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MAD Completes ‘the Train Station in the Forest,’ Their First Transit-Oriented Development in China

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Image © CreatAR MAD Architects has announced the completion of the Jiaxing Train Station, the first transportation infrastructure project developed by the architecture office. As China has developed significantly in terms of urbanization, its train stations have grown into complicated, widespread, and uninviting infrastructures.

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ADU construction is now outpacing single-family developments in Seattle

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The city granted permits to 988 units last year, and more than 650 were built — not all projects are built during the year they get permitted — outpacing the construction of single houses for the first time As the Seattle Times reports, a change in regulations in 2019 led to the ADU boom locally.

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Álvaro Siza’s first U.S. building completes in New York City

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The project was jointly developed by Sumaida + Khurana and LENY. New York City-based practice Gabellini Sheppard Associates designed the building’s interiors. The 35-story luxury condo tower in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood stands 450 feet tall and consists of 77 residences.

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Austin becomes largest city in the U.S. to dump parking requirements

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Austin on Thursday became the largest city in the country to stop requiring new developments to have a set amount of parking — a move aimed at both fighting climate change and spurring more housing construction amid the city’s affordability crisis. In 2019, the L.A. In 2019, the L.A.

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Developer behind SHoP-designed The Brooklyn Tower is facing foreclosure on $240 million loan

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Michael Stern, the developer of SHoP ’s new The Brooklyn Tower (also known by its address at 9 Dekalb Avenue ), is facing foreclosure over a failure to pay a $240 million loan that was extended by Silverstein Properties in 2019 to complete the 93-story project, according to reports from The Real Deal.

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NYC construction workers injured at the site of architect Erica Tishman's 2019 death as concerns mount

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A collapsing floor injured two workers Monday at a midtown office building where falling exterior work killed a prominent architect in 2019. The accident at 729 Seventh Avenue happened just before 10 a.m. During active demolition work on the 18th floor, part of the floor collapsed, sending two workers dropping to the 17th floor.

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AO honored with ‘AO Day’ in Orange, California, for 50th anniversary

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Yesterday, March 27th, saw a special celebration of AO (formerly Architects Orange) in the city of Orange, California, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of their founding. The practice was honored by the city and Mayor Dan Slater with "AO Day" in recognition of their award-winning work and dedication to community building locally.