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What if?

SW Oregon Architect

Rather than attempt to fully resurrect our downtown core along the lines of what it once was—a center for commerce, government, and culture—I believe we should emphasize the development of housing of all types at various levels, both market-rate and subsidized, at mid-to-high levels of density. According to City staff, at only 8.2

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The New Goyang Government Centre by AZPML

aasarchitecture

A Three-Dimensional Diagram: Readable Containers The different components of the program of the new Goyang Government Administrative Complex have been structured as a piling of the different elements, which will evidence the relationships between the different parts of the program and make them explicit to the public. Concept Diagrams.

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BSL conversions: A cost-efficient method to support high-containment research

BD+C

Creating new biocontainment facilities is an expensive endeavor, and as government and private funding levels fluctuate based on urgency, universities and other research institutions that build new dedicated high-containment facilities now may find themselves with costly labs in a stagnant funding environment in the future.

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“A different way of developing cities” — SERA Architects' Tim Smith discusses the OMSI District and civic ecology

Portland Architecture

The idea behind it is to eliminate the concept of NIMBYism: that you engage citizens as the third leg of a local government and private developer stool, so that they co-create the vision and the steps to implementation for change in any given place. There’s a movement afoot to change Portland’s system of government. So what can we do?

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Five video games where architecture creates a "lifelike and immersive experience"

Deezen

Panoramic maps, playful diagrams and layered illustrations feature in Videogame Atlas, a book by research studio You + Pea that highlights the use of architecture in video games. Route map of the Anor Londo area from Dark Souls. Drawing by You+Pea. Dark Souls.

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Deconstruction by Design: How Architects Are Redefining Practice Through Material Reuse

Architizer

Breaking Ground: Creative Approaches to Construction Waste Diagram illustrating the winning entry for an architecture competition held by Hackney City Farm, showcasing the repurposing of sash windows. Mock-ups, often made of high-end materials, are typically discarded after reviews, resulting in significant waste.

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The Forestias // Foster + Partners

Architizer

Taking its cues from the lively streets found in the traditional neighbourhoods, the fundamental idea is to create a fractal diagram of buildings and social spaces that can be replicated infinitely. The post The Forestias // Foster + Partners appeared first on Journal.