Architizer

JANUARY 9, 2024

It’s not just a building; it’s a micro-city set within a bustling metropolis. The ground floor might house a café, a shared workspace, a fitness center, an art gallery or a dental clinic, creating a dynamic ecosystem that mirrors the diverse heartbeat of a city.

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Architizer

MARCH 28, 2024

The Crystal Palace , constructed for the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, stands as a groundbreaking precursor to modern pavilions, pioneering the concept of lightweight, prefabricated structures. The post Ephemeral Structures, Enduring Ideas: Why Architectural Pavilions Still Matter appeared first on Journal.

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Deezen

JUNE 27, 2022

The Maldives has partnered with architecture studio Waterstudio to create a brain-shaped floating city that will house 20,000 people in a lagoon near the country's capital. Called Maldives Floating City , the development will contain 5,000 low-rise floating homes floating within a 200-hectare lagoon in the Indian Ocean.

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Deezen

MARCH 11, 2024

Funding has been secured and construction may begin in September on the Legends Tower in Oklahoma City, which is planned to be the tallest in USA , says developer Scot Matteson. Right place at the right time" However, despite the detractions, Matteson said that the project is realistic for the city.

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MARCH 17, 2024

Located as it was and is at the east end of Franklin Boulevard, the building functioned as a gateway and symbol of the city’s rapidly expanding transportation infrastructure and commercial development upon its opening in 1960. The late Grant Seder served as the building’s principal designer. Redevelopment proposal by Project^.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 26, 2024

The transformation of the Luna Quarter is one of the most extensive urban development projects in the history of Södertälje’s city centrea. Currently known as Lunagallerian, the area is set to be transformed into several open urban districts. Image © C.F. Source by C.F. Møller Architects. Image © C.F.

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Deezen

AUGUST 8, 2022

C40 Cities director of urban planning and design Hélène Chartier argued she would not "want to live in a place where it's so narrow", while architect Winy Maas said he "would love to live in such a kind of environment". The Line has been touted as a sustainable alternative to conventional city design. Is it feasible as a city?

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Modern cities face many problems: traffic jams, long-distance commuting, polluted urban environment, isolated communities and more. Urban designs and master planning have not had the foresight to prepare older cities for the coming centuries, and there are so many uncertainties ahead. Problematic Cities.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 16, 2022

With the approaching Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, the new economic and cultural center Qianjiang Century City is undergoing rapid construction, expected to become the new icon for the area. Located in the core area of Hangzhou Qianjiang Century City, the project is endowed with convenient transportation network. Image © Aedas.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Landscape studio Scape has won the Obel Award for 2023 for its "visionary" coastal defence system in New York City that will grow in efficiency as oysters inhabit it. It] will not only protect humans and revitalise the coastline of New York City but also restore lost marine biodiversity," Schwartz explained.

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Deezen

JUNE 5, 2023

Mexican studio Colectivo C733 has created a brick music school in Nacajuca, Mexico that includes two structures and a lofty, cantilevered roof made of coconut wood. The Mexico City-based collective completed the 1,325-square metre (120-square metre) Casa de Música in 2021.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Architecture studio Taller Capital has created a linear park in Mexico City that incorporates a walkway and made with materials optimised for water retention and dust mitigation. Called Héroes de Tecamac Boulevard, the project was located in an urban area north of Mexico City.

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Architizer

AUGUST 2, 2023

An old industrial harbor, over decades, it has seen shipping disappear under the boot of urban development. After docklands moved west towards, and now into, the North Sea, a new district has sprung up in this corner of Rotterdam, extending the city center. Of course you can’t do it everywhere.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Yet, Tirana is now defying these challenges, leading a new wave of urban development that is rewriting its future. It wasn’t until when the economy started to grow in the 2000s that Tirana’s leadership made urban development a key priority. So, how did this come about?

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Architizer

JUNE 7, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of urban design, the emergence of design districts has become a defining characteristic of progressive cities worldwide. At its core, a design district is a concentrated area within a city that serves as a thriving hub for creative and design-focused activities.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Zaha Hadid Architects created a parametric London for Fortnite Players can form their own parametric architecture with readily designed modules, combining them into their desired buildings on sites near recognisable city landmarks such as St Paul's Cathedral, Tate Modern and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Kigali Green City Project Rwanda, East Africa Business Investment, Urbanisation, Architect. Kigali Green City Project in Rwanda. FBW Group Appointed To Transformational African ‘green City’ Development in Rwanda. Kigali Green City Project in Rwanda, East Africa. 24 November 2022. Images by FCBS.

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Deezen

MARCH 5, 2024

The first case study in our Social Housing Revival series looks at a housing block in Vienna organised around a central "common heart" that harks back to the city's golden age of municipal construction.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 11, 2024

French studio Local Architecture Network has completed a series of commercial and residential blocks for the Amde Saint-Germain district in Bordeaux , using pale stone and arched motifs to complement neighbouring historic structures. Amde Saint-Germain incorporates homes. Everything is built around this industrial archaeology.

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Deezen

JUNE 17, 2022

Mexican studio Quintanilla Arquitectos has created the Cárdenas sports complex and skate park in the town of Cañales, which contains a pair of sports courts covered by a concrete structure. The neighbourhood was born in the '90s, with a deficit of cultural and sports spaces," explained Mexico City-based studio Quintanilla Arquitectos.

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Deezen

JUNE 7, 2024

Artist Jordan Weber has created a sculpture that monitors air pollution in Detroit Supported by local organisations Sidewalk Detroit and Canfield Consortium , the sculpture is part of the ongoing Detroit Remediation Forest project by Weber , which includes multiple installations in the city's East Canfield Village neighbourhood.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2024

CF Møller Architects' design for the 12,000-seat arena, which was the winning entry of an international architectural competition, is hoped to be a "cultural beacon" for the city. A spacious foyer will provide access into the arena The arena's 25,000-metre-square structure will feature an expansive glass base wrapped by a sheltered arcade.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The Winners Of The International Competition For The Development Of An Architectural And Urban Planning Concept For A New City In The Sakhalin Region Has Been Chosen. The Expert Council, chaired by Alexey Rakitsky, Minister of Architecture and Urban Development of the Sakhalin Region, selected the winner out of five finalists.

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Architizer

JUNE 23, 2022

Kia LabBuilding-CityIn designing the Kia Laboratory Project, it has been tried to create an interaction between the building and the city by adding a new application to the building, which has the role of an urban hangout and to make the border between city and building invisible. © Davood Boroojeni Office.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 19, 2021

ADEPT + Karres en Brands have been named winners of a highly ambitious 80 ha urban development in Köln Germany inspired by The Garden City. WoodHood shows an alternative approach to the future of urban development, allowing both sustainability and landscape to become primary drivers of urbanism.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 19, 2021

ADEPT + Karres en Brands have been named winners of a highly ambitious 80 ha urban development in Köln Germany inspired by The Garden City. WoodHood shows an alternative approach to the future of urban development, allowing both sustainability and landscape to become primary drivers of urbanism.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Located near the developing town of Guayaquil, the project was designed by Gómez of Natura Futura and Bamba to provide a space for local artisans and act as a contrast to local urban development that has resulted in deforestation. The photography is by JAG Studio.

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aasarchitecture

JULY 12, 2022

ADEPT + Karres en Brands have been named winners of a highly ambitious 80 ha urban development in Köln Germany inspired by The Garden City. WoodHood shows an alternative approach to the future of urban development, allowing both sustainability and landscape to become primary drivers of urbanism.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

It features a flower-shaped greenhouse "The Opera Park is a place where nature comes first amidst Copenhagen's bustling urban development," Cobe founder Dan Stubbergaard said. This is designed by Cobe as an "organically shaped glass structure" and features a hovering roof. The photography is by Francisco Tirado.

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Architizer

MAY 9, 2024

Few cities combine history, culture and innovation like Melbourne. As the “cultural capital” of Australia, the city’s buildings are iconic landmarks. From its historic structures to its contemporary skyscrapers, Melbourne’s architecture blends building techniques and modern design approaches.

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e-architect

JUNE 5, 2023

Renovation: Changes in Architectural and Spatial Functions LI City Study is located in the Tianmu Lake Resort in Liyang City. As a government-sponsored public welfare project, it realizes the convenience of shared urban cultural spaces and provides a public space for citizens and tourists to read books for free 24 hours a day.

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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2024

US studio Page Southerland Page has worked to "cultivate a stronger sense of community" with the urban design surrounding the Texas State Capitol that integrates historical landmarks in Austin. Page Southerland Page led the planning and urban design – guiding the full team that included HKS , Kirksey, Jacobs, Sasaki , and Coleman Assoc. –

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Promotion: with Copenhagen due to host the UIA World Congress of Architects, the city aims to set an example for how architecture can help to reduce the impact of climate change. Other examples include the flood-resilient Klimakvarter (climate district) in Østerbro and Dortheavej Residence , an affordable housing development built in timber.

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2023

Described by Blue Crow Media as "the first cohesive study of Brutalist architecture in Paris", the book's photographs and essays detail some of the city's more celebrated brutalist structures, as well as ones that have been abandoned and demolished.

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Deezen

JULY 8, 2022

The project, called CLNS 12401, is located in Tijuana , a city located along Mexico's border with the United States. This resulted in a simple, four-level structure that is supported on its perimetral walls, generating a flexible, open floor plan," the architecture studio said. CLNS 12401 is located in Tijuana.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Dezeen School Shows: a city that integrates agriculture through a self-sufficient ecosystem is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the American University in Dubai. Also included is an analysis framework which incorporates parametric design and housing typologies including villas and apartments.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2023

If selected for the event, the mosaic-like structure would become "the world's largest urban solar farm" and power the exhibition site in Rome with renewable energy. This is intended to invite discourse on the concept of sharing energy while establishing "a new model for urban development".

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