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How Modular Construction Can Provide Architectural Aid: From Rapid-Response to Transitional and Affordable Housing

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Image © Johannes Belz Ever since the Industrial Revolution and the introduction of mass production , the ownership and use of simple products and services like flush toilets with running water, electricity, heating , and cooling are seen as human rights in many areas of the world. Read more »

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Architect-designed furniture and products at the 2024 Salone del Mobile

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Milan Design Week’s Salone del Mobile is set to conclude on Sunday, after a week which has seen the unveiling of a wide range of furnishing products. To highlight this trend once again, our editorial team has collected some of the standout collaborations betw.

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New York City Legislation Effectively Bans Airbnbs and Short-Term Apartment Rentals

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Image © Ryan DeBerardinis via Shutterstock New York City’s Local Law 18 , also known as the Short-Term Rental Registration Law, came into effect on September 5, changing the way in which short-term apartment rentals operate in the city. The number of guests is also limited to just two, and the duration is limited to 30 days.

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Five architects and designers join RAIC College as new Honorary Fellows

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The announcement was preceded by the RAIC's selection of Toronto-based architect Yew-Thong Leong to a three-year term as Dean and the naming of 41 members as Fellows in the RAIC College. The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced the elevation of five new Honorary Fellows of the prestigious RAIC College's class of 2024.

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Construction season begins for UK's largest Antarctic research hub

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This marks the start of the next phase of the British Antarctic Survey’s Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization Program (AIMP), which is part of the UK’s long-term plan to modernize its research facilities in the poles. Called the Rothera Research Station, it supports leading researchers in frontier science in the region.

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Los Angeles to convert vacant courthouse into affordable housing

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The County Board of Supervisors voted to buy the former West Los Angeles Courthouse at 1633 Purdue Avenue for a mixed-use, affordable housing development, City News Service reported via KFI AM 640. The current terms of the project call for the developer to pay the County $32.3

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Decommissioned BART cars to be transformed into a variety of venues across the Bay Area

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In 2020, BART issued a request for proposals for the creative reuse of old train cars as they are taken out of service and replaced by their “Fleet of the Future” cars. The first of the BART’s 775 new train cars went into service in January 2018.

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