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Urban Alchemy: 7 Magnificent New Masterplans Shaking Up City Skylines

Architizer

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. An extensive new masterplan is now overhauling this historically significant quarter and establishing a new cultural district for the city.

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Why are so many unusual skyscrapers being built in Tirana?

Deezen

Contemporary architecture playing a "main role" The boom is being spearheaded by Tirana's mayor, Erion Veliaj, who was elected in 2015, and Albanian prime minister and fellow Socialist Edi Rama. As the city continues to grow and evolve, it's crucial that all new developments strike a balance between innovation and respect for the past."

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

Architizer

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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Oxford Innovation District Competition Shortlist

e-architect

Oxford Innovation District Competition Shortlist News, Legal & General Capital Architecture Contest. Oxford Innovation District Design Competition Shortlist. Shortlist of five announced for design team competition for £1bn Innovation District to north of Oxford. Oxford Innovation District Competition Shortlist News.

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Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence, Heilbronn, Germany

e-architect

The masterplan design was developed for a consortium led by the municipality of Heilbronn and the Dieter Schwarz Foundation. Inside the platonic shape, the masterplan is simple, flexible, and sustainable. Circumscribing the campus buildings is a 1.2-kilometre-long Circumscribing the campus buildings is a 1.2-kilometre-long

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Innovation Centre 7 Keele University, IC7 Staffordshire

e-architect

Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) will be the home of Keele’s new Digital Society Institute, providing collaborative space for business and research. IC7 is a truly cutting-edge space that will showcase the best of what Keele University has to offer as an internationally recognised hub for research and innovation excellence.

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Ten futuristic cities set to be built around the world

Deezen

BIG , Foster + Partners and OMA are among multiple architecture studios helping to masterplan futuristic urban centres, which often claim to be designed with a focus on sustainability. Innovation Park, USA, designed by Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects and Tom Wiscombe Architecture. Find out more about Innovation Park ›.

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