The Philadelphia Phillies will join Comcast Spectacor on a planned mixed-use development project in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. The Phillies announced this week that the two organizations will collaborate over the next several years. “When I think about what makes Philadelphia unique, it’s our incredible fan base and tight-knit community. This project focuses on expanding that ...
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At a time when office landlords are struggling to attract and keep tenants, a Hollywood real estate developer is forging ahead with plans for a visually arresting high-rise on Sunset Boulevard that would cater to the entertainment industry. The owner of the property at 6601 Sunset, Los Angeles investor and developer Maggie Miracle, has doubled down on an earlier $500-million proposal for the ...
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PARIS (AP) — Ukraine will need more than a billion dollars to rebuild scientific infrastructure that was damaged or destroyed during two years of Russia’s war on its neighbor, the United Nations’ cultural and scientific agency said on Monday. More than 1,443 scientific facilities, many attached to the country’s universities, have been damaged or destroyed along with 750 pieces of vital ...
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Anthony Vazquez/ Sun-TimesThe Orange Tent Project has been forced to halt construction of a wooden temporary shelter at an encampment near Roosevelt Road and the Dan Ryan, following a city-issued work stoppage order. The city has shut down work on a more secure structure for residents of an encampment along the Dan Ryan Expressway.The Orange Tent Project began building a temporary shelter, ...
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The Oakland Athletics have released artist renderings of their planned $1.5-billion ballpark in Las Vegas, and the new building looks ... Stunning? Definitely. Innovative? Absolutely. Like a spherical armadillo? Sure (more on that later). Unique? Well, not quite. The stadium depicted in the renderings released Tuesday by the A's and design firms Bjarke Ingels Group and HNTB is striking in many ...
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Over the last two decades, Walt Disney Concert Hall has blazed cultural trails like no place else. We can rightfully talk about the L.A. Philharmonic before and after Frank Gehry built it a hypnotizing new home. We can divide downtown L.A. into pre- and post-Disney. We can go so far as to distinguish orchestral life, not only in L.A. but everywhere, in the same way. Gehry turns 95 on ...
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A rendering of the two towers called 400 Lake Shore Drive.Provided/Related Midwest The end is here for the infamous manmade crater at Lake Shore Drive and Grand Avenue.The twisting, 2,000-foot tall Chicago Spire was supposed to grow from this 75-foot deep hole. But the project fell through 15 years ago, and that sunken place has just sat there ever since, attracting rainwater and curiosity ...
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Feb. 15—A 28-story tower is opening this week in downtown Houston, reshaping the skyline near Discovery Green park. Developer Skanska USA has substantially completed construction at 1550 Lamar Street, the first piece of Discovery West, a 3.5-acre mixed-use project. Dubbed 1550 on the Green, the 375,000-square-foot, $225 million tower includes ground-floor space expected to be filled by ...
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Los Angeles' most Instagrammable chapel, a midcentury modern structure with redwoods, an ocean view and a long history as a popular wedding venue, has closed indefinitely. After recent storms, Wayfarers Chapel announced that land movement in the area had increased. Just months after the Rancho Palos Verdes church was named a National Historic Landmark, the iconic venue was forced to shutter ...
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