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A historic Alabama settlement of formerly enslaved Africans has been reimagined with a new urban realm and public garden, training school, housing and a historic ancestral gateway.

The Minnesota Zoo Treetop Trail, the world’s longest elevated pedestrian loop, is now officially open to the public. The 1.25-mile walkway, made by adapting a monorail structure, takes guests up to 32 feet above the ground to gain new perspectives of the zoo’s many animals, including tigers, moose, bison and camels.

Linetec has added Aaron du Pont as a client development manager serving Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi. He will assist manufacturers of architectural aluminum components, products and systems with their selection and specification of paint coatings, anodize and specialty finishes.

Continuing its commitment to sustainable design excellence, SGA - a leading, multidisciplinary architecture, design and planning firm - has announced that Sadaf Jafari, LEED AP BD + C, CPHC, has joined the firm’s Boston office as the director of sustainable design.

Designed by architect Woods Bagot and structural engineer Buro Happold, a novel approach is now underway to build the newest addition to Los Angeles International Airport. The new Midfield Satellite Concourse South extends the west gates at Tom Bradley International Terminal, ultimately adding about 150,000 square feet and eight gates.

Located at 45 Main St E in Hamilton, Ontario, it was built in 1935 - but a half-century before that, a spectacular post office had been built on the same spot. It was an impressive red stone building featuring a clock tower and cornices.

Gillfor Distribution Inc., a leading building products distributor in Canada, has partnered with Tando Composites to distribute Beach House Shake and TandoStone as exterior cladding solutions throughout their 14 distribution locations.