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Planning approval has been granted to PLP Architecture and Adjaye Associates’ Whitechapel Estate overhaul

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PLP masterplanned the development and designed seven buildings, while Adjaye Associates designed five of the six buildings on the west of the site. The duo first submitted plans for the estate in 2015, which were rejected by Tower Hamlets Council but later approved on appeal.

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Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly dies aged 78

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In the UK he designed 20 Fenchurch Street in London, which is widely known as the Walkie Talkie due to its shape, along with the masterplan for Battersea Power Station and the Firstsite visual arts centre in Colchester. In 1989, Viñoly designed Tokyo International Forum, which featured a 60-meter-high curtain wall.

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Pelli Clarke & Partners creates Mexico City's tallest skyscraper as "window to the heavens"

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The tower was originally commissioned in 2007 as part of a masterplan for the area that was also headed by Pelli Clarke & Partners. However, in 2015 the tower was acquired by a new developer and the master plan completely changed. The tower is a landmark, an hito [milestone] that provides this connection".

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University of Brighton Moulsecoomb Campus, Sussex

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University of Brighton Moulsecoomb Campus Masterplan, East Sussex Campus Building, Southern English Development Photos. University of Brighton Moulsecoomb Campus Masterplan. Hassell completes a transformational masterplan for the University of Brighton. University of Brighton Moulsecoomb Campus Masterplan Design.

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Nine notable projects by late architect Rafael Viñoly

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Photo is by Hufton & Crow Battersea Power Station masterplan (2008) Viñoly was responsible for outlining the masterplan for the redevelopment of the Battersea Power Station in London, parts of which are now complete.

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Tosin Oshinowo creates village in Nigeria for community displaced by Boko Haram

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The masterplan concept is based on a radial layout with shared facilities like the school, clinic and marketplace in the centre with easy access for all residents whose homes surround the facilities," said Oshinowo. A colourful market pavilion was built at the centre of the village.

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"Great innovator" Italo Rota dies aged 70

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Photo by Emanuela Terzi on Wikimedia Commons Rota often collaborated with architecture studio Carlo Ratti Associati , more recently on projects including the masterplan for Rome's bid to host the World Expo 2030 and the Italy Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020 , which was topped with three boat hulls.