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Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti has unveiled its masterplan for a meditation centre and landscaped gardens at the Ramagrama stupa, a Buddhist pilgrimage site in Nepal. The heart of the masterplan is the Peace Meadow The site is located in Ramagrama, a municipality on the banks of the Jharahi River in western Nepal.
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Located on a site that until recently was nothing but Gobi Desert, the Municipality of Erdos was determined to create a new city, kilometers away from the current city. As a reaction to this city plan, the new Erdos museum takes the form of a natural, irregular nucleus in contrast with the strict geometry of the masterplan.
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From growing vibrant new commercial hubs to the redevelopment of former industrial sites and the sensitive regeneration of heritage neighborhoods, these masterplans are an exercise in reinvention. An extensive new masterplan is now overhauling this historically significant quarter and establishing a new cultural district for the city.
Foster + Partners collaborated with local stakeholders and Romanian real estate developer Iulius on the 38-hectare masterplan. Greenery is woven through the masterplan, with a series of interconnected parks, gardens, and vibrant community spaces that make use of existing industrial structures," Behling continued.
A spur from the main bridge connects it to the main development site to the west of the dock. The dock and surrounding area form part of a new urban centre in British Land and AustralianSuper's wider masterplan, approved in 2020.
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Tours Val de Loire Airport area masterplan, France Buildings, French Park Design, Architect. Tours Val de Loire Airport area masterplan, France. Green masterplan for Tours airport area, France. Masterplan for Tours Val de Loire Airport Area. The masterplan addresses a number of issues currently affecting the area.
The outward-looking stadium will be the beating heart of a new sustainable district, which is completely walkable, served by public transport, and endowed by nature," he continued. "It It is a mixed-use miniature city of the future driving a new wave of growth and creating a global destination that Mancunians can be proud of."
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The charity had already fought off redevelopment in 2015, under the Sun Street site-wide residential masterplan. A boundary wall was removed to increase the site's community presence To achieve this, Cooke Fawcett tore down part of its boundary brick wall and replaced it with a new meshed entrance gate.
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Architecture studio Foster + Partners has revealed a masterplan for an urban centre near Hangzhou in China, which will be based around a skyscraper-flanked spine. Based in Yuhang, one of 10 urban districts in Hangzhou, the masterplan will be laid out around a central axis that the studio described as a "leafy spine".
Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled its masterplan for a 1,000-square-kilometre development in Bhutan that will include an international airport and a hydroelectric dam incorporating a temple. Turning engineering into art and turning the forces of nature into power," said Ingels. Above: Mindfulness City will be built in Bhutan.
A new masterplan comprising a series of large scale City Projects for central Rotterdam, many of which actively embrace the river itself, serves as a clear reminder of how vulnerable a city is when large parts lie below sea level — however, it also serves as a source of inspiration for design ingenuity.
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Democratic by its very nature, it’s a rare space open to all, where visitors can commune with nature and connect with their community without parting with a dime. Brickwork salvaged from the site extends the roofline down to the ground, creating a tactile connection with the land’s former life. acres of land for municipal use.
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