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HOK debuts modular vertiport design for future flying car race series

Archinect

The burgeoning future of personal airborne transportation is a topic on many minds of late as advancements in aviation technology make the prospect of flying cars and similar vehicles more and more feasible. Now, HOK is entering its name into a mix with a design for what will be the world’s first flying car racing series.

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The Need for Visionary Thinking

SW Oregon Architect

In the case of the Franklin Boulevard Transformation project, this may be an instance wherein the well-intentioned priorities of the Public Works Transportation Planning team are taking precedence over other imperatives. The concept supports the full range of transportation options and users of the street system.

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Three Myths Which Misled Transportation Policy for Decades

Community Architect

But with the increasing cost of maintaining such high mobility, other divisions have appeared, such as rural versus urban, environment versus freedom, safety versus speed, or health versus convenience. Traffic and transportation defines in a big way how we live in America. have made traffic a much more contentious topic.

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Eugene/Architecture/Alphabet: O

SW Oregon Architect

It has provided eligible individuals ever since with the opportunity to live independently, but in an environment that provides support activities such as cleaning, cooking, and transportation. Christian Church Homes of Oregon is the building’s current owner, and Viridian Management is its operator.

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Deep Dive: Unearthing the Potential of Underground Development

Architizer

Underground construction has traditionally been associated with transportation infrastructure, storage facilities and utility tunnels. Numerous countries across the globe are actively venturing into underground development beyond transportation and utility infrastructure. Architects: Want to have your project featured? Shanghai, China.

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Sam Crawford Architects creates red-roofed community pavilion in Sydney

Deezen

"We wanted to create a building with a siting and form that promoted different pockets of space for different community use, as well as defining various park entry points and promoting park-user safety," he continued.

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"Trapezoidal" skyscraper by Gensler nears completion in Austin

Deezen

From there, the geometry is a sculpture of the Capitol View Corridor and the city's zoning requirements. Terraces will contain greenspaces and a pool "A dynamic Capitol View Corridor carves the trapezoidal shape of the tower, affording sweeping views of downtown and the Capitol," said Blume.