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2021 was an increasingly deadly year for construction workers in New York

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In 2021, 12.1 The total number of workers who died in the state increased to 61 in 2021, up from 41 in 2020, reported NYCOSH, a membership organization that represents workers, unions and health and safety professionals. workers have died on job sites each year in New York over the past decade. Overall, an average of 53.6

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New report highlights inadequate oversight of building construction sites by the NYC Department of Buildings

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According to a new report by the New York State Comptroller’s Office, 89% of the visited active construction sites across New York City had safety issues, highlighting the need for the improvement of the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) oversight of construction sites.

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Historian Amber Wiley to lead UPenn's Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites

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Award-winning architectural and urban historian Amber Wiley has been announced by the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design as the inaugural Matt and Erika Nord Director of the Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites ( CPCRS ). From Wiley's 2021 CPCRS talk titled “The Revolution Continues.”

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Site Verrier de Meisenthal / SO-IL + FREAKS Architecture

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architects: FREAKS Architecture architects: SO-IL Location: Meisenthal, France Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Iwan Baan Photographs: Area: 6500.0 © Iwan Baan. Read more ».

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Winners of the 2021 WARMING Competition propose urban sedimentology, whale-based carbon capture, and flood-proof farming

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The winning entries of Arch Out Loud's 2021 WARMING Competition have been revealed. Entries were not restricted to any particular program, scale, or site. How will our built environment react to rising sea levels, extended droughts, climbing temperatures, and other symptoms of global warming?"

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Villarci Residence / Gets Architects

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Completed in 2021 in Bogor, Indonesia. Site - Villarci is a classic and spacious villa located at the peak of Bogor in the western region of Java. Images by Mario Wibowo. It is an illustration of the thoughtful.

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R+J House / DP+HS Architects

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Completed in 2021 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Situated on the far end corner of the gated community housing area in Jakarta, the site was unique compared to the other sites within the same area. Images by Don Pieto.

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