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Fewer staircases in new LA buildings? Why experts say it could unlock more housing
A study published last month by the Pew Charitable Trusts found that the rate of fire deaths in New York City between 2012 and 2024 was no different in modern single-staircase buildings as in other ...
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After the fires, what does conservation and heritage look like in Los Angeles?
In the second instalment of our Rebuilding LA series, we explore a way forward for historical treasures under threat ...
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More hotels set for downtown New Orleans as former Whitney building plans take shape
A historic Central Business District block in New Orleans, which includes the site of the old Whitney Bank headquarters on St. Charles Avenue, is slated to get several new hotels after the main ...
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The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
The idea of buildings designed around the new needs of ‘modern man in the machine age’ is exemplified in the light new workspaces of Manufacture à Saint-Dié, while the avant-garde housing at the Cité ...
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Modernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939
The quality of modern Kaunas was manifested through the spatial organization of the Naujamiestis (New Town) and Žaliakalnis (Green Hill) areas, and in public buildings ... urbanisation rapide qui a ...