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Competitions: Pre-announcement | Total Prize Money RMB 17.4 Million, International Competition for Implementation-Oriented Urban Design and Conceptual Architectural Design of the Riverfront Area of Hangzhou Jiangnan City of Science

Bustler

The Riverfront Area has the potential to become the CBD of Jiangnan City of Science in the future, optimizing the technology finance, high-end business, and high quality commercial functions in the area.

Cities 105
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Competitions: Open Call | Total Prize Money RMB 17.4 Million, International Competition for Implementation-Oriented Urban Design and Conceptual Architectural Design of the Riverfront Area of Hangzhou Jiangnan City of Science

Bustler

The Riverfront Area has the potential to become the CBD of Jiangnan City of Science in the future, optimizing the technology finance, high-end business, and high quality commercial functions in the area.

Cities 105
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IQON by BIG completes first building in South America

aasarchitecture

With the skyline able to grow upwards, Uribe Schwarzkopf hired BIG in 2017 to design a 390,000 sq ft mixed-use residential building, including 215 residences, commercial units, office spaces, and a variety of amenities. and IFC (International Finance Corporation). Source by BIG. Photo © Pablo Casals Aguirre.

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Density - Dirty Word or Solution?

Community Architect Daily

By contrast, the commercial corridors of suburban communities show clear signs of ailing. Re-zoning: The hottest trend? At the same time changing shopping habits, work from home have made many of the older commercial strips that line arterial roadways in the suburbs all across America obsolete, underutilized or lying entirely fallow.

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The programmatic evolution of the lobby

BD+C

As a result, the security guard, no longer needed for the most part to secure the building from unauthorized visitors nor positioned behind a massive stone reception desk, is now free to meet and interact with lobby users more like an ambassador or even a concierge in a comfortable, inviting lobby zone. 200 West Madison Street, Chicago, Ill.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

But making an adaptive reuse project pencil out in a tight financing market isn’t so simple. which requires buildings to be upgraded to 75% of new code level for change of occupancy from commercial to residential. Nationwide, office vacancies stand at 17%, with some big cities—San Francisco, Houston, Austin—topping 30%, while the U.S.

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Why All Architects Should Tackle an Adaptive Reuse Project At Least Once in their Careers

Architizer

As these types of transactions often qualify for tax benefits and alternative financing sources, architects undertaking such projects also often grow their knowledge in financial areas. On average , adapting a pre-existing structure costs 16 percent less than ground-up construction and reduces construction timelines by 18 percent.

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