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Putting Things Right

Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation reaches $20.5 million settlement with homeowners in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward

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A Grand Slam

U.S. federal court sues Wrigley Field for not complying with ADA requirements

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Art Or Architecture?

With the future of the Antepavilion in the balance, organizers move ahead

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On Firmer Ground

Santiago Calatrava’s slippery Venice footbridge will finally get a fix

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Scaffold Scofflaw

New York will file charges after 2019 facade collapse that killed architect Erica Tishman

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M.A.G.I.C. Thinking

A M.A.G.I.C. lawsuit hopes to halt the Governors Island rezoning

The art moderne lobby of the former McGraw Hill building with green walls and ceiling and spiraling art deco lights
Lobbying Efforts

New York State Supreme Court rejects plea to reinstall McGraw-Hill lobby

The pyramid-shaped VIA 57 West, with the boxy landmark theatres outpost at its base
Landmark No More

Durst sues Landmark Theatres for leaving the BIG-designed VIA 57 West

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In the Wrong?

Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation sues its former executive director

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Another Breach in the Paywall

Recent court decisions on the business of building codes are a boon for open-access advocates

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Inquiring Minds Want To Know

Cost-cutting, cladding confusion, and ‘lost’ files: Grenfell three years on

5 pointz, a graffiti covered warehouse, undergoing demoltion
All's Well That Ends Well

US Supreme Court cements win for graffiti artists in 5 Pointz demolition case

construction site in michgan
Another Day, Another Dispute

Construction association sues Michigan governor over safety orders

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He Said She Said

Is the School of Architecture at Taliesin staying open or not?

A waterfront development in Washington, DC, the Wharf, featuring mixed-use towers
Peace In Our Time

Dueling lawsuits over Washington, D.C.’s The Wharf dismissed

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The inquiry continues ...

As trial continues, new Grenfell fire details emerge

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You’ve Got Jail

Fifteen architects and designers will advise design of Rikers Replacement jails

Balcony views at the Tate Modern in London, as people hang over the edge of a railing
Keel Calm and Peep On

Court strikes down appeal in Tate Modern privacy battle

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