Construction

AECOM Forges New Approach to Construction and Financing in Downtown LA

Michael Burke, president of AECOM, discusses financing and developments underway in Downtown Los Angeles.

Mass Deportations Will Worsen Our Housing Crisis

TPR shares this article from February 2025 by Urban Institute on the potential impact that mass deportations would have construction labor and housing production

Sam Lubell: 6 Ways the Trump Presidency Has Impacted the Building Industry

TPR excerpts here with permission, Sam Lubell on the current federal administration's impacts on the building industry and its far-reaching implications for urbanism, environmentalism, and construction.

Michael Woo: Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Democracy? Challenges to Building Affordable Housing in LA

Former LA Councilmember Michael Woo diagnoses the factors that has contributed to Southern California's housing situation.

'Heads, Hands and Hearts’: Kelly Candaele on Those Building LA

An in-progress documentary showcases the skill and expertise behind the Wilshire Grand Center high-rise, celebrating the workers constructing it.

One Year After His Passing, Ira Yellin's Words Remind Us Of His Eloquence & Integrity

A printing of a speech given by the late developer in 1997.

Design-Build Contracting Offers Time & Cost Efficiencies For New School Construction

Chris Taylor, Principal of HMC Group, Inc., explains the uses and advantages of design-build contracting.

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