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Italian Architect and Designer Italo Rota Passes Away at 70

ArchDaily

Often collaborating with the Italian firm CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati , his studio Italo Rota Building Office was involved in several high-visibility projects, including the design for the Italian Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 and the masterplan for Rome’s bid to host the World Expo in 2030. Read more »

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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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Grozny is currently pursuing over 120 investment projects”, – said Khas-Magomed Kadyrov. We have been working on projects of varying scale in 95 cities in over 60 Russian regions», – said Sergei Georgievski. – “Each and every one of them used to have a unique mixture of charms and challenges, obviously.

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

Community Architect Daily

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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"Great innovator" Italo Rota dies aged 70

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Italian architect Italo Rota , who designed projects including the Museo del Novecento in Milan , has passed away at age 70. Top image: Rota also worked on the Dubai Expo 2020. We have carried out all the projects of the last five years together," said Ratti. Visual by CRA. Rota designed the Museo del Novecento in Milan.

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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. Last year, human rights organisation ALQST reported that three men were sentenced to death after being "forcibly evicted" from the Neom site.

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City Lane by 5+design

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With a focus on Hanyang’s historic past, The Sino Ocean City Lane project creates a new language that permeates through the masterplan and architectural features. The masterplan restores the route to its full length with a series of new buildings and pavilions that re-connect the Gui Yuan Temple with the river. Image © 5+design.

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