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Making it right: Brad Pitt's foundation settles for $20.5 million in faulty post-Katrina homes lawsuit

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A settlement has been reached in the yearslong saga surrounding Brad Pitt’s Make it Right Foundation and residents of New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward. NOLA.com is reporting that the foundation will pay a total of $20.5

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LA's 101 Freeway wildlife crossing now has a groundbreaking set for spring

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The bridge was originally announced in 2015 and has been amongst the most vocally-supported public works projects in Los Angeles in recent years. Rock was selected by the joint National Wildlife Foundation-Caltrans development team to put an end to the high frequency of animal-related collisions that happen about 300,0.

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Marlon Blackwell will deliver a new memorial to the Global War on Terror on the National Mall in Washington

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The project was commissioned by the nonprofit Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation , which was first founded in 2015. Its development will be guided by a newly-created Design Advisory Council (DAC) comprised of Gold Star family members, veterans, and "other stakeholders."

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Noguchi Museum appoints long-time staffer Amy Hau as its next director

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The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum has announced the appointment of Amy Hau as its next Director. Hau left the museum in 2015 to serve as the Managing Principal of New York’s WXY Architecture + Urban Design.

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New renderings leak of Foster + Partners' upgraded redesign for 2 World Trade Center

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The London-based firm was added back onto the development team in January 2020 after developers Silverstein Properties officially nixed a concept from Bjarke Ingels Group that had been on the docket since replacing Foster's original design in 2015. The foundation of the building has already been completed, givi.

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For the first time in almost 10 years, the World Architecture Festival is returning to Singapore!

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This year, for the first time since 2015, the festival returns to Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on 29 November – 1 December. This post is brought to you by World Architecture Festival World Architecture Festival (WAF) is where the world architecture community meets to celebrate, learn, exchange, and be inspired.

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2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Competition – What next?

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The 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition has officially come to a close – and from my side of the screen, the work is really just starting to kick into high gear. So now that we’ve set the parameters, let’s meet the judges for the 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition!

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