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Foster + Partners Unveils Design of New Manchester United Stadium in the Reimagined Old Trafford Neighborhood

ArchDaily

MARCH 12, 2025

Image Courtesy of Foster + Partners In September 2024, Foster + Partners announced its appointment by Manchester United for the development of a master plan for the Old Trafford Stadium District.

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Liu Jiakun wins the 2025 Pritzker Prize

Archinect

MARCH 4, 2025

Born in Chengdu in 1956, Liu has built a career spanning over four decades, developing projects that blend modernity with traditional Chinese architectural elements. Chinese architect Liu Jiakun, founder of Jiakun Architects , has been awarded the 2025 Pritzker Prize. The design contrasts with the surrounding high-ri.

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Los Angeles appoints Chief Recovery Officer to spearhead disaster rebuilding efforts

Archinect

JANUARY 24, 2025

The City of Los Angeles’ Mayor Karen Bass has announced the appointment of developer Steve Soboroff to serve as the new Chief Recovery Officer to spearhead its response to wildfire disasters that destroyed over 12,000 structures in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena earlier this month.

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OODA Unveils Mixed-Use Fragmented Towers in Tirana, Albania

ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Courtesy of OODA Architects OODA has just revealed its design for a new mixed-use urban development in central Tirana , Albania. The building comprises two distinct sections positioned along their narrow sides, creating a central square that serves as a gathering spot, contrasting the busy surroundings.

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UNStudio debuts K.Wah G72 mixed-use development in Nanjing

Archinect

APRIL 25, 2023

UNStudio has just unveiled plans for another new mixed-use development project in the Chinese city of Nanjing. It aims to be a benchmark for newly integrated urban developments in Nanjing, across the country, and beyond.

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XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier in bid for "return of commercial supersonic flight"

Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2025

It marks the first time a human-piloted passenger jet has broken the sound barrier since Concorde's retirement in 2003, which Boom Supersonic says is "paving the way for the return of commercial supersonic flight". The post XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier in bid for "return of commercial supersonic flight" appeared first on Dezeen.

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Frank Gehry’s Forma development begins construction in Toronto

Archinect

JUNE 12, 2023

Gehry himself was on hand for last week’s groundbreaking ceremony, where he commented on the project’s significance as a new landmark rising from the busy commercial core of the city that has recently become a battleground for developers looking to surmount the fray of tall building proposals proffered there since the beginning of 2021.

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Arquitectonica's 8850 Sunset development gets city approval

Archinect

AUGUST 30, 2024

Arquitectonica has announced that the long-awaited 8850 Sunset Boulevard development has received approval from the City of West Hollywood. The proposed structure will stand 11 stories tall and feature a 90-room hotel, 78 residences, including 16 affordable units, and commercial spaces on the ground level.

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4Viertel Residential and Commercial Development / Lussi + Partner AG

ArchDaily

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Completed in 2023 in Emmen, Switzerland. Images by Adrià Goula. The 4Viertel district, located at Seetalplatz in Emmenbrücke, expands the Viscos area and creates a distinctive gateway to the new neighborhood.

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UNStudio wins competition for a new mixed-use residential development in Romania

Archinect

JULY 25, 2022

Romanian developers IULIUS group have recently announced their selection of a design from UNStudio in a shortlisted competition to deliver a mixed-use development called Palas Residential to the historic city of Iasi.

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Company uses algae to develop masonry blocks with help from SOM, Autodesk, and Microsoft

Archinect

JUNE 10, 2022

Prometheus Materials , a Colorado-based developer of zero-carbon building materials, has announced the securing of $8 million in funding from investors including Skidmore, Owings & Merrill , The Autodesk Foundation , and the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund. Prometheus President, CEO, and Co-Founder Loren Burnett.

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Dodge Momentum Index reverses decline in April, led by influx of commercial planning

Archinect

MAY 9, 2024

For the month, commercial planning improved by 12.6%, while institutional planning dropped by 6.3%. Planning in the commercial segment was up 6% from year-ago levels, while the institutional segment was down 15% over the same timeframe. The latest Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) has shown an increase of 6.1%

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Yancheng East Lake Xinyu Commercial by Lacime Architects

Archinect

MAY 15, 2024

This project is located in the Urban Sports Park and along the canal in the Eastern Development Zone of Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province. Surrounded by government offices, residential areas, reception hotels, and other facilities, it represents a typical new urban development zone in China.

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Texas A&M researchers receive $3.74M for the development of 3D-printed hempcrete buildings

Archinect

JUNE 21, 2022

million grant for the development of resilient, 3D-printed building designs using a new green material called hempcrete. Leading the project is Petro Sideris, assistant professor in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, who will develop residential and potential commercial construction designs.

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Proposed development along Brooklyn's Broadway Junction faces pushback from local community

Archinect

MARCH 31, 2022

The area, which sits between several neighborhoods including East New York, Bed-Stuy and Brownsville, has become the center of a private developer’s new vision for East Brooklyn. In addition, the development would include 1.1

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Foster + Partners unveils plan to commercially 'rewild' idyllic Cyprus coastal town of Larnaca

Archinect

MARCH 31, 2023

Foster + Partners has announced its design of a master plan for a new seafront development in the Cypriot city of Larnaca.

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Dodge Momentum Index continues decline in May, led by poor commercial planning activity

Archinect

JUNE 7, 2023

For the month, the DIM’s commercial component fell to 6.1%, while the institutional component improved to 5.6%. The Dodge Construction Network notes that the commercial sector was impacted by continued poor showings in hotel and office planning.

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David Chipperfield adds social housing and offices to Lyon riverside development

Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2024

In addition to residential and workspace, the development contains a health centre and commercial venues that open onto outdoor public space.

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NYC announces $1.6 billion life sciences campus development in Manhattan

Archinect

OCTOBER 18, 2022

SOM has been attached as the project lead for the SPARC Kips Bay development, which will transform the Brookdale Campus of Hunter College into a 1.5-million-square Commercial office and laboratory space for the life scienc. New York City has announced its plans for a new $1.6

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Reimagining the PeaceHealth University District Campus

SW Oregon Architect

MARCH 30, 2025

PeaceHealth notified Bushnell University about the sale and will connect them with the broker team ( Jones Lang LaSalle ) and potential future developers. A mixed-use development would offer undeniable benefits. 2) The campus is zoned under a mix of Eugenes C-2 (Community Commercial) and C-3 (Major Commercial) building codes.

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Construction starts on MVRDV's new Berlin mixed-use development

Archinect

MARCH 17, 2024

The mixed-use complex will add needed office and residential space to a rapidly developing part of the city. It spans approximately 658,751 square feet and features abundant office, commercial, and residential space. Construction has begun on the MVRDV -designed LXK Office and Residential Campus in Berlin.

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HWKN's upcoming commercial tower will bring a 'grade A, sustainability-certified workspace' to London's Canada Water Dockside

Archinect

DECEMBER 2, 2022

UK real estate developer Art-Invest has announced Matthias Hollwich and the team at HWKN Architecture will be the designers for a new commercial tower at the Canada Water Dockside in London. The tower will be one of three new commercial buildings built on the 4.5-acre acre development, which will be master-planned by BIG.

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MAD's first Beijing housing development is a treatise on 'The Sociality of Social Housing'

Archinect

JUNE 21, 2022

The project’s brief asked for an eco-friendly scheme that would connect the site with the pedestrian life of the city at street level, and MAD responded with a plan anchored by a central commercial artery and connected via a blood-red walkway to a circuit of semi-open "gray" spaces, a nature sanctuary, amphitheater, and elevated park planners (..)

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Nieuwe Instituut Hosts "Garden Futures": An Exhibition on Modern Landscape's History and Impact

ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Curated by Maria Heinrich and spatially designed by Frank Bruggeman, the exhibition presents the garden not only as a personal refuge, but also as a site reflecting broader political and commercial forces. Read more »

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L.A. gives the O.K. to massive Angels Landing high-rise development

Archinect

MARCH 30, 2022

Image courtesy Handel Architects The project, backed by developers Victor MacFarlane and R. Donahue Peebles, is being hailed as the largest ever by a Black-owned development firm and, at 1.26 million square feet, is one of the largest in the recent history of the city.

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LOLA Landscape Architects tapped as designers for mixed-use Hartree development in Cambridge

Archinect

JULY 19, 2023

Rotterdam -based LOLA Landscape Architects has been selected by developers Landsec U+I and TOWN to design the new 48-hectare Hartree development, a mixed-use neighborhood in Cambridge , United Kingdom. The masterplan for the urban quarter development was designed by Swedish practice Kjellander Sjöberg Architects.

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An industry expert discusses what’s holding back the use of 3D printing in commercial construction

Archinect

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

While the government has doled out grant money to research 3D printing capabilities in space, and several proof-of-concept projects from bridges to Army barracks have garnered headlines, the applied use of 3D printing in commercial construction remains nascent. Patti Harburg-Petrich, principal in the Los Angeles office of U.K.-based

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Sou Fujimoto designs Pace Gallery Tokyo expansion inside Heatherwick's Azabudai Hills development

Archinect

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The new home of the Pace Gallery in Tokyo will feature interior spaces designed by Sou Fujimoto inside a three-story portion of Heatherwick Studio ’s exciting new Azabudai Hills development, according to plans revealed today by the gallery. Rendering © DBOX for Mori Building Co.,

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Moody Nolan and Stull & Lee to lead design of mixed-use, affordable Columbia Crossing development in Boston

Archinect

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The City of Boston has announced its financial support for a mixed-use , mixed-income development in the Upham’s Corner neighborhood. The endeavor will consist of the construction of a new six-story building addition to the back of the existing Dorchester Savings Bank as well as the adaptive reuse of the bank building.

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New York developer receives $92 million loan to complete project believed to be the largest speculative office building in Brooklyn's Midwood neighborhood

Archinect

MAY 10, 2022

A New York developer has scored a $92 million loan to finish a project which is billed as the largest speculative office building in Brooklyn’s Midwood neighborhood. The development is approximately 35 percent underway, with completion expected in October 2023.

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Foster + Partners Reveals Masterplan and Shopping Hub for Iași's Palace of Culture Area in Romania

ArchDaily

MARCH 27, 2025

Palas Iasi development. Image Foster + Partners Foster + Partners has just released the design for the redevelopment of Palas Iai, a major mixed-use development in Iai, a city in eastern Romania. Read more

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Guangzhou Baiyun Station TOD by NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD

Archinect

MARCH 10, 2025

An Integrated Station-City Development” Connecting Towns Divided by Railways In the center of the new CBD (central business district) development area in northern Guangzhou, Guangzhou Baiyun Station is a high-speed rail TOD (Transit-Oriented Development) and the only one of its kind in the world at the time of design.

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Zaha Hadid Architects Unveils Cityzen Tower in Tbilisi, Georgia

ArchDaily

MARCH 13, 2025

Positioned in the Saburtalo district, the tower is part of the Cityzen development, a new civic hub integrating residential , commercial , and public spaces. Image Negativ Zaha Hadid Architects has just revealed the design for Cityzen Tower, a 42-story high-rise set to become a landmark in Tbilisi , Georgia.

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Spec buildings have increasingly become the answer to commercial clients' pandemic growing pains

Archinect

JULY 29, 2022

E-commerce is another common tenant, followed by light manufacturing operations from companies like IBM that leverage high-paying jobs in smaller communities like West Chester, Ohio already targeted by developers for their easier-to-navigate zoning laws. As he told the Times , "It doesn’t feel like that party will end any time soon."

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Construction starts decline again in November, led by losses in commercial projects and manufacturing

Archinect

DECEMBER 20, 2022

“Higher interest rates and fear of recession are first and foremost on the mind of most builders and developers, and potentially restraining starts activity. However, as some material prices head lower and more public dollars come into the market for inf.

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Construction Construction Commercial Manufacturing

Architecture business conditions in January slightly improve but remain depressed, says AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index

Archinect

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Firms with a commercial/industrial focus reported the most significant decline in business conditions, but weakness was observed across all sectors. This is the third consecutive ABI to record a decline. Any score below 50.0 indicates decreasing business conditions. Billings were shown to be soft across all regions and specializations.

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MVRDV unveils design for stacked shopping centre in Chengdu

Deezen

MARCH 11, 2025

Encompassing 22,220 square metres, the complex will comprise a 99-metre-tall commercial tower and an adjacent four-storey mall. square-kilometre mixed-use district under development that will provide 1.4-square-kilometres It will sit within Luxelakes Eco-City, a 5.5-square-kilometre square-kilometres of lakes and greenery for the city.

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Muda Architects punctures sinuous retail centre in China with double-helix viewpoint

Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2025

Chinese studio Muda Architects has added a series of glazed commercial spaces topped with snaking rooftop walkways to the Lujiatan Wetland Park in Chengdu. Sinuous accessible roofs top the Lujiatan Wetland Park Commercial Service Center. Sinuous accessible roofs top the Lujiatan Wetland Park Commercial Service Center.

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Skanska and BIG complete curving terracotta-colored tower in Houston

Archinect

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Image credit: Skanska USA Commercial Development, Inc. Image credit: Skanska USA Commercial Development, Inc. Named 1550 on the Green, the 28-story tower is part of a three-block master plan by Skanska, designed by BIG, with interiors by Michael Hsu.

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Maximizing Dilapidated Infrastructure: The Potential of Repurposing Abandoned Buildings into Social Housing

ArchDaily

MAY 22, 2024

license As the demand for affordable housing grows and the availability of low-cost properties diminishes, stakeholders in housing must become more innovative in their approach to social housing development. Image © Flickr User Jacopo Ferrario under (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) One opportunity lies in restoring and repurposing abandoned buildings.

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Architecture billings remain in the red, leading to job losses across the industry

Archinect

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Firms with a commercial/industrial focus reported the most significant decline in business conditions, but weakness was observed across all sectors. This is the third consecutive ABI to record a decline. Any score below 50.0 indicates decreasing business conditions. Billings were shown to be soft across all regions and specializations.

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Industrial Contract Architecture Commercial

Foster + Partners Unveils Xicen Science & Technology Center in Shanghai, China

ArchDaily

MARCH 12, 2024

The project is strategically located along the Shanghai – Huzhou development axis, ensuring connectivity to the city center through high-speed rail links. Read more »

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Technology Technology Commercial Residential

Roofs of Trade: A Look at 12 Public Market Architectures

ArchDaily

MAY 10, 2024

In fact, it doesn't take much to designate an open and accessible commercial hub that would encourage commercial exchange and economic development for small or local businesses. All one needs is a lot and a sheltering roof.

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Roofing Commercial Architecture Engineering

LSC—O by M1DTW Architects

Archinect

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The project represents a complete transformation of a neglected 2,000 SF commercial building located in Detroit’s East Village neighborhood, a few blocks from the client’s Shepherd and Lantern developments. Spaces are defined by the placement of commercial pallet racks, powder-coated in a custom color.

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Foster + Partners Unveils Design of New Manchester United Stadium in the Reimagined Old Trafford Neighborhood

Liu Jiakun wins the 2025 Pritzker Prize

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Los Angeles appoints Chief Recovery Officer to spearhead disaster rebuilding efforts

OODA Unveils Mixed-Use Fragmented Towers in Tirana, Albania

UNStudio debuts K.Wah G72 mixed-use development in Nanjing

XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier in bid for "return of commercial supersonic flight"

Frank Gehry’s Forma development begins construction in Toronto

Arquitectonica's 8850 Sunset development gets city approval

4Viertel Residential and Commercial Development / Lussi + Partner AG

UNStudio wins competition for a new mixed-use residential development in Romania

Company uses algae to develop masonry blocks with help from SOM, Autodesk, and Microsoft

Dodge Momentum Index reverses decline in April, led by influx of commercial planning

Yancheng East Lake Xinyu Commercial by Lacime Architects

Texas A&M researchers receive $3.74M for the development of 3D-printed hempcrete buildings

Proposed development along Brooklyn's Broadway Junction faces pushback from local community

Foster + Partners unveils plan to commercially 'rewild' idyllic Cyprus coastal town of Larnaca

Dodge Momentum Index continues decline in May, led by poor commercial planning activity

David Chipperfield adds social housing and offices to Lyon riverside development

NYC announces $1.6 billion life sciences campus development in Manhattan

Reimagining the PeaceHealth University District Campus

Construction starts on MVRDV's new Berlin mixed-use development

HWKN's upcoming commercial tower will bring a 'grade A, sustainability-certified workspace' to London's Canada Water Dockside

MAD's first Beijing housing development is a treatise on 'The Sociality of Social Housing'

Nieuwe Instituut Hosts "Garden Futures": An Exhibition on Modern Landscape's History and Impact

L.A. gives the O.K. to massive Angels Landing high-rise development

LOLA Landscape Architects tapped as designers for mixed-use Hartree development in Cambridge

An industry expert discusses what’s holding back the use of 3D printing in commercial construction

Sou Fujimoto designs Pace Gallery Tokyo expansion inside Heatherwick's Azabudai Hills development

Moody Nolan and Stull & Lee to lead design of mixed-use, affordable Columbia Crossing development in Boston

New York developer receives $92 million loan to complete project believed to be the largest speculative office building in Brooklyn's Midwood neighborhood

Foster + Partners Reveals Masterplan and Shopping Hub for Iași's Palace of Culture Area in Romania

Guangzhou Baiyun Station TOD by NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD

Zaha Hadid Architects Unveils Cityzen Tower in Tbilisi, Georgia

Spec buildings have increasingly become the answer to commercial clients' pandemic growing pains

Construction starts decline again in November, led by losses in commercial projects and manufacturing

Architecture business conditions​ in January slightly improve but remain depressed, says AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index

MVRDV unveils design for stacked shopping centre in Chengdu

Muda Architects punctures sinuous retail centre in China with double-helix viewpoint

Skanska and BIG complete curving terracotta-colored tower in Houston

Maximizing Dilapidated Infrastructure: The Potential of Repurposing Abandoned Buildings into Social Housing

Architecture billings remain in the red, leading to job losses across the industry

Foster + Partners Unveils Xicen Science & Technology Center in Shanghai, China

Roofs of Trade: A Look at 12 Public Market Architectures

LSC—O by M1DTW Architects

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Architecture business conditions in January slightly improve but remain depressed, says AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index