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Construction fatalities in New York City have reached a three-year high

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A new report from the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has shown an alarming increase in construction worker fatalities in the city for 2022. A total of 11 deaths were recorded for the year, up from 9 the previous year and the 8 that were recorded in 2020. The year 2022 had a recorded decline in those orders.

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Public Pools as Public Spaces: The Role of Swimming and Bathing in Cities

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Astoria Queens, New York / USA - August 25 2020: Astoria Pool at Astoria Park during the Summer with People and the Triborough Bridge in the Background. Image © James Andrews1 via Shutterstock When one thinks of public spaces, the image of a pool rarely comes to mind.

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Austin Transit Partnership names UNStudio, HKS, and Gehl to lead city's public transit expansion

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UNStudio , HKS , and Gehl have been selected by the Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) to lead the architecture and urban design of Project Connect, a major expansion of the city’s public transit system. The voter-approved investment includes new light rail , expanded bus routes, a subway , and more services across Austin.

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For the first time, you can buy shares in a building in New York City

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An office building in Harlem has become the first building in New York City, and one of the first in the country, to be listed on the stock market in its own right. million in March 2020 to purchase the property, which sits on the site of the now-demolished Lenox Lounge jazz bar that once hosted stars such as Billie Holiday and Miles Davis.

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SDJ Nursery / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro

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© Studio Bauhaus architects: HIBINOSEKKEI architects: Youji no Shiro Location: Setagaya City, Tokyo, Japan Project Year: 2020 Photographs: Studio Bauhaus Area: 1379.0 m2 Read more »

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Landscape Of Traces / XRANGE Architects

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© Studio Millspace architects: XRANGE Architects Location: Taipei City, Taiwan Project Year: 2020 Photographs: Studio Millspace Area: 17000.0 m2 Read more »

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Zaha Hadid Architects continues work on Chengdu's 'Unicorn Island' tech hub

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Buildings are arranged in clusters and established "organically" along a radial distribution since the project began completing its first buildings in January 2020. The firm also completed work on the Chengdu Science Fiction Museum in the city last October. The master plan is located in the Tianfu New Area.

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