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Eleven of the most under-threat modern buildings in America

Deezen

Completed in 1939, Willert Park Courts was constructed as the first public housing complex in Buffalo specifically for Black residents, built under the US Housing Authority, newly established at the time. It was designed by architect Edward Charles "Chuck" Bassett of SOM and Peter Walker of Sasaki, Walker and Associates.

Modern 137
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Architects’ Guide: Short and Long Term Design Strategies for Flood Defense and Urban Resilience

Architizer

Resilient design principles serve as essential tools for municipal authorities, property owners and developers, facilitating informed, forward-looking decisions related to flood protection for existing structures and new construction. Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Architect 101
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Book Briefs #42

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Number 168 in the series is authored by Douglas Spencer, professor in Iowa State University’s Department of Architecture and author of the 2016 book The Architecture of Neoliberalism: How Contemporary Architecture Became an Instrument of Control and Compliance.

Glass 101
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WHEN STARS ALIGN

Landscape Architecture Magazine

In 2019, partnering with Sasaki, the school ran a survey to learn more about river communities and their use of the river. Sachs is working on a book called The Garden in the Machine: Planning, Landscape and Architecture in the Tennessee Valley Authority.

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Why after 20 years EBDI is still no success story

Community Architect Daily

A second birth defect of EBDI was that the redevelopment authority was organized as a quasi private entity, similar to the Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC). Kathryn Madden a MIT trained urban planner and architect who worked as a consultant with Sasaki Architects on the planning phase that immediately followed phase one.