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The Army Corps of Engineers reveals initial coastal resiliency plan for New York City

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The federal government wants to build a massive system of storm surge gates and seawalls to protect the New York harbor region from flooding and has put forth a much-delayed plan that would remake coastal areas from upper Manhattan down to Jamaica Bay. Maldonado also reported that the government expects plans to be finalized by 2025.

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

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China Construction Fourth Engineering Division won the engineering procurement construction contract to build the Guangzhou Football Park with a CNY2.4 billion (USD328 million) bid, the unit of China State Construction Engineering announced on its official WeChat account yesterday. billion.

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AECOM, Bechtel officially join reconstruction effort in Ukraine

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billion worth of damage to infrastructure across the country, according to estimates from the Kyiv School of Economics. AECOM and Bechtel have both announced their involvement in the international effort to rebuild Ukraine following 15 months of a devastating war which had, by mid-spring, enacted more than $147.5

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Devastating 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria

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There are no estimates available yet as to the number of structures either collapsed or damaged across the region, but a minimum of 3,400 lives have been lost as a result of the quake and a wave of very powerful aftershocks as concerns grow about both governments' ability to organize civil response efforts in the most impacted regions.

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Meet the Team: Who Works with an Architect on a Design Project?

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From building contractors, civil engineers, and even interior designers — we’re here to help you find out exactly who works with an architect. The primary role of any quantity surveyor is to manage a construction project’s costs and ensure the project is completed within the estimated budget.

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Henning Larsen creates gridded facade for Minneapolis Public Service Building

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Global firm Henning Larsen Architects prioritised openness and connectivity to create a Minnesota government building that is part of a "new coalition of civic architecture across the United States". The Minneapolis Public Service Building sits within the city's Government District in the downtown area, right next to bus and light rail stops.

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Architects "could be very important" to Africa's Great Green Wall says Elvis Paul Tangem

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Increasingly extreme weather conditions are making it impossible to farm in many parts of the region, where an estimated 135 million depend on degraded lands for their livelihoods. Governments in the Sahel began attempting to salvage land following a string of severe droughts during the 1970s, before climate change was widely understood.

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