IN THE NEWS

IN THE NEWS collects and collates but a small sampling of news stories that speak to the themes and topics of interest to Building at Risk. To facilitate research and curate bibliographies, they are gathered thematically according to the Tags listed below. So much of the information collected in these news stories is the work of front line reporters who are tasked with communicating information on difficult topics and dangerous circumstances that industry and design presses typically choose not to cover.

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Chinese Interment Camps

“Architect Alison Killing wins Pulitzer Prize for exposing alleged Chinese internment camps”
Dezeen
07/07/2021
Cajsa Carlson
_{Photograph from Dezeen: https://www.dezeen.com/2021/07/07/alison-killing-pulitzer-prize-internment-camps/?fbclid=IwAR3MBR9UWGpwm9KeYiAlcp6jORfeC5qNRQ07yu1Fq3YXyarwZfEMXvX-3g0}

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Crane Failure, Philadelphia

“Crane collapse in Philadelphia kills a man, injures another”
The Philadelphia Inquirer
07/07/2021

Franca Trubiano 7/9/21 Franca Trubiano 7/9/21

Right to Repair_ 2

“Right to repair movement gains power in US and Europe”
BBC News
07/07/2021
Cody Godwin
_{Photograph: Getty Images
From BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57744091}

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Building Fire, Bangladesh_ 2

“Deadly fire at Bangladesh food processing factory”
AlJazeera
07/09/2021
_{Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters
From AlJazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/9/deadly-fire-at-bangladesh-food-processing-factory}

Franca Trubiano 7/4/21 Franca Trubiano 7/4/21

Building Collapse, Washington DC

“Opinion: A building collapse in Northwest D.C. highlights agency flaws”
The Washington Post
07/02/2021
Colbert I. King
_{Photograph: Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post
From The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/02/building-collapse-northwest-dc-highlights-agency-flaws/}

Franca Trubiano 7/2/21 Franca Trubiano 7/2/21

Miami Condo Collapse

“Engineer reportedly warned in 2018 of ‘major damage’ at Miami condo complex”
The Guardian
6/26/2021
Richard Luscombe
_{Photograph from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/26/miami-condo-collapse-warning-death-toll}

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Miami Condo Collapse_2

“Miami condo collapse prompts questions over role of climate change”
The Guardian
6/29/2021
Oliver Milman
_{Photograph: Larry Marano/Rex/Shutterstock
From The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/29/miami-condo-collapse-questions-climate-change}

Franca Trubiano 7/1/21 Franca Trubiano 7/1/21

Miami Condo Collapse_3

“FIU professor: Collapsed Surfside building showed signs of subsidence in ‘90s”
FIU News
6/24/2021
Chrystian Tejedor