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HUB 32 by Brooks + Scarpa

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It promotes pedestrian-oriented neighborhoods as an alternative to sprawl, creating usable space in the center of the project, instead of unused, leftover space outside of the building volume. The courtyard typology has existed in Chicago for more than two hundred years. We embrace a creative approach to design and problem solving.

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The Diego Rivera Theater, San Francisco, California

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The project will showcase the iconic Pan American Unity mural created by Diego Rivera and is set to become a new hub for community and culture in San Francisco. Designed from the inside-out, the project takes advantage of the building program, the views, and the circulation patterns around campus.

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Chicago Calls on the World’s Best to Design Infill Housing on Its Thousands of Empty Lots

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The city’s 2021 architecture biennial reimagined many of them with public works projects, some of which were temporary installations. But now, the Chicago Architecture Center is determined to take advantage of the remainder, for good. Growing out of Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot’s $2.2 Lightfoot’s $2.2 in the Skyscraper Gallery.

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A Historic Craftsman in Phoenix, Arizona, Anchors a Community of. Nine Modern Bungalows

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Marrying old and new, an eclectic community in Phoenix's Garfield Historic District finds harmony with its colorful surroundings. For us, it was our take on ‘How do we make a dense project that's very respectful to the neighborhood and to the occupants within it?’"

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Chicago Is Running a Design Contest to Create Infill Housing—Here’s a First Look at Submissions

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Eager to turn at least some of its empty lots into new housing, the City of Chicago and the Chicago Architecture Center want to prove that with collaboration, the answer is yes, and everyone can win. Can a design contest actually spur development? But contest organizers aren’t waiting around for the moment to strike.