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Brooklyn Partial Building Collapse Leaves One Dead, at Least 12 Hurt
A three-story building next to a construction site in Brooklyn partially collapsed, killing one person and injuring at least 12 others.
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The Washington Post reported that Minnesota firm ATSR was chosen as architect of record for the Kennedy Center’s $257 million renovation.
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A three-story building next to a construction site in Brooklyn partially collapsed, killing one person and injuring at least 12 others.

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Bechtel will fund skilled trades training at two Wyoming community colleges as it steps away from TerraPower work.
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South32 will keep advancing construction at its Hermosa project in Arizona after a court ruling, while planning $1 billion in fiscal 2027 spending.

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Federal financing will support Arena Energy’s work to reuse 22 offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, including one installed off Louisiana in 1984.

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Archinect Jobs lists an opening at Carlo Ratti Associati for a New York-based Design and General Manager.

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Archinect’s job board highlights WRNS Studio openings in Seattle, New York City, San Francisco, and Long Island City.
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The Washington Post examined the selection of Minnesota firm ATSR as architect of record for the Kennedy Center’s $257 million renovation.

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A Government Accountability Office review says the plutonium project at the former federal weapons site in South Carolina has faced design-package delays and contractor performance issues as early procurement and site work moved ahead.
Architecture Radar Analysis · Corporate Moves
September 2026 announcements from four U.S. AEC firms show one partnership and three acquisitions adding environmental, civil, and utility-power capabilities.
By Nick Gomez, Co-founder at Gleky · October 18, 2026 · 5 min read
Architecture Radar Analysis · Projects & Contracts
The Cordish Companies and Bruce Smith Enterprise marked topping out of Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia, a project slated to open by the end of 2027.
By Nick Gomez, Co-founder at Gleky · October 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Architecture Radar Analysis · Projects & Contracts
The 100,000-square-foot Colburn campus expansion in Downtown Los Angeles is moving toward a September 2027 opening, adding a new performance venue to Grand Avenue’s cultural cluster.
By Nick Gomez, Co-founder at Gleky · October 8, 2026 · 5 min read
Architecture Radar Analysis · Projects & Contracts
A 444,000-square-foot first phase in Bentonville combines academic, residential and innovation space, suggesting a campus delivery model that will require tight coordination across uses, public realm and flexible interior programs.
By Nick Gomez, Co-founder at Gleky · October 6, 2026 · 7 min read
Architecture Radar Analysis · Technology
LTL Architects’ experimental All Straw House is less a one-off curiosity than a useful test of whether a single bio-based material can serve as structure, insulation and interior finish in one prefabricated assembly.
By Nick Gomez, Co-founder at Gleky · October 4, 2026 · 6 min read
Architecture Radar Analysis · Projects & Contracts
Amazon’s power agreement supports more than $3 billion in upgrades at Constellation’s Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant, underscoring how large industrial buyers can help finance major plant improvements while generation stays online.
By Nick Gomez, Co-founder at Gleky · October 3, 2026 · 6 min read
Architecture Radar Analysis · Corporate Moves
Consor North America’s acquisition of Native Strategies is a small but telling signal: infrastructure firms are adding specialized advisory capacity, not just engineering scale, to compete on delivery complexity.
By Nick Gomez, Co-founder at Gleky · October 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Architecture Radar Analysis · Projects & Contracts
National CORE, Linc Housing and the City of Glendale opened a 340-unit affordable community that illustrates how dense site planning, layered finance and resident services are increasingly bundled into one delivery problem.
By Nick Gomez, Co-founder at Gleky · October 1, 2026 · 6 min read
Architecture Radar Analysis · Technology
Buildcheck's Series A is another signal that construction teams are looking for faster ways to catch drawing issues before they become RFIs, rework, or schedule risk. The bigger question is not whether AI can read drawings, but how firms will operationalize review workflows around it.
By Nick Gomez, Co-founder at Gleky · September 30, 2026 · 7 min read

LNG Canada developers have given final approval to a second phase that will expand the B.C. export terminal and its gas feeder pipeline.

Mesabi Metallics said it plans a major steel mill in Iowa and a separate iron ore mine investment in Minnesota.

Engineering News-Record reports that Tesla is recruiting managers to oversee contractor selection and construction at its Texas Terafab campus.

GE Vernova said it will buy Trench Group for $9 billion as it works to secure more transformer-component supply amid rising power demand.

JLL research shows industrial developers are focusing on power-ready sites as data center suppliers and advanced manufacturers look for larger, specialized U.S. facilities.