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Chinese architects facing nightmare working conditions amid real-estate crisis

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Spiralling developer debt and stalling projects After a long period of booming urban development, China's property industry is in turmoil, with developers struggling under spiralling debt and construction projects grinding to a halt. Photo by Simbaxu.

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Zero-carbon Forbes International Tower, designed by AS+GG Architecture, proposed for Egypt's new capital

Archinect

Forbes and Egyptian real estate development company Magnom Properties have announced plans to construct a 55-story zero-carbon commercial tower in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital outside of Cairo. Called the Forbes International Tower, this marks the first time the media giant has branded a commercial tower.

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The Proposed Homes Act Would Put $300 Billion Toward Affordable Housing

Dwell

A lofty pitch to the US Congress, the Homes Act would create a housing development authority that would "acquire and develop real estate to create and maintain a stock of permanent, sustainable, affordable housing" as well as help local communities finance their own real estate acquisitions.

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Architecture and the Economy: Inside China’s Ghost Cities

Architizer

In recent months, as rumors of China’s economic crisis have spread, the images that seem to interest people the most are photographs of China’s so-called “ghost cities” — urban developments that are eerily under-occupied. Investment is largely going into, as I said, infrastructure, real estate.

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OMA reveals design for stepped shopping centre with glass facade in Tokyo

Deezen

Designed by OMA's New York studio and partner Shohei Shigematsu for real estate company NTT Urban Development , the building will house retail and dining spaces as well as a rooftop with living walls. The commercial centre will have two distinctive facades.

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The Proposed Homes Act Would Put $300 Billion Toward Affordable Housing

Dwell

A lofty pitch to the US Congress, the Homes Act would create a housing development authority that would "acquire and develop real estate to create and maintain a stock of permanent, sustainable, affordable housing" as well as help local communities finance their own real estate acquisitions.

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News: ACSA and Buell Center select 2024 winners of Course Development Prize in Architecture, Climate Change, and Society

Bustler

This proposal is the first of a multi-year, research studio that will explore how earth-based construction (compressed earth block) might be leveraged for sustainable urban development (housing) in the Phoenix metropolitan region.

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