U.S. Justice Dept. finds Huntsville senior living home in violation for not having accessible walkways

U.S. Justice Dept. finds Huntsville senior living home in violation for not having accessible walkways

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) -Luxury apartments with a pool, nail salon and movie theatre: that’s what you’ll find at Fleming Farm Senior Living in Huntsville. The U.S. Justice Department says the company did not build proper accessibility features for people with disabilities at eight of its facilities.(WAFF) But according to the U.S. Justice Department, what you won’t find is full access …

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Southern Red Army Three-Year Guerrilla War Memorial / Huajian Group Shanghai Architectural Design & Research Institute

Southern Red Army Three-Year Guerrilla War Memorial / Huajian Group Shanghai Architectural Design & Research Institute

Southern Red Army Three-Year Guerrilla War Memorial / Huajian Group Shanghai Architectural Design & Research Institute © ACF + 33 Share Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Whatsapp Mail Or https://www.archdaily.com/968526/southern-red-army-three-year-guerrilla-war-memorial-huajian-group-shanghai-architectural-design-and-research-institute © ACF Text description provided by the architects. Before get to the memorial hall, there is a mountain road composed of winding paths and steps. The entrance plaza is divided by …

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Art Hounds recommend solo dance videos, architecture tours and opera outdoors

Art Hounds recommend solo dance videos, architecture tours and opera outdoors

Landscape architect Joan MacLeod loves the outdoors, and she recommends What’s Out There Weekend this Saturday and Sunday as a chance for everyone to explore public spaces with design in mind. A series of expert-led, free walking and biking tours offer a way to learn about the architecture, design and cultural history of various parks, plazas, gardens and buildings across …

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the Architecture of Facebook’s Strongly Consistent Key-Value Store

the Architecture of Facebook’s Strongly Consistent Key-Value Store

Facebook Engineering recently published how it built its general-purpose key-value store, known as ZippyDB. ZippyDB is Facebook’s biggest key-value store, which has been in production for more than six years. It offers flexibility to applications in terms of tunable durability, consistency, availability, and latency guarantees. ZippyDB’s use cases include metadata for distributed filesystems, counting events for internal and external purposes, and …

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Stefano Boeri Architetti Combines Architecture, Agriculture, and Aesthetics in Newly Unveiled Project

Stefano Boeri Architetti Combines Architecture, Agriculture, and Aesthetics in Newly Unveiled Project

Stefano Boeri Architetti Combines Architecture, Agriculture, and Aesthetics in Newly Unveiled Project Courtesy of Lifang International Digital Technology Co., Ltd. Stefano Boeri Architetti Share Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Whatsapp Mail Or https://www.archdaily.com/968665/stefano-boeri-architetti-combines-architecture-agriculture-and-aesthetics-in-newly-unveiled-project Stefano Boeri Architetti combined the concept of “Vertical Forest” and “Farm of agricultural industry” in its newly-unveiled urban vertical farm titled “Urban Vertical Farm of Brightfood”. The project …

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Cardiff University spotlights 12 student architectural projects

Cardiff University spotlights 12 student architectural projects

A circular economy developed within a seaside town and a project that explores conserving the beauty of “eroded architecture” are included in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at Cardiff University. Also included is a community for musicians and a dockyard transformed into a “cultural campus” for manufacturing and craft. Institution: Cardiff UniversitySchool: Welsh School of ArchitectureCourses: BSc Architectural StudiesTutors: Michael Corr …

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Fall Home Improvement Tips from the Pros

Fall Home Improvement Tips from the Pros

Capitol Hill has many vendors that know Capitol Hill, its historic rules, and can even cope with finding parking near your home. When in doubt call a pro, many are listed in the annual Fagon Guide. Fall is the perfect time to refresh your home by tackling your home maintenance to-do list.  To help you get started, we have consulted …

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