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AFFORDABLE LIVING: Both market-rate condos, shown on the left, and affordable units, shown above and at the right, are slated for Ocean Road in Narragansett. /

Ocean Road housing for poor OK’d

With sweeping views of Narragansett Bay and located just a few hundred feet from the seashore, Ocean Road in Narragansett is home to some...
THE RECONFIGURED lobby at the 100 Westminster St. high-rise is scheduled to reopen in November. /

Providence high-rise gets new identity

Ryan Cooper felt a bit like he stepped into a time warp when he first entered the office high-rise at 100 Westminster St. in...
BRIDGE BUILDING: Part of Rhode Island Hospital’s expansion includes three new inpatient floors. /

Hospitals building to remain competitive

To see the future of Women & Infants Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit, you can look at the architects’ drawings, or you can peer...
BY DESIGN: Bernardo Garcia’s letter to Lowe’s Home Improvement helped The Learning Community land a grant for its new playground. /

Playground project shows students power of literacy

The playground behind The Learning Community charter school in Central Falls measures only 9,000 square feet, but to the kids running about there during...
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Limiting the risk of bank deposits

A once little-known nationwide service offered by a few local banks to protect large depositors is starting to attract lots of attention amid the...
COURT IS IN SESSION: The $85 million Fall River Trial Court is designed to separate the public and criminals in the halls. /

Managing traffic flow crucial in public buildings

When an architect gets tasked with designing a new police station or a courthouse, his job is akin to designing a highway in one...

The digital age

How many televisions do you have in your home? • More than 6 – 21.1% • 3 to 5 ...
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Use recession to make the business stronger

Even if the federal government is able to facilitate a bailout of the financial institutions that own a lot of bad debt, the effects...

N.E. struggling to keep recent college graduates

The supply of recent college graduates in New England is growing more slowly than in every other U.S. region, even though the Northeast is...
LINK TO THE PAST: Wetmore Hall and Mercy Hall, now linked through renovation and a shared entrance, were built in the 1800s as stables and carriage houses. /

Salve renovation called ‘the ultimate in recycling’

When the Board of Trustees at Salve Regina University decided on renovations for historic Wetmore Hall and Mercy Hall they knew they needed to...
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