Sentences with phrase «major building boom»

Vancouver is experiencing a major building boom, with many large projects having begun in 2010.

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We learn of the first major outdoor exhibition «Sculpture in Environment» organised by the Parks Department in 1967, which saw Claes Oldenburg digging a grave in Central Park, and the formation in 1969 of City Walls Inc. by Doris Freedman, the Grand Dame of New York public art commissioning — a project initiated to use and brighten the proliferation of walls of half - demolished buildings in the city, as the optimistic boom of the 1960s slid into the recessive»70s.

Most major cities in North America are experiencing a building boom.

The development of nearby oil fields in the 1920s and the age of automobile travel created a major real estate boom during which many designated landmark buildings were constructed.

Building Boom Puts Millions in Irma's Path «Hurricane Irma's turn up the west coast of Florida imperiled a region that has undergone major development in recent decades, from wealthy enclaves such as Naples to middle - class subdivisions in Tampa Bay and nearby Pinellas County.

«One of the major factors behind the acceleration in costs has been the sharp rise in building materials prices alongside the continuing boom in U.S. housing activity and robust Asian demand for industrial goods,» says Adrienne Warren, senior economist, Scotia Economics.