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UNStudio will redevelop Expo 2020 Dubai site

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A consortium led by UNStudio will redesign the Expo 2020 Dubai site into a sustainable new model for urban living in line with the government’s Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan.

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Private alternative pitches new Chicago Bears stadium on the South Side

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The potential next home for the NFL’s Chicago Bears could be realized on the South Side following a proposal for a lakefront renewal of the Michael Reese Hospital site in Bronzeville. The City Council had previously approved a SOM -led redevelopment of the Michael Reese site in 2021. The new, $3.2

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New report highlights inadequate oversight of building construction sites by the NYC Department of Buildings

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According to a new report by the New York State Comptroller’s Office, 89% of the visited active construction sites across New York City had safety issues, highlighting the need for the improvement of the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) oversight of construction sites.

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Eltham Palace is a heritage site "where art deco meets Henry VIII"

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Today an English Heritage site, the many-layered Eltham Palace estate includes one of the UK's best-preserved examples of art deco interior design a house built for the wealthy Stephen and Virginia Courtauld between 1933 and 1936, designed by architectural duo Seely & Paget and dressed in the era's most cutting-edge styles.

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Winners of the 2021 WARMING Competition propose urban sedimentology, whale-based carbon capture, and flood-proof farming

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The winning entries of Arch Out Loud's 2021 WARMING Competition have been revealed. Entries were not restricted to any particular program, scale, or site. How will our built environment react to rising sea levels, extended droughts, climbing temperatures, and other symptoms of global warming?"

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Site Verrier de Meisenthal / SO-IL + FREAKS Architecture

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architects: FREAKS Architecture architects: SO-IL Location: Meisenthal, France Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Iwan Baan Photographs: Area: 6500.0 © Iwan Baan. Read more ».

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Historian Amber Wiley to lead UPenn's Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites

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Award-winning architectural and urban historian Amber Wiley has been announced by the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design as the inaugural Matt and Erika Nord Director of the Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites ( CPCRS ). From Wiley's 2021 CPCRS talk titled “The Revolution Continues.”

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