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Building Bad

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To eliminate the risk of people hitting their heads on those glass walls and columns, cane detection devices were later installed at Milstein Hall after the building opened in 2011 (first spread, below). He does not believe that governments institute building codes to protect the people that occupy the buildings in their jurisdiction.

Building 105
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Doris Duke Theatre, Becket, Massachusetts

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The new building is projected to cost $30 million and is supported by a coalition of donors and foundations, with a formal campaign launching in May 2023. The Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund supported the pre-schematic design phase of the project. The reimagined Doris Duke Theatre will be approximately 20,000 sq.

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How to Teach Equity in Architecture?

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While designers should feel a responsibility to contribute creatively to this fundamental time in history, they have, at the very least, the obligation of being involved intellectually. Society’s Cage , designed by the SmithGroup Fig. 1: Society's Cage, Baltimore installation at City Hall.