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Emerging considerations in inclusive design

BD+C

Rethinking universal design as “design for all,” creates functional and aesthetically pleasing innovations that transcend this baseline of universality. Innovative Wayfinding: Extending Cultural Inclusivity The common saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” is omnipresent in wayfinding. Nemour's Orlando Children's Hospital.

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GM To Open IT Innovation Center In Roswell, GA

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General Motors will hire approximately 1,000 high-tech workers to staff a new Information Technology Innovation Center near Atlanta. The Atlanta Innovation Center, joining earlier announced IT Innovation centers in Austin, Texas, and Warren, MI, will be located in Roswell, a northern suburb of Atlanta. Nathan Deal.

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Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

BD+C

A public-private partnership between Austin Community College and Red Leaf Properties led to the redevelopment of the 81-acre former Highland Mall near a working-class and immigrant neighborhood in Austin, Texas into Highland ATX, an innovative learning center and new mixed-income, transit-oriented community.

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Californians Are Fleeing the Golden State—What’s Keeping its Housing Market Strong?

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Its population, businesses, status as a gateway for international trade, its military base, and overall lifestyle continue to draw buyers in. Southern California is projected to add 246K jobs in 2021—which is greater than the combined job growth in Phoenix, Houston, Austin, Denver, and Charlotte (projected at about 227K new jobs in 2021).

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A lasting housing impact: Gen-Z redefines multifamily living

BD+C

With the evolution of Hines’ T3 concept into the residential space, Austin, Texas, residents can now work and live within the bounds of timber’s organic warmth and beauty. Innovative design, leading-edge amenities, and prime real estate are important factors when building the community of the future.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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However, technology companies are realizing that to be truly global, they need to tap innovation at more locations and in new high-growth markets. To make downtown Pittsburgh more attractive to technology-driven, innovative companies, the local real estate community has developed Larimer’s Bakery Square and the proposed Bakery Square 2.0,

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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With a diverse population and innovation-driving ecosystem, Atlanta offers a wide range of opportunities for technology companies looking to do business in the U.S. BlackRock chose the region for its new Innovation Hub comprised of 1,000 jobs. AUSTIN, DENVER, NEW YORK CITY HAVE TOP STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS.

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