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A new Kharkiv School of Architecture student project delivers valuable design solutions for rebuilding schools in Ukraine

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The "First-Aid Spatial Kit" initiative is being taught as part of the school’s first-year construction practice curriculum and allows students to develop copyable designs for various interventions (furniture, pavilions, play spaces, etc.), Each of t.

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Free Webinar: How to Estimate Fees (An Architect’s Guide to Success)

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As a bonus, architects can receive 1 AIA Continuing Education Credit for this event, courtesy of BQE! By the end of the session, you will learn how to: Identify the correlation between project scope, estimated cost of project, and fee. Develop a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) of construction cost in a simple way.

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Rebuilding destroyed Gaza homes will take at least 16 years reports the UN

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Using data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the report estimated it would take 16 years to rebuild the homes destroyed in Gaza as Israel's military action in Palestine continues, following the 7 October 2023 assault on Israel by Hamas militants. The photography is by Emad El Byed via Unsplash.

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Adjaye's Restoration Plaza project gets a little clearer in Brooklyn

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Plans call for the construction of three buildings featuring approximately 840,000 square feet of offices, educational, cultural, and commercial space. Current estimates are for an eight-year construction timeline.

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Renderings of the Holocaust Museum for Hope & Humanity in Orlando unveiled

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The Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida (HMREC) has just revealed architectural renderings for the new Holocaust Museum for Hope & Humanity in downtown Orlando, Florida. The USC Shoah Foundation will serve as a content and creative partner in the development of the new museum.

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Greenpoint’s New Library Connects Community, Education, and the Environment

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Project Status: Built Year: 2018 Size: 10,000 sqft – 25,000 sqft Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center – Partially funded by a Legacy Grant from the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund, this project is the result of active engagement between Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) and the community.

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Competitions: Empower - Challenge to design a skill development center for youth

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During 2013, the NEET rate for youth aged 15-34 years was estimated at 29 %, meaning close to 5 million youth was not in education, employment, or training in 2015. Brief of the Competition There is a need to create a sustainable approach to educate the youth with marketable skills.