Articles by Ben Dreith

US president Joe Biden has signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, a piece of legislation that includes a number of funding measures for sustainable construction including rebates for retrofits and tax incentives for new buildings. The $370 billion bill, which aims to reduce carbon emissions by 40 per cent by 2030, includes funding for the

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New York studio Ennead Architects has unveiled its design for the Milwaukee Public Museum building in Wisconsin, which will consist of a series of rounded structures informed by the area’s geological formations. The new Milwaukee Public Museum will be located in the city’s Haymarket neighbourhood, north along the Milwaukee river from the current museum building,

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Construction has begun on the 126 East 57th Street skyscraper designed by architecture studio ODA on New York City’s Billionaire’s Row. The 386-foot (118-metre) skyscraper will be the latest high rise in the district of Uptown Manhattan, which is known for residential skyscrapers with supertall heights and high price tags. Developed by MRR 1326, the 28-storey residential

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Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled designs for the Sixth and Blanco restaurant, shop and hotel development in Austin, which will incorporate existing stores and houses. Located at the intersection of West Sixth Street and Blanco Street in Austin, the structure will be Herzog & de Meuron’s first project in the state of Texas.

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