Gingerbread City is back with sweet architectural designs in London and New York
Archinect
DECEMBER 11, 2023
For the dual city festival, participants were charged with interpreting the role water plays in urban development.
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Shanghai West Bund AI Tower & Plaza by NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD
Archinect
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Nikken Sekkei was selected in an international design competition in 2009 to lead a new urban development on the site of the former local Longhua Airport. In all, the firm has been involved in local area urban and architectural design for more than a decade. This concept runs through the entire project.
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7 Ways Landscape Architects Broke New Ground in 2022
Architizer
JANUARY 17, 2023
The relationship between built and organic landscapes can sometimes be a fraught one. Too often, urbanization is undertaken at the expense of the natural environment rather than in support of it. These exceptional winning landscape projects from the 10 th Annual A+Awards achieve precisely that. Merging Old and New Landscapes.
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Zhuhai north area water purification plant Phase II and high-tech zone Sports Centre by Aedas
aasarchitecture
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Led by Aedas Executive Director Fiona Chen and Founder and Global Principal Designer Keith Griffiths, Aedas joint venture with Southwest Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute of China won the design competition for Zhuhai North Area Water Purification Plant Phase II and Sports Centre in the High-tech Zone. Keith says.
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Barrault Pressacco critiques "copy and paste" housing with home in southern France
Deezen
APRIL 18, 2024
Barrault Pressacco designed 102Let to challenge typical suburban housing "Urban development zones are invested in by private developers who propose identical, copy-and-paste houses," Barrault Pressacco told Dezeen. A wood and black metal staircase forms the centrepiece of the living room.
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RMJM Introduces the Asas Office Towers: A Bold Architectural Marvel Inspired by KSA Nature
RMJM Architecture
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Internally, the design fosters an open and inviting atmosphere, with flexible workspaces, communal zones, and landscaped terraces seamlessly integrating nature into the urban environment.
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University of Bahrain presents ten architecture student projects
Deezen
JULY 10, 2024
What is unique about the program at the UoB is that it lays a good foundation for architecture with an introduction to the other allied disciplines, such as landscape architecture and interior architecture. This will be achieved through several facilities and zones that interact with the user through several ways.
Dubai Mangroves by URB
aasarchitecture
MAY 9, 2024
This initiative aims to integrate ecological preservation with urban development, enhancing Dubai’s coastline with a vision of planting more than 100 million mangrove trees over 72 kilometers. The project is spearheaded by URB, the same masterminds of the Dubai Reefs Project and The Loop in Dubai.
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American University in Dubai spotlights seven urban design projects
Deezen
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Through collaborative efforts and innovative solutions, Agropolis strives to set a new standard for sustainable urban development, inspiring communities to embrace a greener, healthier way of living." These neighbourhoods will seamlessly connect with existing built zones, fostering continual growth and adaptability."
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North Xingge Jinze Project by Aedas
aasarchitecture
JANUARY 16, 2023
The Xiangzhou North Industrial Zone once fueled Zhuhai’s rapid development in the 1990s. Blessed with abundant surrounding greenery, the development also captures the beauty of Jingshan Reservoir and Shixi Park as if it were framed artwork. Image © Aedas. The site’s long, narrow, and irregular plot is a key constraint.
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Bausher Heights by AGi architects
aasarchitecture
APRIL 28, 2023
The proposal by AGi architects weaves one of the gaps located in the surroundings of the capital with the existing urban developments. We propose an urbanism that includes the cultural values of Oman under a perspective of strong sustainability.
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DESMAN Headquarters in Hangzhou by Aedas
aasarchitecture
MAY 3, 2023
Image © Aedas Aedas designs a world-class headquarters for DESMAN in the high-tech zone. The headquarters connects the major public green axis, overlooking the Smart Gate to the north and the landscape park to the south. It is slated to resonate with the sustainable urban development and ecological system in the vicinity.
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Shenzhen Construction Industry Ecological & Intelligent Valley by Aedas
aasarchitecture
JULY 25, 2023
The design is set to be a low-carbon smart hub embraced by a lush landscape in Longgang district. Image © Aedas The design has integrated urban development, industrial spaces and villages to create a multi-functional park. Aedas, Shenzhen Capol International & Associates and MLA+B.V. Ltd, Aedas and MLA+B.V.
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Building Bridges: How Architects Are Ripping Up the Rulebook on Water Treatment Facility Architecture
Architizer
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
There is, however, a discernible shift towards designing water treatment facilities with a newfound emphasis on aesthetics, sustainability and integration into the landscape. In both instances, the projects seamlessly fuse the built environment with the natural landscape, with wetlands taking center stage as distinctive highlights.
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Red Dunes Playtopia, Guanggang New Town, Guangzhou
e-architect
JULY 2, 2023
This innovative design showcases undulating red dunes that create an alluring landscape for children’s activities. Parametric topography design Through digital generation, the topography has been tailored to accommodate the complexity and slope of the terrain, providing distinct zones for different age groups.
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Henning Larsen and Ramboll win competition to transform Prague Central Station
aasarchitecture
JANUARY 22, 2024
Driven by the introduction of a new tram line and anticipated 200% increase in the number of visitors, the new future mobility hub signifies a transformative milestone in Prague’s urban development. The landscape will incorporate stormwater management and mitigate the heat island effect. Source by Henning Larsen and Ramboll.
Access to Nature Is a Human Right — and It Should Be an Architectural Priority
Architizer
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
In Seoul, South Korea, The H Garden is a prime example of just how overlooked nature, and opportunities for nature, can be in urban development. In our Sustainable Practice series we previously featured One Green Mile in Mumbai, a vibrant public space complete with plants and trees in what had formerly been a roadside dead zone.
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Aedas wins Wuhan National Cybersecurity Center Core Phase 2 competition
aasarchitecture
JANUARY 6, 2023
The National Cybersecurity and Innovation Base located in Wuhan Airport Economic Development Zone began construction in 2016, with its landmark building first opened for use in 2019. The Zone is poised to be a cybersecurity academy and R&D centre, conglomerating industry expertise and academic research. Image © Aedas.
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C.F. Møller Architects wins competition for new multi-arena in Bergen
aasarchitecture
JANUARY 16, 2024
Møller Architects and HLM Arkitektur “From the start, our primary approach has been about how the flexible ByArena and the hotel can function as a cultural beacon and become a generator for urban development. Work on the zoning plan and further sketching will start at the end of 2023. Source by C.F. Møller Architects.
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Aux Entrepôts in Renens by KCAP
aasarchitecture
APRIL 25, 2024
Photo © Rene Dürr KCAP’s masterplan for the entrepôts area in Renens marks the transformation of an industrial rail-side terrain into a contemporary urban pedestrian zone. Source by KCAP.
Adaptive Reuse Revolution: 7 Commercial Projects Potently Preserving the Past
Architizer
JULY 21, 2023
Precise incisions have unfurled the monolithic concrete volume, drawing in daylight, air and views of the picturesque surrounding landscape. Flexibility is at the core of the remarkable project – multipurpose work zones and elevated platforms feature furniture on castor wheels for a fluid and easily adaptable floor plan.
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Ten architecture projects by students at the University of Toronto
Deezen
OCTOBER 21, 2023
It is located within the Free Trade Zone, an urban periphery littered with warehouses and corporate campuses – in a never-ending pursuit for quantity and efficiency. By slowing down in urgent times, this project arrives at waste landscapes through a grammar of thinking otherwise and noticing plastics as landscape agents."
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MASS Lab wins competition combining housing with public spaces in Lisbon
aasarchitecture
JUNE 30, 2023
Image © MASSLAB Praised by the competition jury for its exceptional urban integration and architectural aesthetic, the proposal represents a significant milestone in the urban development of this area within the city. This theme has been consistently endorsed by MASSLAB architectural firm, now responsible for the project.
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Henning Larsen and Ramboll win competition to transform Prague Central Station
aasarchitecture
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Redefining the city’s landscape and propelling its vision to becoming a more sustainable, livable place, the design champions low-emission mobility options, adaptive reuse and timber construction. The landscape will incorporate stormwater management and mitigate the heat island effect. Source by Henning Larsen and Ramboll.
Seven Parisian brutalist buildings that illustrate the movement's "level of experimentation"
Deezen
MARCH 15, 2023
The book covers a range of building types and scales, from large urban developments to intimate living spaces and brutalist projects that have now been converted. "I It combines apartments, offices and commercial zones in an intense medium-rise urbanism and remains one of the most radical architectural achievements of the 20th Century."
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Haikou Jiangdong Huandao Experimental School named best building at Dezeen Awards China 2023
Deezen
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Originally a heavy oil power plant, the building had been officially retired due to environmental protection and urban development and became an industrial relic. The masterplan by RSHP includes a central square surrounded by eight buildings connected by sky gardens with landscaped courtyards, trees and water features.
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DESMAN Hangzhou Headquarters Project, China
e-architect
APRIL 25, 2023
Aedas designs a world-class headquarters for DESMAN in the high-tech zone. The headquarters connects the major public green axis, overlooking the Smart Gate to the north and the landscape park to the south. Stitches with the surrounding landscape, the concept is set to create a hybrid of smart architecture and ecological landmark.
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Shenzhen Qianhai Towers, Shenzhen, China
e-architect
AUGUST 24, 2023
The plot in the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong urban development area, near the Qianhai Bay, is crossed by a wide green axis. Public functions such as cafés, restaurants, and retail facilities are located in the plinth zones of the towers and at the level of the bridges.
Nanchang Poly Grand Theatre // PES-Architects
Architizer
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Situated south of Nanchang by scenic Jiulong Lake, the Poly Grand Theatre is set to become the communal cultural hub and landmark of the Jiulong Lake New City urban development zone. Text description provided by the architects. Ltd, China’s leading theatre management company. © PES-Architects. © PES-Architects.
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Tianfu Conference Center // MARS Studio
Architizer
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Tianfu Conference Center is in the north of Chengdu Tianfu Airport City and is considered as one of the most important developing elements in the area. The two materials are distributed rhythmically and gradually like ripples of water, reflecting the surrounding natural landscape. © MARS Studio. © MARS Studio. © MARS Studio.
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Huangpu New Town Centre by Clou Architects
aasarchitecture
APRIL 4, 2024
Guangzhou Huangpu New Town Center is an urban development project by Vanke located in Shabu, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, covering an area of four million square meters. Landscape: A&N Shangyuan Landscape (Plot 6), Shenzhen Zhongmei Landscape Design Co., including Co·life and several community retails.
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Local Wisdom, Global Impact: 3 Ways Architects Are Designing Contextually Relevant Spaces
Architizer
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Based in Costa Rica, a country known for its “blue zone” status — where people live longer, healthier lives — their approach reflects a deep understanding of how the natural environment can improve everyday life. Good design often comes from listening to the landscape and respecting the existing patterns of a place.
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Hans Christian Andersen Museum by Kengo Kuma and Associates
aasarchitecture
APRIL 12, 2023
Our architectural design is to reflect this essence of his work in architectural and landscape form. The landscaped architecture, where elements of nature are merged with architectural elements, is what would make the experience unique. They are organized in non-hierarchical, non-centric manner.
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Nine architecture, preservation and development projects by students at Tulane University
Deezen
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
"We have sought to maintain our stability-seeking occupation patterns by constraining the coastal landscape through structural interventions, creating a path dependency on hard infrastructure that is unsustainable in the long term. Student: Giuliana Vaccarino Gearty Course: ARCH 6051 – Research Studio 'Town.
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gmp wins Lingang Avenue Station City competition
aasarchitecture
MARCH 9, 2022
The masterplan with an urban development concept for the transportation hub and the surrounding neighborhood by gmp and WES LandschaftsArchitektur prevailed against competition entries from such well-known practices as TFP Farrells + SBA, Aedas + DC Alliance, and Nikken Sekkei. Shanghai Harbour City Development (Group) Co.,
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Greater Bay Area Technology Finance Centre Guangzhou Building by Aedas
aasarchitecture
DECEMBER 8, 2022
This double twin towers complex exemplifies an efficient high-density infrastructure integrating different functional programmes to cater to rapid urban development. Derived from “waterfall cloud”, the architectural form adopts a dynamic landscape of flowing clouds pouring down like water. Image © Aedas.
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Terminal B, former Berlin-Tegel Airport, Germany
e-architect
MAY 4, 2023
Renovation of Terminal B, Berlin-Tegel Airport, Urban Tech Republic, Germany, Images, News, German Architecture Terminal B, former Berlin-Tegel Airport, Germany 4 May 2023 Architects: chaixetmorel Location: Berlin, Germany Tegel Airport Terminal B, Germany The French-German architects chaixetmorel. The concept of chaixetmorel.
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Greater Bay Area Technology Finance Centre
e-architect
DECEMBER 2, 2022
This double twin towers complex exemplifies an efficient high-density infrastructure integrating different functional programmes to cater to rapid urban development. Derived from “waterfall cloud”, the architectural form adopts a dynamic landscape of flowing clouds pouring down like water.
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"Cities are branding themselves into predictably unique products"
Deezen
JULY 21, 2023
The city is increasingly thought of as prop and backdrop for a life lived on Instagram These are just a few of the elements of the city authentic, the third and latest movement of urban development. The city authentic is global but it is largely endemic to small and medium-sized post-industrial cities in rich nations.
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The Chesapeake Bay - A Complex Eco-System Explained
Community Architect
MAY 22, 2024
Increasing floods graph (NOAA) Add culture and urban development. Standing on the hill-crests of the Patapsco State Park at the line between Howard and Baltimore Counties, one can see a nearly mountainous landscape so close to the Chesapeake Bay. A decisive battle in the Revolutionary War was fought here.
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Jianli Art Center by GOA
aasarchitecture
JUNE 17, 2022
Although the sandbank landscape has changed along rural modernization, the moats around houses and the small bridges are generally preserved in local homes as a precious mark of traditions. The deconstructed roof correspond to different functional zones: lobby, preface hall, exhibition hall, and service zone. Source by GOA.
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Hyde Park, Hoofddorp Station District, Amsterdam
e-architect
MARCH 21, 2023
This will create an important urban development for the area of Beukenhorst-West, located between the train station and centre of Hoofddorp which has remained until recently, a desolate office park with vacant spaces. Cycling, walking and socialising are a key feature of the ground areas, a car-free zone.
What is a Design District and How Has Their Rise Transformed Our Cities
Architizer
JUNE 7, 2023
In the ever-evolving landscape of urban design, the emergence of design districts has become a defining characteristic of progressive cities worldwide. Similarly, the Meatpacking District in New York City underwent a remarkable metamorphosis from a gritty industrial zone to a thriving hub of fashion, art, and design.
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The Resilient Construction Imperative in the Face of Climate Change
Santa Cruz Architect
JANUARY 8, 2024
The Changing Climate Landscape Before delving into the specifics of resilient construction, it is crucial to understand the changing climate landscape. This article explores the importance of resilient construction in the context of changing climate conditions, emphasizing the twin pillars of durability and adaptability.
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