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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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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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Is There a Way Out of Hawaii’s Housing Crisis?

Dwell

From the end of 2019 to the start of 2022, the median cost of a single-family home on O‘ahu, where most of the population lives, ballooned from $789,000 to $1.15 These days, new developments are built at one-tenth the rate of the peak of the post-statehood boom periods in the 1960s and ’70s, the last time housing was broadly affordable.

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News: Harvard GSD reveals four 2023 Wheelwright Prize finalists

Bustler

The World Health Organization estimates that almost 800 women died from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth every day in 2020. In addition, the fieldwork, data collection, and prototype development, among additional research, will all result in the first Architectural Manual for Culturally Safe Births. Osseo-Asare!s

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The Future of Architecture: Can the Concrete Industry Achieve Carbon Neutrality?

Architizer

Some architects have been aware of our industry’s addiction to carbon for many years; however, it was only in early 2019 that knowledge of the devastating effects of architecture and construction’s love affair with concrete became widespread and mainstream. Sign up for key program updates and discover the winning products of 2021 ! .

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How to Get Infrastructure Done on Time and on Budget

Community Architect

The job is now projected to finish in 2033 for $100 billion, though those estimates are dated and there is an $80 billion funding gap.( Construction finally began in 2010 and was due to complete in 2019, but now 2025 is the latest target; not a great look for a project that was intended to ring in the 21st century and was named accordingly.

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

Deezen

How and why new products are developed is driven by social dynamics, regulations and economic forces." It was first designed in 2019 using potato waste. Photo is courtesy of Great Wrap and Bayly Group Nudie Roll by Great Wrap " Nudie Roll by Great Wrap is the world's first compostable stretch wrap made from food waste.

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