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Rising Waters: 8 Innovative Designs in Flood-Prone Regions

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As part of the Battery Conservancy’s Masterplan, the Playscape connects visitors with nature through accessible play spaces, natural landforms, and visible water management. Spanning 26 acres, it offers diverse amenities for various users, including art installations, playgrounds, restaurants and recreational areas.

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Foster + Partners unveils 100,000-seat stadium for Manchester United

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Read: "Proud Mancunian" Norman Foster to create Manchester United stadium masterplan "This has to be one of the most exciting projects in the world today, with incredible regional and national significance," said Foster. "It

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ODA designs "15-minute city" for Innovation QNS in Astoria

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New York architecture studio ODA has released the masterplan for a community in Queens called Innovation QNS, which will have housing, retail and public space. New York City council approved the plans for Innovation QNS. Read: Adjaye Associates unveils masterplan for Cleveland riverfront redevelopment.

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Why are so many unusual skyscrapers being built in Tirana?

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I think the brief is much more to produce a piece of art or a sculpture, or anything that is starting more from storytelling, than from a structural approach or an aesthetics approach." I think it's a very clear idea, which is to make a city that is really a world city," said Boeri, who was commissioned to develop the Tirana 2030 masterplan.

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Living in a Post-Iconic World: Architecture in the Age of Localized Design

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Recently, I came across an article that criticizes, in the most innovative way, the use of the word “iconic” in architectural practice. Foster & Partners were responsible for designing the primary masterplan of the project, while the design firm Sasaki was appointed to redesign the metropolitan park. Start your entry.

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BIG designs Mindfulness City in Bhutan connected by "inhabitable bridges"

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Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled its masterplan for a 1,000-square-kilometre development in Bhutan that will include an international airport and a hydroelectric dam incorporating a temple. Turning engineering into art and turning the forces of nature into power," said Ingels.

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BIG to transform Jordan port terminal into solar-powered community hub

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Danish architecture BIG has unveiled its masterplan for the refurbishment of the Aqaba Container Terminal at Jordan 's only port to transform it into a hub for the local community. The terminal masterplan will involve the renovation of existing facilities, alongside the introduction of community training centres and public parks.