A tower crane on the west side of Manhattan partially collapsed July 26, dropping a piece of its boom and a 16-ton concrete load.

Designed by Michael Arad, the memorial honors the victims of the 2015 mass shooting at the Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church.

Slowed but continued increase in architecture billings indicate firms are recovering from adverse economic conditions. 

Taking the form of a monumental steel canopy, the work will accommodate performances and serve as a gateway to the city’s Second Ward.

The Baltimore-born architect was a fixture at the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles beginning in the 1980s, including as director of its graduate program. 

The future monument, to be located near Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial, is the first project of its kind for the Arkansas firm.