In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, Alabama had its best year ever for tourism. Every aspect of the gulf ecosystem was injured by this oil spill,” Fox told me.

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

Architizer

Her publications include the books 49 Cities and Above the Pavement—the Farm! both of which seek to redefine the relationship between cities, farms and nature. Like the High Line, the park includes an elevated pedestrian walkway that helps give city dwellers reprieve from the crowded streets. Raha Ashrafi .

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Billions of bird deaths due to the "simple indifference" of architects says PETA

Deezen

Buildings with large amounts of glazing or mirrored facades are understood to be responsible for huge numbers of bird deaths each year globally, with one billion killed in the US and an estimated 100 million bird collisions in the UK. Architects must take into account" a building's impact on birds. Legislation needed to protect birds.

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