Between the years 2008-2015, Make It Right set out to build 150 homes in New Orleans to replace ruined homes. These houses were sold at affordable prices to former residents but many of them houses started deteriorating much sooner than expected.
Read MoreAT&T Headquarters Building Labeled as Individual Landmark
The 37-story 550 Madison, also known as AT&T Corporate Headquarters Building, was completed in 1984 by Philip Johnson and John Burgee, and is considered a benchmark of postmodernism as the first commercial skyscraper of that style. The building has a “Chippendale” roofline and pinkish-grey granite that helps it stand out among its Midtown Manhattan neighbors. The Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC) calls it “one of the most important postmodernist buildings in the world and it is one of Johnson/Burgee’s most celebrated works to this day.”
Read MoreVietnamese Bridge Gets Some Helping Hands
Located in Vietnam’s Truong Son Mountains—The Golden Bridge attracts tourists from around the globe. The French colonists used to settle in the Ba Na Hills area in 1919 but it’s now a mountainside resort, which holds a fantasy park and a French village with cobbled streets.
Read MoreMercedes-Benz Stadium Lead By LEED Example
The Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons and United FC, is part of the moving trend of stadiums focusing their operations on greener sustainability and energy. The stadium scored a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) of 88 out of a potential 110 and earned a Platinum certification.
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