Upcoming buildings and projects seek to transcend current global crises

The Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, with the entrance atrium and a monumental statue of Ramses II. PHOTOS: NYTIMES
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NEW YORK – It has been a harrowing ride for projects coming to fruition this autumn, planned in what now seems a faraway time before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the ricocheting effects of Covid-19 and disasters fuelled by climate change.

Yet, the best architecture can transform people’s ways of thinking, their work and their connections to the local community.

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