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Chinese architects facing nightmare working conditions amid real-estate crisis

Deezen

Chinese architecture firms are struggling to land new projects as the country's real-estate boom falters. Known for designing supertall buildings , it employed almost 3,700 people at its peak five years ago following a strong period of growth driven by China's real-estate boom. Photo by Simbaxu.

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Real estate is a byproduct of economic growth

Brandon Donnelly

I sometimes wonder if I wasn’t born and raised in Toronto if I still would have gone to architecture school and become a real estate developer. “ If you look at all of the industries that make up the Canadian economy , “real estate and rental and leasing” is at the top with 13.01% of GDP (as of 2020). .

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Oceanwide Plaza, LA's unfinished high-rise graffiti mecca, faces impending sale

Archinect

The Chinese owners of the stalled residential, hotel and retail complex towering over Crypto.com Arena have hired real estate brokers to sell the property to buyers who could restart the project after work stopped in 2019. Taggers recently covered its outer walls with graffiti visible from far away.

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Following a Frank Gehry overhaul, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is hiring an exhibition designer

Archinect

Following last week’s look at an opening for a Deputy Director, Occupancy Management - Real Estate at the MTA Metropolitan Transportation Authority , we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for an Exhibition Designer at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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SOM, Mithun sign on to deliver seven-building Munger Hall replacement at UCSB

Archinect

(SOM has previously completed the school's San Joaquin Villages and Tenaya Towers residences in 2019.) This led to the controversial self-design proposal for a mostly windowless 3,500-bed dorm building.

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Why Is the Real Estate Market Booming in the UAE?

The Architecture Designs

During the second quarter of 2022, the UAE real estate market is standing firm on its ground. Despite the global headwinds and rising inflation concerns of the world government, the UAE real estate market has shown little to no effects. The real estate properties in Abu Dhabi also follow the same trend of rising demand.

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Investor demand for multifamily real estate remains relatively strong despite COVID-19

BD+C

Despite a disruptive pandemic, investor demand for multifamily real estate was strong in 2020, according to a newly released Yardi Matrix Bulletin. of total market stock and down 12% from the 286,300 apartments purchased in 2019. Around 252,000 apartment units were absorbed last year. That’s about 1.7%