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U.S. construction starts to grow in 2025 after 2024 decline, new analysis forecasts

Archinect

All three construction segments experienced contractions YoY, contributing to a full-year decline of 3.5% “The positive economic outlook, continued government spending, and falling interest rates should support growth across all sectors,” the analysis reads, pointing to a projected 2025 growth in the wider U.S.

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Winning designer of Canada’s Afghan War memorial sues government for bid slight

Archinect

million contract to design a new memorial to Canadian military veterans of the war in Afghanistan from a Montreal-based studio that was replaced by the government has prompted a lawsuit by its architect. The winning bid for a $3.5

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UK announces massive cladding remediation mandate in wake of Grenfell inquiry

Archinect

Developers now have six weeks to sign a government contract to fix their unsafe buildings from the past 30 years. Gove said the government will be committing a total of £5 billion ($6.15 Cladding manufacturers like Celotex and Kingspan were not included in the mandate. billion) towards the effort.

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Grenfell Tower architects and construction firms face debarment investigation

Deezen

The UK government has announced debarment investigations for the architecture and construction firms related to the deadly Grenfell Tower fire, as well as building safety reforms. This includes Studio E, architecture studio on the refurbishment project that saw highly flammable cladding installed on Grenfell Tower's exterior.

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italian government bans NFT sales by museums to protect their cultural heritage

designboom

the decision to stop contracts with NFT companies came after the sale of michelangelo's doni tondo NFT from the Uffizi Gallery last year. The post italian government bans NFT sales by museums to protect their cultural heritage appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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China will build replacement for Gensler soccer stadium design in Guangzhou following Evergrande debt scramble

Archinect

China Construction Fourth Engineering Division won the engineering procurement construction contract to build the Guangzhou Football Park with a CNY2.4 Evergrande , the developer now embroiled in a Lehman Brothers-like freefall , had already begun construction before the project was halted and eventually taken over by the government in 2021.

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Are design-build contracts killing small architecture firms?

BD+C

Current federal contracting laws are harming the livelihood of small architecture firms, costing the government more money by increasing the number of firms competing, while discouraging small firms from entering the market, according to AIA testimony presented today on Capitol Hill.