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Chicago's 400 Lake Shore Drive developers finally set a construction start date

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In 45 days, the construction team will be on site to begin site clearing and mobilization. Once underground work is done, crews will transition to vertical construction, including concrete pours, the building enclosure, and interiors. Above-grade work will start in Q1 2025 and continue through Q2 2027.

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Construction starts at SOM-designed 400 Lake Shore Drive replacement in Chicago

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The much-publicized void left behind in the wake of Santiago Calatrava ’s failed Chicago Spire proposal is finally being attended to, as now the Chicago Sun-Times and other outlets are reporting on developer Related Midwest’s start of construction for the SOM -designed replacement at 400 Lake Shore Drive.

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HKS and Hood Design Studio’s CMNTY Culture development set for a 2024 groundbreaking in Hollywood

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Urbanize LA has details on the promising development, which, when completed, will be one of the largest Black-owned enterprises in the city. Image: HKS Construction on the scheme, which is located on a four-parcel site at 6767 Sunset Boulevard, is now expected to begin in 2024 and wrap up by 2027.

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Barcelona is developing a digital twin within a 19th-century chapel

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Barcelona has become the latest city to begin construction on a digital twin of itself. Currently in a test phase, the data-driven replica of the city is expected to be operational by 2027, at which point it will be used as an urban planning tool to shape the city’s future development.

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Chicago issues caisson permit for 400 Lake Shore Drive

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An important milestone has been reached in the construction of 400 Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. The blog reports that once that work is done, "above-grade work will start in Q1 2025 and continue through Q2 2027. Landscaping and the final completion of the tower is expected for Q3 2027."

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BIG Reveals Updated Design for Vltava Philharmonic Hall in Prague

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Image © BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group After winning the international competition for the design of the Vltava Philharmonic Hall in May 2022, Danish studio BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group has now developed the design into a detailed architectural study.

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KPF presents Detroit's new University of Michigan Center for Innovation design

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A new project in Detroit from Kohn Pedersen Fox will deliver the University of Michigan 's Center for Innovation (UMCI), a six-story academic research and teaching facility that is expected to open by the spring of 2027. Atrium view.