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Gross National Happiness as Public Policy: The Case of Bhutan

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This masterplan is inspired by the country's culture and its principles of happiness. The "Mindfulness City" aims to offer numerous possibilities for public engagement, fostering investments in infrastructure, education, and sustainable technologies—all aligned with the precepts of Gross National Happiness (GNH).

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The Future of Architecture: Lessons from 7 Architizer A+Awards Sustainability Winners

Architizer

Architizer's 13th A+Awards features a suite of sustainability-focused categories that recognizing designers that are building a green industry — and a better future. Looking back at all the winners in Sustainability categories, alongside the finalists and shortlisted projects, a few things jump out.

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Stockholm Wood City: Masterplanning The World’s Largest Timber Construction Project

Architizer

Trying to understand the vast scale and processes of masterplanning means considering not only the large area slated for development, but also the vast numbers of in-house and external professionals involved. That’s a tough goal — 2030 is not that far away, and so we needed to have an increased focus on sustainability.

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K64 Keflavík Airport Area Masterplan by KCAP wins the 2023 The Plan Award

aasarchitecture

Sitting at the crossroads of Europe and North America, home to the Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark, the airport area is exceptionally well suited to become one of the leading developments for sustainable innovation in the aviation, energy and technology sectors.

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JLand Group & Zaha Hadid Architects to build Discovery City within Ibrahim Technopolis, Malaysia

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Image © Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) ZHA are leading the Discovery City design, in addition to designing the centrepiece of the masterplan – the RM269 million cultural centre by ZHA will be the practice’s first building in Malaysia. The launch of Discovery City’s detailed design is anticipated in 2025.

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Team KCAP wins Keflavík Airport Area Strategic Masterplan competition

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With an integrated vision that links an ambitious economic development concept to sustainable urban design, landscape, and mobility strategies, Team KCAP won the international competition for the Keflavík Airport Area Strategic Masterplan in Iceland. Source by KCAP.

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Team KCAP wins Keflavík Airport Area Strategic Masterplan competition

aasarchitecture

With an integrated vision that links an ambitious economic development concept to sustainable urban design, landscape, and mobility strategies, Team KCAP won the international competition for the Keflavík Airport Area Strategic Masterplan in Iceland. Source by KCAP.