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Shanghai West Bund AI Tower & Plaza by NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD

Archinect

Nikken Sekkei was selected in an international design competition in 2009 to lead a new urban development on the site of the former local Longhua Airport. In all, the firm has been involved in local area urban and architectural design for more than a decade. This concept runs through the entire project.

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Copenhagen Architecture City Guide: 20 Projects to Discover in the 2023 UNESCO World Capital of Architecture

ArchDaily

The capital of Denmark has many accomplishments to boast: over 60 percent of its residents commute to work by bike , it was among the first cities to set up a strategic plan to achieve carbon neutrality, resulting in an 80% decrease since 2009 , and it has become of the most cited study cases for its urban planning and infrastructure.

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Barrault Pressacco critiques "copy and paste" housing with home in southern France

Deezen

Barrault Pressacco designed 102Let to challenge typical suburban housing "Urban development zones are invested in by private developers who propose identical, copy-and-paste houses," Barrault Pressacco told Dezeen. The form and the materials are simple, the concrete visible. Simple finishes characterise the home.

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The Chesapeake Bay - A Complex Eco-System Explained

Community Architect

Increasing floods graph (NOAA) Add culture and urban development. When Captain James saw the Patapsco in 1608 its estuary zone reached a full seven miles further up then it does today and Elkridge was a port from where iron, wheat and tobacco left for Europe. A decisive battle in the Revolutionary War was fought here.

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20 Best Architecture Firms in Hong Kong

Architizer

Launched in 2009, via. has developed an impressive portfolio of retail, hospitality, commercial and residential projects. This ranking list will be updated annually, taking into account new achievements of Hong Kong architecture firms throughout the year. is counted among Hong Kong’s most in-demand design studios.

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ReefLine Sculpture Park, Miami Beach

e-architect

The organic form provides layered zones for coral reef growth and interstitial spaces for exploration. A cultural entrepreneur Ximena Caminos is known for her post-disciplinary approach that bridges culture, community-building, urban development, and placemaking. About Ximena Caminos.

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Liverpool Building News: Merseyside Architecture

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The other two were Oman’s Arabian Oryx Sanctuary in 2007 and the Dresden Elbe Valley in Germany in 2009. Liverpool Waters Development 20 April 2021 ELEMENT – The Quarter is the first eco-development in Liverpool and the first project under the ELEMENT brand.