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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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Researchers tackling innovative housing strategies selected as SOM Foundation 2023 Research Prize winners

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The SOM Foundation has announced two teams of academics as the winners of its 2023 Research Prize. This is the sixth edition of the Prize, which was created in 2018 to “cultivate new ideas and meaningful research that addresses the critical issues of our time.”

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Mellon Foundation bestows $1.5 million to Storefront for Art and Architecture

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Mellon Foundation to New York’s Storefront for Art and Architecture. Esparza Chong Cuy has been serving in the role since the departure of Eva Franch i Gilabert in October 2018. A new grant worth a total of $1.5 million has been awarded by the Andrew W. The premiere exh.

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Exclusive Film: La Quebradora Water Park in Mexico City, a Holcim Foundation Award-Winning Project

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Over the past twenty years, the Holcim Foundation Awards has committed USD 20M to spotlighting projects from an industry-changing cast of architects, designers, and engineers who champion innovative practices in sustainable design and construction. Read more »

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Zaha Hadid Architects has paid almost $16million to keep founder’s name

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The deal, reported by UK outlet Building Online , included $4.6m (£3.4m) to use the founder’s name in 2021, $3.8m (£2.8m) in both 2020 and 2019, $1m (£780,000) in 2018, and $3.1m (£2.3m) in 2017. The fees were paid to the Zaha Hadid Foundation, who control the trademark for the late architect.

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Acclaimed Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi passes away at 95

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Accolades awarded to Doshi for his services to architecture include the 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize and the 2022 RIBA Royal Gold Medal. Throughout his 70-year career, Doshi oversaw the construction of 100 built projects, influencing the direction of architecture in India and adjacent regions through both his practice and teaching.

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Mo Zell appointed UW-Milwaukee's School of Architecture & Planning Interim Dean

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Since then, she has taught several foundational design studios, acted as Associate Dean from 2012–18, and in 2018 was SARUP's first woman to be a Department Chair. Zell has been an impactful fixture at SARUP, starting her career at the school as an assistant professor in 2008.