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Plans for world’s tallest residential tower unveiled in Dubai

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The tower is said to boast an impressive 122 floors, when it is eventually completed in 2028. The current record-holder for tallest residential building, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture 's Central Park Tower in New York City, has 179 units over 131 floors.

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BIG and HNTB team up to propose new Oakland Athletics stadium for Las Vegas relocation

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The Bjarke Ingels Group and HNTB -led stadium proposal for the Oakland Athletics in Las Vegas has been published for the first time since the Major League Baseball franchise formalized its intention to relocate from the Bay Area to Nevada in time for the start of the 2028 season.

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Dodger Stadium gondola plan gains LA Metro Board approval

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The LA Metro Board of Directors has given their final go-ahead for a controversial gondola project in Los Angeles that would offer an alternative transportation route from downtown Union Station to Dodger Stadium to baseball fans by the start of the 2028 Summer Olympics.

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Driverless taxis are about to hit Los Angeles. How will Waymo's impact affect the city's changing streetscape?

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The Public Utilities hurdle and technically complicated mapping process aside, Waymo’s eventually-expanded commercial fleet could arrive in line with a host of other transportation changes that LA is enacting ahead of the 2028 Olympics, especially near Downtown.

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Sasaki will oversee redevelopment of Santa Monica Airport into park space for LA County

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Plans for the redevelopment of the soon-to-close Santa Monica Airport have become clearer after the City Council approved an agreement with Sasaki Associates in December that would deliver a “Great Park” concept to the 227-acre site after 2028.

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Montrealers ask: What to do with the Olympic Stadium?

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With the money saved, we can erect a better stadium serving the city’s current and future needs. The new, $870 million replacement roof that is being made transparent to let in natural light for the first time won't be completed by 2028. But nostalgia rarely makes for good decision making. Not all landmarks are sacred.

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Plans for new LACMA-backed Las Vegas art museum emerge

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Wynn have announced an unprecedented partnership to launch a new museum in the city called the Las Vegas Museum of Art (LVMA). Backers now have until 2025 to submit a design proposal and project timeline to the city. “Las Vegas is currently the only city among the 30 largest in the U.S.

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