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UNStudio will redevelop Expo 2020 Dubai site

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A consortium led by UNStudio will redesign the Expo 2020 Dubai site into a sustainable new model for urban living in line with the government’s Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan. square miles in total, to be completed in a phased development that evolves as it is constructed.

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Nonprofit group releases National Zoning Atlas resource for 2025

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The methodology for the atlas was first developed in 2020 by Cornell AAP professor Sara Bronin , who just announced her departure from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). The newly released National Zoning Atlas resource covers 30,000 U.S. Authors from the nonprofit Land Use Atlas, Inc.

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Zaha Hadid Architects continues work on Chengdu's 'Unicorn Island' tech hub

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Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has updated their progress on the Unicorn Island tech hub development in Chengdu , China. Buildings are arranged in clusters and established "organically" along a radial distribution since the project began completing its first buildings in January 2020. The master plan is located in the Tianfu New Area.

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Anna Heringer's Anandaloy was the most significant building of 2020

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The Anandaloy Centre wasthe most significant building of 2020 Central to this vision was not simply the uses of these buildings but also the use of local labour and materials in their construction most importantly mud, which forms the organic, cave-like interiors of Anandaloy. Did we get it right? Let us know in the comments.

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BIG marks progress on Habitat 67-inspired KING Toronto development

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The scheme is being developed at over 600,000 square feet alongside Diamond Schmitt Architects for clients Westbank Corp and Allied Properties. This is the firm’s third project for Westbank, following the new Vancouver House and Telus Sky development in Calgary.

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Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris, Wins the 2023 ULI Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development

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Image © William Perugini via Shutterstock Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has been awarded the 2023 ULI Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development , one of the most respected honors in global land use and community development. Hidalgo has also been named among Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in 2020. Paris, France.

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

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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. as overwhelmingly white and male.

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