Even as Russian missiles rain in, Ukraine kickstarts its reconstruction. Structural engineering expert, Dr. Kit Miyamoto, has kept a journal recounting his observations during the October 10th Russian strikes that devastated Kyiv and other cities in Ukraine.
Against All Odds: Afghanistan Earthquake Relief – Day 2
Afghanistan is confronting an unprecedented humanitarian crisis with a very real risk of systemic collapse and human catastrophe.
Innovative facility to test interaction of soil and structures during simulated earthquakes
The Soil Box System – the largest in the U.S. and comparable in size to the largest one in the world – is a collaboration with the University of Nevada,…
Windler Community is Redefining Aurora
Windler © Civitas The 850+ acre neighborhood is breaking ground this month and will serve as a benchmark for future sustainable and community centric residential developments September - AURORA, COLORADO -- Windler is set to break ground this…
Video: Against All Odds: Afghanistan Earthquakes Relief – Day 1
On June 22, 2022, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake devasted eastern provinces in Afghanistan. The earthquake resulted in the loss of over 1,000 lives, 6,000 injuries, and extensive damage to residential compounds. Get an inside look at the reconstruction efforts…
Birkla Investment Group and Woolpert Partner to Design Multifamily, Mixed-Use Second Phase of Proscenium in Carmel
THE FIVE-STORY EXPANSION OF PROSCENIUM WILL PROVIDE 48 RENTAL UNITS AND SEVEN PENTHOUSE CONDOMINIUMS. The $29 million project will complement Proscenium, an $85 million development also designed by Woolpert. CARMEL, Ind. — Birkla Investment Group…
Stantec celebrates groundbreaking for Green Bay Shipyard
The once vacant brownfield will serve as a prominent, year-round destination within the upper Midwest Green Bay, WI - TSX, NYSE: STN: Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, celebrates the groundbreaking for Phase I of the Green Bay…
Costa Rica’s Las Catalinas Announces Newest Residential Neighborhood
Lantana Residences feature stair street architecture reminiscent of medieval Old World hill towns GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA, July 25, 2022 — New Urbanism began in the early 1980’s and is considered one of the most important planning movements of this…
A Forgotten Disaster – Episode 5: Haiti Moves – Against All Odds
An unprecedented massive damage assessment has been completed in Haiti for the purpose of starting the reconstruction process. In the aftermath of the devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake of August 2021, the Haitian Ministry of Public Works (MTPTC) initiated…
A Disaster Week in Haiti
1:40 PM, Tuesday, February 1, 2022 I am four-wheel driving on a muddy dirt road in the middle of a green tobacco field in the south of Haiti, near Les Cayes. It’s the middle of winter, but here it’s hot and humid, and my back is cramped and sore from the…
