New high-profile architects can add prestige to downtown Los Angeles, but at what cost to the skyline?
"Pumped up prices do seem to have a way of trumping personalities in the ever volatile real estate field, where the prospects of profits can almost always be counted on excusing the most egregious behavior, especially when flavored with publicity.
...Developers looking on with interest also want to know if there is any basis to the gossip that, whomever the star architects selected, they all tend to be more temperamental, moody artist than stoic practitioner. They worry about being labeled a cloddish client for any possible problems generated by their respective projects. Developers have egos, too."
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The Tesla Cybertruck was recalled seven times last year.
National Parks Layoffs Will Cause Communities to Lose Billions
Thousands of essential park workers were laid off this week, just before the busy spring break season.
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A master-planned community north of Houston offers lessons on green infrastructure and resilient design, but falls short of its founder’s lofty affordability and walkability goals.
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