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UK government to force developers to meet £4 billion cladding costs

Deezen

Homebuilders in England have been told by the government that they must agree to fund the replacement of unsafe cladding on mid-rise blocks in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. Many thousands of leaseholders in blocks shorter than 18 metres had previously only been promised government help with costs in the form of a loan scheme.

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China will build replacement for Gensler soccer stadium design in Guangzhou following Evergrande debt scramble

Archinect

Chinese state-owned construction contractor will build China’s largest soccer park in Guangzhou on the site where struggling Chinese property developer China Evergrande Group was supposed to build its soccer stadium. The site was originally meant for a 100,000-seat stadium designed by Gensler.

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UK announces massive cladding remediation mandate in wake of Grenfell inquiry

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England's housing developers have been given an ultimatum - commit to repairing unsafe buildings or be banned from operating in the market. Developers now have six weeks to sign a government contract to fix their unsafe buildings from the past 30 years. billion) towards the effort.

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Citizen Architect

SW Oregon Architect

By interfacing with grassroots organizations, attending town hall meetings, and collaborating with local stakeholders, architects forge connections that underpin community-driven development initiatives. This is even true here in Eugene, which operates under the council-manager form of government.

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BIG creates 3D-printed data storage device to be sent to the Moon

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It will store data from "governments, enterprise businesses, and leading NGOs " in outer space. Previously, Space X won a NASA contract to design a moon lander under the Artemis program , while UK company Metalysis won a contract to develop technology that turns lunar rock into oxygen for future habitation.

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The "miracle" of Taiwan's luxury social housing

Deezen

Having only become government policy in 2016, Taiwan expects to have amassed a social-housing stock of 200,000 units by the end of 2024 – and has already set an ambition to hit one million units by 2032. Development is mostly funded by city governments, with additional support from central government.

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An Organization Is Using History to Rehab Public Housing

Dwell

The president, since 2012, of Harlem-based Ascendant Neighborhood Development , Cirillo leads a nonprofit organization with a 30-year track record of building affordable housing in Upper Manhattan. Ascendant has only been called Ascendant for about six years—we were called SFDS Development Corporation originally.

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