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NYC’s housing chief resigns amid concurrent homelessness and affordability crises

Archinect

New York City’s Chief Housing Officer Jessica Katz is set to leave her post in the Adams administration by early July, she told Gothamist, leaving open a critical role tasked with overseeing the city’s response to its growing housing and homelessness crises.

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The Willis Tower turns 50

Archinect

SOM won the commission from the Sears corporation in 1970 at a time when office parks and the desire to project a stronger image of America against the backdrop of the Vietnam War were separately prevailing forces in the AEC industry. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (@skidmoreowingsmerrill)

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News: Foster + Partners unveils winning bid for reimagined Television City in LA

Bustler

Foster + Partners has been revealed as the architectural designers of a major new campus modernization project for the famed former CBS Television City in Los Angeles. At a cost of $1 billion, the firm is now under contract to deliver what will be the first all-electric studios in the city. Read the full post on Bustler

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MVRDV completes yellow office retrofit with zigzagging outdoor staircase

Deezen

Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled Haus 1, a bright yellow workplace adapted from a 1990s office building in Berlin with local studio Hirschmüller Schindele Architekten. A CLT extension occupies the rooftop Haus 1 was commissioned by the developer Fabrix.

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Chicago to convert office buildings into affordable housing

Deezen

The city of Chicago has announced the resumption of plans to convert a collection of empty office buildings in the city's downtown into mixed-used and residential towers. million square feet (213,676 square metres) of vacant office buildings into residences and retail in the centre of Chicago, an area known as The Loop.

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30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing

Architizer

Combining the thousand years of architectural tradition with contemporary modern practices, Beijing-based architectural studios design projects for all intents and purposes. With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs.

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What if?

SW Oregon Architect

The thread common to all is whether we should attribute the weakening of the nation’s most important urban centers to the persistence of work-from-home practices, the concomitant increases in office and storefront vacancies, and an attendant decline in property tax revenues. The Obie Companies' 5th Street Market Expansion. (my

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