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Port of Beirut renewal by ALIPH: buildings

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– The restoration of the glass collections of the archaeological museum of the American University of Beirut (AUB), the drawings of the Sursock museum, and of the photographs of the University of Saint Joseph. ALIPH finances concrete projects carried on the ground, hand-in-hand with local partners, authorities, and communities.

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Reinvestment without displacement: North Avenue Market

Community Architect Daily

In 2008, a $1 million initiative to restore the building as an “arts-focused mix of shops, eateries, and offices” was launched. Obviously, the intersection of these two zones has a pull in both directions. According to Ellen Janes it helped tat the sellers were assisting in financing the purchase cost of.

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Event: Building Socially Sustainable Communities: Bridging the Divide at Essex Crossing

Bustler

She manages all aspects of development, including strategic planning, zoning and entitlements, predevelopment, project budgeting, design management, construction oversight, procurement, risk management and insurance, community relations, branding, and marketing through sale or lease-up.

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The Downcity Plan, II

Architecture Here and There

Restoration of Wit Building, far left, was disappointing. In equilibrium it may still be very difficult to line up the permits and secure the finances necessary to move a project forward in Providence, but the conditions that provide incentives to do so push developers and entrepreneurs to persevere.

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BDP Architects Practice Information + News

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The practice was also lead-architect for the restoration of The Round Foundry, part of the ongoing regeneration of Holbeck and the wider Leeds South Bank district – one of the largest regeneration projects in Europe. Palace of Westminster Building Restoration. 21 Mar 2017. Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University, Suzhou.

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Los Angeles Is Giving Away Plans for a Pre-Approved ADU

Dwell

Homeowners interested in building a You ADU are required to complete a checklist provided by the city disclosing building and property size, and zoning and parking information. The plans have also been reviewed and plan-checked.

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

Architizer

Anita Lara Bulloni is a Founder and Architect at the Italian office, LOKOMOTIV.arches – LKMV , where her projects have ranged from church restoration to commercial interiors to residential design. Anita Bulloni. Chunyan Cai is one of the cofounders of Atelier tao+c , an emerging architectural design studio based in Shanghai.