Month: December 2021

How Los Angeles shaped Richard Rogers, Pompidou architect

In the early 1960s, a young British graduate student in the architecture program at Yale University set out with two fellow British students for an architectural road trip around the United States. Their first stop was Chicago, where they took in the steel-structure buildings in the city’s core, followed by a series of missions to …

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GRA HR Director urges revenue officers to treat people with respect

  The director of Human Resources and Administration (HRA) Department at The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), has urged colleagues that integrity and professionalism are very important as revenue officers, further challenging staff to always treat people with respect. Ernest Mendy was speaking recently at a two-day seminar convened by the Human Resources and Administration (HRA) …

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Circulation Chronicles – richmondmagazine.com

Depending on where you count from, the Richmond Public Library system is nearing its centennial. The library today is assessing systemwide improvements, with “Richmond 300,” the city’s new master plan, guiding the way.  For Scott Firestine, director of the Richmond Public Library, this means surveys, community meetings “and listening — hearing what our patrons need …

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Novelist Anne Rice leaves a legacy in architecture, too, with St. Elizabeth’s and other buildings | Entertainment/Life

So Anne Rice has left us. But has she really? The prolific “Vampire Chronicles” author lives on as one of the great writers in a city filled with them, her legacy every bit as immortal as the vampire Lestat. She leaves behind more than just a literary legacy, though. She also leaves an architectural one. …

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AECOM to provide program management services for the City of Richardson in Texas | News

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec 21, 2021– AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced it has been selected to serve as General Engineering Consultant (GEC) by the City of Richardson, Texas to augment city staff and provide program management services for the city’s Capital Improvement Program, including the recently approved 2021 Bond Program. This …

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PropertyGuru Asia Real Estate Summit announces its ‘Data Revolution’ and Speaker Line-up for 2021 Virtual Edition

ANI | Updated: Oct 25, 2021 14:45 IST New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): PropertyGuru, Southeast Asia’s leading property technology company, announces the second virtual edition of its technology and thought leadership platform, the PropertyGuru Asia Real Estate Summit. Gathering the finest minds, top-level business leaders, and decision-makers in the real estate and tech industries, …

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Royal Commission On Covid-19 Management — Dr Milton Lum

Covid-19 was Malaysia’s worst public health disaster, with the health care system coming to the verge of collapse on occasions. The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Malaysia exceeded 2.6 million on November 24, 2021, and its global ranking in the cumulative number of confirmed cases rose from 89th position on November 18, 2020, to …

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S. Korea’s KAIST to open its first global Korean university campus in New York

South Korea’s Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology or simply known as KAIST is set to establish its very first university campus outside of the country. The prestigious university is coming to New York in either 2024 or 2025. The school will be KAIST’s first international campus and will offer courses that the Korean …

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New partnership could give Duluth Armory major makeover

DULUTH, MN. (KBJR6) – On Monday, the Duluth Armory Arts and Music Center announced a partnership with Sherman Associates to rehabilitate the historic Duluth Armory building. The new partnership will develop the building into a new community-centered space. Sherman Associates, a real estate development firm will help make the nearly $25 million project possible. Current …

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Pandemic real estate roller coaster in Sonoma Valley

Sonoma Valley became a white hot destination in the pandemic, when many companies switched to working from home, creating new opportunities for employees. But as the price hikes begin to level, and properties sit longer on the market, some Realtors are wondering if the frenzy in the market is starting to slow its roll. “This …

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