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fromSFGATE
1 hour ago

What You Need to Know About the GOP's Plan to Sell Federal Land

Selling federal land for housing development may have limited impact due to geographic constraints, especially in sparsely populated areas like the West where most federally managed lands are located.
US politics
#housing-development
#san-francisco
fromSFGATE
6 days ago
SF real estate

5 Key Takeaways: Why Local Homebuyers Are Choosing to Stay in This Expensive Metro

fromsfist.com
2 weeks ago
San Francisco

Revised Plans for Call For Very Tall New Tower at Former PG&E Headquarters, 150 Feet Taller Than Salesforce

fromSFGATE
6 days ago
SF real estate

5 Key Takeaways: Why Local Homebuyers Are Choosing to Stay in This Expensive Metro

fromsfist.com
2 weeks ago
San Francisco

Revised Plans for Call For Very Tall New Tower at Former PG&E Headquarters, 150 Feet Taller Than Salesforce

#climate-change
fromNews 12 - Default
1 day ago

News 12, Optimum joins Rebuilding Together NYC's She Builds to overhaul community garden at NYCHA Complex

"The garden is 50 years old and really needed some TLC. We're removing those dilapidated materials giving them fresh wood- reinforcing it- and making sure it sticks around for the next 50 years," said Rebuilding Together NYC executive director Valerie Payne.
Fundraising
#sustainability
fromArchDaily
5 days ago
Renovation

DAM Explores the Challenge of New Urban Neighborhoods in Germany with "Building Cities Today?"

fromArchDaily
1 week ago
Renovation

Foster + Partners Designs High-Rise Office Tower for Sudameris Bank in Asuncion, Paraguay

fromArchDaily
5 days ago
Renovation

DAM Explores the Challenge of New Urban Neighborhoods in Germany with "Building Cities Today?"

fromArchDaily
1 week ago
Renovation

Foster + Partners Designs High-Rise Office Tower for Sudameris Bank in Asuncion, Paraguay

#affordable-housing
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 week ago
Brooklyn

Op-Ed | The Brooklyn Marine Terminal process isn't perfect. That doesn't mean we should give up on it * Brooklyn Paper

fromBrooklyn Paper
1 week ago
Brooklyn

Op-Ed | The Brooklyn Marine Terminal process isn't perfect. That doesn't mean we should give up on it * Brooklyn Paper

#architecture
fromArchDaily
1 week ago
Renovation

Benthem Crouwel and Snhetta Unveil Design for the House of Culture and Administration in Delfzijl, Netherlands

fromArchDaily
1 week ago
Renovation

Benthem Crouwel and Snhetta Unveil Design for the House of Culture and Administration in Delfzijl, Netherlands

#hong-kong
fromTime Out New York
2 days ago
New York City

NYC has the third-most skyscrapers in the world-who's on top?

Hong Kong and Shenzhen surpass New York City in skyscraper counts, reflecting their unique geographic challenges and rapid urban development.
fromArchDaily
3 days ago
Renovation

Foster + Partners Reveals Central Crossing Mixed-Use Development in Hong Kong

Central Crossing is a mixed-use development in Hong Kong that harmonizes historical context with modern architecture.
#community
#real-estate
#new-york-city
fromtime.com
4 days ago

The New York Socialist Mayor Who Came 100 Years Before Zohran Mamdani

George Lunn's election in 1911 as Schenectady's mayor showcased the potential for a charismatic socialist leader to enact change and address the struggles of the working class.
US politics
fromArchDaily
4 days ago

'All Architecture is Water Architecture': Eva Franch i Gilabert, Mireia Luzarraga and Alejandro Muino on Catalonia's Pavilion in Venice

The project 'Water Parliaments: Projective Ecosocial Architectures' connects various regions to tackle the water crisis as an intertwined ecosocial, cultural, and political challenge. It emphasizes the significance of water in architecture and governance.
Environment
fromThe Oaklandside
5 days ago

Oakland adds bollards at MacArthur Avenue intersection - and sideshows abate

There's a 90% difference now, since they put these in the middle of the street, it's been a big improvement. Sideshows used to happen every night, at around two o'clock in the morning.
East Bay real estate
#community-engagement
fromArchDaily
5 days ago
Environment

Co-Designing with Nature: How Communities Are Becoming Stewards of Urban Biodiversity

fromArchDaily
5 days ago
Environment

Co-Designing with Nature: How Communities Are Becoming Stewards of Urban Biodiversity

fromwww.standard.co.uk
5 days ago

Plans down the pan? Coffee shop proposals stall for Soho public toilet once called 'top cottaging spot in UK'

The Broadwick Street facility was closed in 2021 due to repeated reports of sexual activity. A 25-year lease was reportedly agreed with Lift Coffee the year after, and a planning application was submitted in late 2024 to transform it into a cafe and events space.
London
fromianVisits
5 days ago

London's Alleys: Harmood Grove, NW1

Harmood Grove was initially a kinked passage off George Street, constructed with the backs of houses on one side and cottages on the other.
London
#community-impact
fromCbsnews
1 week ago
NYC real estate

Williamsburg-Greenpoint Rezoning has complicated legacy 20 years later

fromCbsnews
1 week ago
NYC real estate

Williamsburg-Greenpoint Rezoning has complicated legacy 20 years later

#local-government
#shanghai
fromAustin Monitor
1 week ago

City makes initial moves for Palm Park makeover with Shelter House restoration - Austin Monitor

Palm Park is among the first parks in the City of Austin, and the Shelter House is among the first Parks and Recreation structures in the entire city. So it's very exciting that this park will have a shot at a new lease on life after a long period of dormancy.
Renovation
#public-space
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 week ago

leopold banchini's temporary timber bathhouse reclaims traffic roundabout in spain

Round About Baths is a public structure designed to reclaim an overlooked urban void in a traffic roundabout, transforming it into a space for collective bathing.
Renovation
#transportation
fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 week ago

Long-delayed Santa Clara project cuts office space - San Jose Spotlight

"Our new master plan still maintains that vision of the mixed-use city center, but it adapts to today's market environment by making the northeast campus industrial R&D uses while densifying the city center with more offices," Related California Chief Operating Officer Nick Vanderboom said at the meeting.
San Francisco
#housing
#biodiversity
fromTravel + Leisure
1 week ago

This Asian City Redefines 'Heritage'-With Beautifully Restored Hotels, a Luxury Train, and the World's Coolest Cocktail Bars

"From the top of One Raffles Place, once the tallest skyscraper in all of Asia, the economic outlook is almost invariably sunny."
Real estate
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 week ago

Tottenham's controversial women's training ground plan in Enfield's Whitewebbs Park gets the green light

We are devastated by the decision made by the Deputy Mayor, Jules Pipe, on behalf of the Mayor to allow Spurs to take over our precious public park. This will be a massive loss, both for nature and community.
Women
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
1 week ago

Officials react to proposal for a futuristic AI tech city' on Alameda Point

Abby Thorne-Lyman expressed astonishment at Frontier Valley's announcement, stating, "I guess it was a little hard to believe as a concept because we understand all of the constraints and the visions for that space as being a designated wildlife area."
Silicon Valley
fromIslands
1 week ago

Rooftop Lounges And Art Studios Now Rise Above A Long Polluted Canal In New York's New 'It District' - Islands

Gowanus transitions from industrial past to a trendy neighborhood despite pollution challenges.
Brooklyn
fromwww.newhamrecorder.co.uk
1 week ago

New entrance for east London Tube station to be open from 2028

A new entrance to Stratford station will be built as part of a new 41-storey tower. This development will include student flats and offices.
Renovation
fromMiami Herald
1 week ago

Greater Miami catches up with NYC in one more way: high income inequality

Greater Miami is now tied with New York City for having the worst income inequality of the country's 10 most populous metro areas.
Miami
fromEuro Weekly News
2 weeks ago

Barcelona 2026: Tour de France as a statement

The 2026 Tour de France in Barcelona aims to enhance the city's image beyond beaches, showcasing a cultural, architectural, and historical narrative through its Grand Départ.
Barcelona
fromwww.enfieldindependent.co.uk
1 week ago

'Motorcyclists are brazenly riding on the pavement - but nobody is doing anything'

Motorcyclists frequently use the pavement in Burleigh Way, Enfield Town, as a thoroughfare, creating daily hazards for children, families, and vulnerable residents.
London politics
fromianVisits
1 week ago

Plans for new Tottenham Hale station entrance put on hold due to soaring costs

Transport for London (TfL) has put plans for a new entrance to Tottenham Hale station on hold as costs have surged from £2-3 million to approximately £14 million.
London
#shopping-centre
fromwww.yourlocalguardian.co.uk
2 weeks ago

More than 25 tree-related planning applications submitted in Croydon

More than 25 applications were lodged for tree maintenance, reduction, or removal; many involved trees protected by Tree Preservation Orders.
Renovation
fromwww.romfordrecorder.co.uk
2 weeks ago

The Hornchurch park that was once 'famous' after a near-miss Spitfire crash

Hylands Park, originally agricultural land, transitioned to a trotting track in 1925 despite local council opposition, eventually becoming council-owned by 1927 due to declining popularity.
Agriculture
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Chinese restaurant plan for London tower block gets up noses of local residents

The residents of Forbes Apartments expressed concerns over Jincheng Alley, a proposed Chinese restaurant, due to strong food odors and delivery traffic outside the building.
London politics
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