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39 buildings on a massive Chinese manmade island have been ordered to be demolished

Archinect

Evergrande Group, the world’s most indebted developer, was last week ordered to demolish 39 buildings on Ocean Flower Island, a project comprising three man-made islands developed by the company in China’s southern Hainan province, within 10 days. The developer was recently forced to hand over control of its $1.7

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Cairo’s historic Nile river houseboats are about to be a thing of the past

Archinect

Last month the government ordered their removal, saying the boats were unsafe and lacked permits—no surprise, since it stopped renewing the permits two years ago. Colourful houseboats anchored along the Nile have been fixtures of Cairo since the 1800s. It has recently begun towing them away.

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39 buildings on a massive Chinese manmade island have been ordered to be demolish

Archinect

Evergrande Group, the world’s most indebted developer, was last week ordered to demolish 39 buildings on Ocean Flower Island, a project comprising three man-made islands developed by the company in China’s southern Hainan province, within 10 days. The developer was recently forced to hand over control of its $1.7

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Converting Commercial Property to Residential Property – Permitted Development Rights Explained

The Architecture Designs

It has recently been confirmed by the UK government that they will be implementing a new permitted development right (PDR) which will enable many business and commercial properties (defined as Class E) to be converted to residential use (defined as Class C) without planning permission being required. source: dailyexpress.com.my.

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Cracking the Housing Affordability Nut

SW Oregon Architect

The type is a compelling alternative to the “5-over-1” model so prevalent for multifamily developments in the U.S. American cities could adapt some Japanese principles without requiring a complete shift to centralized governance of property development. Eugene is most decidedly not Tokyo.

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The ADU Boom Has Begun. Is It Adding the Housing We Need?

Dwell

After three years of litigious back-and-forth, in July, the family appeared to have prevailed , and were able to apply for building permits. In the two years since the first statewide law passed, nearly half of all ADU permits were in the L.A. Related stories: Why Do We Keep Developing in Climate Disaster Zones?

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Is it time for architecture studios to walk away from Neom?

Deezen

Following recent reporting by the BBC alleging that Saudi forces permitted the use of lethal force to clear land for the project, human rights organisations told Dezeen that architecture studios "can't ignore" abuses connected to Neom anymore, and must "urgently reflect" on their involvement in the project.

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