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New York City MTA releases 20-Year Needs Assessment plan. sans price tag

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The findings were published in advance of a five-year construction phase that begins in 2025, though an exact price tag for the slate of fixes has yet to be established by the agency. Another 6,300 rail cars and 100% of all 6,000 city buses will also need to be replaced. The full assessment can be found here.)

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David Chipperfield's Elbtower project halts construction over payment dispute in Hamburg

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Reuters is reporting that construction on the forthcoming 64-story Elbtower Tower project in Hamburg, Germany, from David Chipperfield Architects has been halted over a payment dispute between its client Signa and a local builder. The news came last week after more than two years of construction.

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Kanye West relists Tadao Ando-designed Malibu home for $14 million less

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The new price is substantially lower than both the original $53 million listing and the $75 million price tag it carried in 2020 before he paid $57.3 Marmol Radziner served as the executive architect and general contractor for its original construction. million to purchase the home in September of 2021.

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San Francisco planning to build $1.7 million single-toilet public restroom

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million price tag. According to the city, the high price tag is meant to account for unexpected costs, including the rise of construction costs due to the pandemic , inflation , and global supply chain issues. The reason: its $1.7 While there are no designs for the project available, it is expected to be delivered by 2025.

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Trio of abandoned Los Angeles skyscrapers covered in graffiti

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Graffiti artists began covering the Oceanwide Plaza development with tags in late January, scaling the buildings' unfinished exteriors to mark them with spray-painted names and phrases in a variety of colourful designs. Two towers were planned to reach 40 stories, while the third tower would be 49 storeys. Seize the towers," it continued.

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The Resilient Construction Imperative in the Face of Climate Change

Santa Cruz Architect

In the midst of these challenges, resilient construction practices emerge as a critical solution to ensure the longevity and adaptability of our built environment. This article explores the importance of resilient construction in the context of changing climate conditions, emphasizing the twin pillars of durability and adaptability.

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California’s High Speed Rail costs balloon again to $128 billion

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The price tag for the rail system has risen to $128 billion, according to a California High Speed Rail Authority project update report — a nearly 22% uptick from the previous figure of $105 billion from last year and a far cry from the $33 billion cost voters approved in 2008.