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Reinvestment without displacement: North Avenue Market

Community Architect Daily

In 2008, a $1 million initiative to restore the building as an “arts-focused mix of shops, eateries, and offices” was launched. Obviously, the intersection of these two zones has a pull in both directions. According to Ellen Janes it helped tat the sellers were assisting in financing the purchase cost of.

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Impressions of Hong Kong

Community Architect

Hard to know if the woods surrounding the metropolis are preserved by this traditional respect, by zoning or the forbidding grades, likely a combination of all. By leveraging the increase in land value due to public investments, Hong Kong has been able to finance its extensive public transport system and urban infrastructure.

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BDP Architects Practice Information + News

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This sits within the Bund Historical and Cultural Conservation Zone, and features clusters of historic buildings which will be renovated to include high-end retail, food and beverage, leisure, a luxury club and a boutique hotel. Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University, Suzhou. photo © Sanna Fisher-Payne. Other appointments at BDP. BDP Architects.

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

Architizer

Right: Public Farm 1, a 2008 installation on the grounds of Long Island City’s MoMA PS1 by Amale Andraos’s firm, WORKac; the museum described the installation as “a living structure made from inexpensive and sustainable materials recyclable after its use at PS1”; images via MoMA PS1 and Archinect. Kimberly Dowdell. Sheila O’Donnell.

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Taking A Different Path [11]

A Better Built Environment

In the summer of 2008 I embarked on an around the world trip, starting in Australia, attending the Glenn Murcutt International Masters Class, and then to Japan where I started a 5-month overland and sea trip from Tokyo to Berlin without flying - although this is an adventure for another day.

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Scottish Architecture News: Buildings in Scotland

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Previously, BDP held an Edinburgh office from 2008 to 2011. It is also the Trust’s view that a development in this location would set a planning precedent that may mean more of the area being re-zoned for development. This includes most recently at the Housing & Finance Institute. 7 Oct 2021. 10 Sep 2021. photo © Andrew Lee.

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100+ tallest buildings in the world

Architecture Quote

Finished by 2008, the skyscraper is 331 m tall and has 68 floors. Year of Completion: 2008. Hengqin International Finance Center – Height 337.7 Wuxi International Finance Square – Height 339 m. In the Taihu Plaza- lately developed district of Wuxi, China-is situated Wuxi International Finance Square.