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New Penn Station proposal calls for classical rebirth, MSG move for $7.5B

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The architect credited to the proposal is Alexandro Washburn, a Principal of the Brooklyn firm DRAW Brooklyn , and according to his LinkedIn , the former leader of an entity called the Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Corporation from 1996 to the Millennium. As Gothamist reported, the estimated cost quoted by the architect was $7.5

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Frank Gehry's Ocean Avenue Project gets the final go-ahead in Santa Monica

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The estimated cost of the project is around $243 million, and the firm says it will include a cultural program and employment package that will deliver an estimated $53.3 million in economic benefits to the Westside community.

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How construction costs are contributing to challenges for architects

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Construction costs are exceeding even the most pragmatic estimate," the owner of a large Seattle-based architecture firm shared in our survey. Another small-firm owner in New York City said: "Construction costs are so high that they quickly outstrip the value of a project."

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Case Studies in Community-Centered Living: Innovative Residential Design

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According to the World Bank , 56% of the population currently lives in urban environments, and it is estimated that by 2050 this number will reach 70%.

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An updated study led by Gensler tracks progress of office-to-residential conversion data

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Gensler Principal Steven Paynter shares an update announcing important statistical findings related to his firm’s work surrounding the adaptive reuse and conversion of office buildings worldwide. The firm shares that an estimate of only 25% of buildings (from Gensler's original assessment) are suitable for conversion.

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Architects say high construction costs are contributing to the architecture industry's economic slowdown

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Construction costs are exceeding even the most pragmatic estimate," the owner of a large Seattle-based architecture firm shared in our survey. Another small-firm owner in New York City said: "Construction costs are so high that they quickly outstrip the value of a project."

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Cross Works Unveils Masterplan for New Tashkent Expansion in Uzbekistan

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Designed to accommodate an estimated 2.5 The initiative follows an international design competition held in early 2023, which was won by London-based design and technology firm Cross Works. million people in the coming decades, the development aims to address population growth in a sustainable manner.