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LA exempts affordable developments from Site Plan Review process as housing needs grow

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Mayor Karen Bass on Thursday signed into law an ordinance updating the city's zoning code to exempt all affordable units from the time-consuming Site Plan Review process that often delays final approval of much-needed housing projects.

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Ennead Architects reveal their vision for a symbolic new free trade zone in Shanghai

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Lingang will join Shanghai’s core business area to the adjacent Dishui Lake district and create a free trade zone that developers expect will lure a variety of international business concerns to the new venture. The plan includes four new large buildings and more than 124,500-square-meters (about 1.33

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Malta's chamber of architects lays out guidelines for development near ancient Megalithic temples

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“As professionals in the field of architecture and engineering, it is imperative that we approach the design and planning of development projects within the buffer zones of UNESCO World Heritage Sites with the utmost care and sensitivity,” the chamber said.

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SWA unveils plans for new 1,200-acre park in Irvine, California

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The so-called Irvine Great Park would transform the site of the historic former Marine Corps’ El Toro Air Station into what could evolve into a new national landmark for the 3.16 The framework SWA developed in unison with Kellenberg Studio calls for a five-zone subdivision of the site.

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Yancheng East Lake Xinyu Commercial by Lacime Architects

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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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Amazon's latest warehouse battle has San Francisco lawmakers pushing for a moratorium on similar developments

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The second most valuable company in the world, Amazon has been gobbling up space throughout the southeast corner of the city, taking advantage of zoning meant to preserve blue-collar jobs in a market in which housing and office space have typically generated higher revenues.

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This Tel Aviv residential project blends two contemporary buildings with a historic villa

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The development, titled Villa Rothschild, sits along Tel Aviv’s Rothschild Boulevard. The Eclectic-era building is part of Tel Aviv’s “White City,” which comprises a collection of over 4,000 buildings designed in the Bauhaus style and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.