Archinect

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Megadeveloper Lendlease is one of the entities behind a new study into the use of mushrooms as a means of decarbonizing construction waste through their application on discarded asphalt roofing shingles. Image courtesy Mycocycle "There was simply no viable use for them," she continued. "We We understand the i.

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Archinect

MAY 21, 2024

The New York City Department of Design and Construction has issued two new contracts for what will become the first two facilities in the city's progressive borough-based jails system. DeMatteis Construction Corp. DeMatteis Construction Corp. The bids from Leon D. for the $3.9 for the $3.9 in Mott Haven.

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Courtesy of DMG As global urbanization accelerates, the demand for forward-thinking urban development and construction strategies is more pressing than ever, with an estimated 80% of the world's population expected to live in cities by 2080—particularly in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.

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Brandon Donnelly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Back in 2020, Brian Potter came up with estimates for the entire US building stock. On a square footage basis, single-family homes are estimated to represent about 200 billion square feet. And in total, Brian estimated the entire US building stock to be around 340 billion square feet (again as of 2020). billion people.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Construction of the lingering suicide prevention upgrades is wrapping up on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The project's long road to culmination was covered by the New York Times recently as contractors work to finish installing the netting system, which was more than 80% in place as of September.

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SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 19, 2025

Restraint, be damned: SoFi Stadium, which cost an estimated $6 billion to construct (photo by Troutfarm27 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, [link] The seductiveness of "more, more, more" is easy to understand. Through design, we shape not only physical spaces but also the ideals we wish to upholda profound responsibility for any architect.

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Santa Cruz Architect

MARCH 19, 2024

Embarking on a remodeling or construction project is a significant undertaking that requires careful planning and decision-making. Fixed-Price Contracts (Bids) Fixed-price contracts, commonly referred to as bids, offer homeowners a sense of cost certainty in an otherwise complex construction landscape.

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Archinect

JULY 25, 2024

A rise in the use of the software by construction contractors is another factor in the expected market expansion. As it stands, the current valuation for BIM design software is estimated to be around $8.45 billion worldwide.

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Archinect

MAY 8, 2024

It is estimated that the construction of Nusantara will cost $38 billion, with 20 percent of that coming from the Indonesian coffers.But the vast majority of the metropolis – 80 percent of it – is to be financed by private investments.

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Archinect

JULY 19, 2024

The $2 billion project, which had recently been delayed until the end of next year, now expects construction to wrap up on December 8, 2025. Once in operation trains will carry an estimated 30 million passengers annually, reducing the need for motor vehicle traffic to the airport by about 42 million cars.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Google Maps optimistically estimates it would take 53 hours to drive nonstop from Lagos , Nigeria's largest city, to Dakar , Senegal's capital. However, this estimate doesn't account for the poor road infrastructure, complex border crossings , and socio-economic challenges that realistically extend the journey to about a week.

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Archinect

JUNE 1, 2022

Citing the climate crisis, the Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to ban most gas appliances in new construction, a policy that’s expected to result in new homes and businesses coming equipped with electric stoves, clothes dryers, water heaters and furnaces.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The firm shares that an estimate of only 25% of buildings (from Gensler's original assessment) are suitable for conversion. Paynter and his team now report that conversion is "an unprecedented opportunity to create new residential stock quickly, sustainably, and at a 30% lower cost than new construction."

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The firm was named the winner of an international competition to design an extension of the existing museum in 2022 and will deliver the project on the site, which was first constructed as a citadel in 1780. The Schematic Design phase was completed in March.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The "First-Aid Spatial Kit" initiative is being taught as part of the school’s first-year construction practice curriculum and allows students to develop copyable designs for various interventions (furniture, pavilions, play spaces, etc.),

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Archinect

MARCH 19, 2024

Chinese state-owned construction contractor will build China’s largest soccer park in Guangzhou on the site where struggling Chinese property developer China Evergrande Group was supposed to build its soccer stadium. The site was originally meant for a 100,000-seat stadium designed by Gensler.

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2025

Construction of a giant celestial solar farm is underway in China , with a scale comparable to creating a "Three Gorges Dam project above the Earth". They are also estimated to be 10 times more efficient at energy collection than photovoltaic panels on Earth.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The World Bank estimates the total physical damage in Turkey to be approximately $34.2 All told, there were at least 173,000 structures destroyed or damaged across Turkey as a result of the outmoded building codes and blatant corruption within the construction industry. The city centre of Antakya [.]

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Deezen

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Decreasing demand linked to slowing construction in China According to the association, its predictions were based on regional cement and clinker demand trends, particularly a decrease in use in China, and the adoption of low-carbon practices in the construction industry. billion tonnes per annum in 2020 to an estimated 1.8

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Archinect

JANUARY 9, 2023

It could help bring people back to downtowns across North America as renters or homeowners Gensler estimates that only 3 out of 10 office buildings are eligible for conversion. The pitfalls of mass-scale conversions remain impediments even as architecture firms are earning more from renovations than new buildings for the first time.

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Architizer

JANUARY 30, 2023

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Archinect

MAY 26, 2022

Developers and city officials recently joined to celebrate the start of construction on a dual-building affordable housing complex in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Total construction costs for the complex are estimated at $118 million.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 7, 2023

Construction on the Asiat-Darse pedestrian bridge is set to commence in April 2024, with an estimated completion date of December 2025. Read more »

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Archinect

APRIL 15, 2022

Here, the City of Los Angeles has approved the construction of a new 60-story tower that will include 700 apartments. An environmental study estimates that construction of the tower would be completed over a period of approximately 30 months.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Construction of what would be the world's longest suspension bridge, connecting Sicily and mainland Italy over the Strait of Messina, could begin this year after the final design recently gained approval. The controversial bridge is estimated to cost approximately $5 billion and take around seven years to build.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Costs for the three-year project are estimated to be about $17 million. The new copper dome covers the also incomplete south transept and was originally designed in 1909 by Rafael Guastavino. View this post on Instagram A post shared by St.

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Archinect

MAY 22, 2023

Researchers estimated the weight of all of New York City’s buildings to be around 842 million tons. The increased flood risk, enhanced by construction densification , is particularly dangerous to coastal cities whose clay-rich soil causes “material softness and ability to flow under pressure,” according to the study.

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Archinect

APRIL 1, 2024

He noted that he didn't have an estimate on the rebuilding timeline, but the bridge itself took five years to initially construct. "A lot goes into how that reconstruction will be designed, how the process is going to work," Buttigieg said on "Face the Nation" on Sunday.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The Army Corps estimates construction on the $52 billion project would begin in 2030 and be complete by 2044. The project must be first approved by federal, state and local officials and funded before any of the work can start.

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Archinect

JANUARY 30, 2023

Plans call for the construction of three buildings featuring approximately 840,000 square feet of offices, educational, cultural, and commercial space. Current estimates are for an eight-year construction timeline.

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Archinect

JULY 13, 2022

A significant next step has been taken in the construction process that will eventually culminate in Peter Zumthor ’s brand new David Geffen Galleries building for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) as it inches closer to its anticipated 2024 completion date.

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Archinect

JULY 22, 2022

The project, spanning approximately 18 million square feet, includes the construction of 10 skyscrapers surrounding the station that will host office and retail space, 1,800 housing units, and a hotel. This is estimated to cost $7 billion, with the cost of the rest of the redevelopment adding an additional $13 billion to the bill.

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Archinect

JUNE 26, 2024

China’s plan to construct what would be the world’s new largest particle collider, pending major funding hurdles, is becoming more clear after a technical design report was submitted for the estimated $5.2 billion project.

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Archinect

JULY 29, 2022

Marquette University's Andrew Hunt estimated that the average warehouse construction costs 40% more when compared to last year but still thinks the economy is in developers' favor. As he told the Times , "It doesn’t feel like that party will end any time soon."

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SW Oregon Architect

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Indeed, many only unfold over a protracted period, shaping and reshaping themselves as functional needs evolve and the vicissitudes of the construction marketplace dictate. The modest mid-century Modernist design was originally constructed in 1953 in accordance with a design developed by Max P. Williams & Robert B.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 20, 2022

According to the environmental study, maximum capacity on the gondola system would be 5,000 passengers per hour, with an estimated end-to-end trip of seven minutes. Construction is expected to begin as soon as 2024, with a 2026 debut likely to coincide with that year's opening day.

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Deezen

MARCH 14, 2025

The study was carried out in collaboration with software companies Deltek and Construct Connect. "AI AI is transforming the design industry, creating both challenges and opportunities for Building Product Manufacturers," said Construct Connect VP of sales Derek Guffey.

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