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Bring in the Suits

wHY Architects faces legal action involving Asian Art Museum Pavilion in San Francisco

Contested Ownership

The Paul Rudolph Foundation, Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture, and the Paul Rudolph Estate reach a court settlement

Let the Right One In

Public access to Edgar Miller’s Kogen-Miller Studios is on pause as dueling lawsuits play out

The AZP Tea

Mid-lawsuit against former Princeton colleagues, Alejandro Zaera‐Polo declares that “from now on white males answer back”

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Rumble on 34th Street

The Penn Community Defense Fund takes on Vornado Realty Trust and Governor Hochul in a fight over Penn Station’s future

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

a plain white pyramid on a roof for Antepavilion
Art Or Architecture?

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

visitors cross a glass-bottomed constitution bridge spanning a canal in venice
On Firmer Ground

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

A tower in times square, the one that dropped a piece of terra-cotta and killed architect erica tishman
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

The US supreme court building, where a case on building codes was recently decided
Another Breach in the Paywall

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

A wrapped tower with rememberances for grenfell victims
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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