BEIRUT: Although women make up the vast majority of architecture students in Lebanon, they are outnumbered nearly three to one in the workplace, statistics from schools and the Order of Engineers and Architects indicate. So where are the women going after graduation? The numbers suggest a few more have started entering the profession. A decade ago, women made up just 19 percent of architects ... Read More

Dec. 14--Developers of West Dallas' popular Sylvan -- Thirty shopping and apartment center have started work on their next project. Oaxaca Interests says it's turning a former warehouse at 660 Fort Worth Avenue into a retail, restaurant and entertainment complex. "This space will be a progressive and contemporary place for several smaller retailers and food artisans to serve our local ... Read More

Dec. 13--Philadelphia is home to more historic buildings than any city in America, except for New York, and yet it has always struggled to hold onto its incredible architectural inheritance. The challenges have worsened in recent years, thanks to a sustained building boom and the way the 10-year property tax abatement favors new construction over renovation. Recognizing the problem, Mayor ... Read More

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia's controversial Nile River dam will not be completed until 2022, more than four years behind schedule, because of possible defects with the hydro-electrical plant's equipment, an official said Thursday. The dam's construction managers have concerns about the quality of the electro-mechanical works that were handled by the country's military-run Metal and ... Read More

Dec. 13--The Dallas Area Rapid Transit board on Tuesday approved $872 million to build its first east-west commuter rail line -- the Cotton Belt -- even though it doesn't have the actual cash quite yet. DART leaders met with the Build America Bureau in Washington, D.C., last week to confirm that the federal loan that will finance a 26-mile route connecting Plano, Richardson, Addison, North ... Read More

It was one of those sparkling, late Saturday afternoons in December when Chestnut Street in Center City looked like a stage set for a Christmas movie. Every store glowed with light, and package-laden shoppers skipped merrily along the sidewalks. Unfortunately, I was stuck on the 42 bus, trying to get across town to meet friends. Almost as soon as I boarded at 21st Street, the driver ... Read More

Dec. 11--A new general contractor with vast experience in sports venue construction has been named for a KeyArena renovation project now expected to exceed $800 million in cost. Mortenson was named to the position on Tuesday, with Skanska Hunt stepping away after having been on the project since late July. Also, the Oak View Group (OVG) developer and arena project team announced that ... Read More

Dec. 11--Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced a plan Tuesday to fund $3.5 billion in school construction projects across the state, thanks in part to a new constitutional amendment that forces the addition of casino revenue to school funding. Hogan plans to submit legislation during the 2019 General Assembly session that would add $1.9 billion in new school construction projects over five ... Read More

The iconic, clacking, ’70s-era flipboard at 30th Street Station may not go silent after all. Amtrak is reconsidering its decision to replace the electromechanical information board with a digital screen, according to U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, who telephoned railroad CEO Richard H. Anderson on Monday evening and urged him to keep the popular display at the center of the station’s soaring waiting ... Read More