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Construction begins on Expo 2025 Osaka masterplan by Sou Fujimoto

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A circular wooden structure with a diameter of 700 metres is under construction off the coast of Japan as part of architect Sou Fujimoto 's masterplan for Expo 2025 Osaka. The previous edition was Expo 2020 Dubai , which was actually held in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The visuals are courtesy of Sou Fujimoto Architects.

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Foster + Partners and Sasaki Associates designing Sierra Leone island city for Idris Elba

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Architecture studios Sasaki Associates and Foster + Partners are masterplanning a smart city for up to a million people on Sherbro island in Sierra Leone. Sherbro Alliance Partners, which is co-ordinating the masterplan, has enlisted energy company Octopus to develop a strategy for electricity generation based on wind power.

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Grozny masterplanning competition, Chechen Republic

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DOM.RF, a Russian federal agency for mortgage services and urban development, delivers funding in support of the formidable goal. A master-plan is a comprehensive strategic document correlating urban design with economic development of the territory, guiding future growth and development», – said Anton Finogenov.

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Baltimore City and County Planning the Future: How they prepare their new Masterplans

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Baltimore County calls it Masterplan 2030 and its last version is from 2020. Baltimore County Masterplan logo Why those plans are so important Comprehensive Plans or Masterplans serve the purpose of planning the future of an entire jurisdiction for over ten years in all those areas required by State law.

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Saudi Arabia set to host 2030 World Expo in Riyadh

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Saudi Arabia 's capital Riyadh has won the competition to host the 2030 World Expo, becoming the second Middle Eastern city to host the international event after Dubai in 2020. Trojena forms will form part of Neom , a new region in Saudi Arabia being developed for the Saudi Vision 2030 plan under the direction of the crown prince.

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Lafayette and KCAP win Green masterplan for Tours airport area

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After a year of competitive dialogue, the team led by Lafayette, in collaboration with KCAP, Etablissement, Elioth, Suez, Ville en Œuvre, Mint and E.Co, has won the 700-hectare masterplan for the area around Tours Val de Loire Airport in France, competing against two other international teams. Image © Filippo Bolognese.

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Foster + Partners unveils Saudi Arabia pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka

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It will be among the national pavilions at the upcoming World Expo , for which Sou Fujimoto Architects is developing the masterplan on the artificial island Yumeshima in Osaka Bay, Japan. The last international fair was the Expo 2020 Dubai , which was held in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.