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Boston reprioritizes Planning and Development Agency as reformers push to eliminate structural inequality

Archinect

The Boston City Council passed a measure Wednesday to shift planning authority away from the Boston Planning and Development Agency, a body that's reshaped much of the city in the 20th century and has faced criticism for the power it wields over building and urban renewal. as overwhelmingly white and male.

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Real estate is a byproduct of economic growth

Brandon Donnelly

I sometimes wonder if I wasn’t born and raised in Toronto if I still would have gone to architecture school and become a real estate developer. Or if I grew up in Park City, maybe I would have started a snowboard company, slash become a ski bum. And I say this as a developer and builder of real estate.

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Development charges are an insidious problem

Brandon Donnelly

Here is a recent chart from Mike Moffat showing how much development charges have increased in the City of Toronto from 2009 to today: We’ve, of course, seen this before. What they uncovered was that development charges alone had increased by 3,244%! The most of any line item in their pro forma.

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KPF breaks ground on a new headquarters for T. Rowe Price in Baltimore

Archinect

An exciting birthday gift is underway in the Charm City as Kohn Pedersen Fox has finally broken ground on a new headquarters for T. Overall, the total development takes up 3 million square feet when factoring in its 9.5 Rowe Price in the company’s hometown of Baltimore 85 years after its founding. acres of open space.

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Architecture and the Economy: Inside China’s Ghost Cities

Architizer

In recent months, as rumors of China’s economic crisis have spread, the images that seem to interest people the most are photographs of China’s so-called “ghost cities” — urban developments that are eerily under-occupied. Investment is largely going into, as I said, infrastructure, real estate. That’s wasted investment.”

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The flexible, high-end spaces redefining the post-pandemic world of work

The Spaces

‘Post-covid, working patterns shifted forever,’ says Martin Devine, head of the flexible offices advisory team at commercial real estate services firm Avison Young. The 51-storey 8 Bishopsgate in the heart of the City of London is a prime example. So, what does that space look like?

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Parking Reform

SW Oregon Architect

20-04 in March of 2020, which directed all state agencies to take actions to reduce and regulate greenhouse gas emissions. In response, the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission updated Oregon’s Transportation Planning Rules to launch the Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities (CFEC) program in July 2022.