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AIA urges Trump to continue UNESCO’s architecture and design initiatives after withdrawal

October 17, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

The American Institute of Architects has declared its support for UNESCO after the US announced it is pulling out of the organisation, and encouraged President Donald Trump’s administration to preserve initiatives that “reinforce the value and importance of architecture and design”. The AIA released a statement yesterday highlighting the importance of UNESCO, following the US Department of State

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AIA urges Trump to continue UNESCO’s architecture and design initiatives after withdrawal

October 17, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

The American Institute of Architects has declared its support for UNESCO after the US announced it is pulling out of the organisation, and encouraged President Donald Trump’s administration to preserve initiatives that “reinforce the value and importance of architecture and design”. The AIA released a statement yesterday highlighting the importance of UNESCO, following the US Department of State

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Zaha Hadid Architects’ 666 Fifth Avenue skyscraper unlikely to go ahead

October 17, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

The supertall tower that Zaha Hadid Architects designed for a New York site owned by the Kushner family has been rejected by the project’s partner Vornado. Kushner Companies, owned by the family of Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, wants to raze a 1950s office building at 666 Fifth Avenue and replace it with a 1,400-foot-tall (427-metre)

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Zaha Hadid Architects’ 666 Fifth Avenue skyscraper unlikely to go ahead

October 17, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

The supertall tower that Zaha Hadid Architects designed for a New York site owned by the Kushner family has been rejected by the project’s partner Vornado. Kushner Companies, owned by the family of Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, wants to raze a 1950s office building at 666 Fifth Avenue and replace it with a 1,400-foot-tall (427-metre)

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