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David Chipperfield is the 2023 Pritzker Prize winner

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The Neues Museum, courtesy of SPK / David Chipperfield Architects, photo Joerg von Bruchhausen Chipperfield's work spans over four decades with over one hundred projects ranging from civic, cultural, and academic buildings to residences and urban masterplanning throughout Asia, Europe, and North America.

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Snøhetta launches national park regeneration project in Japan

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In a social media post , Snøhetta says: “Our masterplan will strengthen the relationship between earth, people, and nature, while beginning to heal and restore the scarred landscape to its original state of biodiversity and natural richness.

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Transformed Tom Lee Park: Studio Gang and SCAPE Architects Revitalize Memphis Riverfront

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As an essential zone included in Studio Gang’s six-mile masterplan for the riverfront, t he design will serve as a model of the restored natural ecology of urban parks. Located alongside the Mississippi River in downtown Memphis , the 31-acre park is a centerpiece of the city’s riverfront. Read more »

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Urban Alchemy: 7 Magnificent New Masterplans Shaking Up City Skylines

Architizer

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.

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Foster + Partners "restores the logic" of Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco

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UK studio Foster + Partners has renovated the modernist Transamerica Pyramid skyscraper in San Francisco , USA, restoring elements from the original design and linking it to a redesigned adjacent park. The new masterplan restores the logic of Pereira's plan, reasserting its clarity and revitalising the ground plane."

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Asif Khan adds sinuous public boardwalk to south London’s Canada Dock

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Asif Khan has designed a bridge crossing Canada Dock Along with being the focal point for the 53-acre development by British Land and AustralianSuper , the bridge allows the public to peer down at the newly restored wetland reserve below.

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Chatillon Architectes restores 1970s sports complex in Paris

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The studio has updated its polycarbonate facade "One of the goals in restoration is that the same people who come at the end say, 'Oh, it's the same!' Restoration is creation, you have to create things, but in a special way, not in the usual way." So you have to make a compromise, or find a new solution," Chatillon continued.