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New York Governor Kathy Hochul announces $200 million grant program to attract high-tech industries across the state

Archinect

The grants will be disbursed through Empire State Development (ESD), the umbrella organization for New York’s two principal economic development financing entities: The New York State Urban Development Corporation and the New York Job Development Authority.

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Ben Edwards, Kerstin Thompson and Jonas Pettersson are Dezeen Awards 2024 judges

Deezen

Architects Kerstin Thompson and Ben Edwards , designer Jonas Pettersson , sustainable developer Jonathan Smales and design entrepreneurs Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat have joined as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. A former director and international trustee of Greenpeace , Smales sees development as a powerful pathway to a sustainable future.

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Ellsworth testifies for NYC

Architecture Here and There

Lynn Ellsworth testified at last Thursday’s public hearing of the Empire State Development [ESD] Corporation. I’m an economist and I specialize in economic development. I believe that the project concept and the choice of project site violate the UDC [Urban Development Corporation] Act [of 1968]. Statement by Jane Jacobs.

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Pearson Lloyd reveals 10 "well-made" design objects from LDF exhibition

Deezen

By using digital tooling and locally delivered 'print-to-order' methods, it eliminates the need for energy-intensive moulds, excess stock, warehousing, and transportation," they stated. The shift from copper wire in the analogue age to optical fibre in the digital era exemplifies the relentless evolution that defines human progress."

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Unearthing the Architectural Palimpsest

SW Oregon Architect

Granville Island is a repurposing of an inner-city warehousing and manufacturing backwater into a popular multiuse cultural and commercial destination that retains the bones of its industrial architecture. Influenced by archaeological findings, architects can develop a more informed and nuanced understanding of a project site.

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Rooted in Place: 6 Reasons Design Workshop Is the World’s Hottest Landscape Design Firm

Architizer

By establishing physical and visual connections to surrounding neighborhoods and destinations, it added significant value to the nearby Historic Warehousing District and laid a realistic urban framework that the marketplace could support. Central to this vision is Titletown Plaza, a 6.5-acre

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The Legend of the "Invention Garage"

Dwell

It was one of the first times that had ever been done in a residential development, with previous structures housing cars away from the home, lest the residents be caught unaware if the newfangled contraptions spontaneously caught fire.