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UIA and UN Habitat unveil finalists for the UIA 2030 Award to showcase sustainability

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The International Union of Architects (UIA) and UN Habitat have unveiled the finalists for the inaugural UIA 2030 Award, recognizing projects that “contribute to the delivery of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”

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Saudi Arabia lowers predicted number of residents at The Line by 2030

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The Line mega-city, which is the flagship development for Saudi Arabia's Neom project, will allegedly house fewer than 300,000 people by 2030, down from an original goal of 1.5 The Line has previously been criticised on sustainability and human rights grounds. A source also said that just 2.4

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Developing Our Sustainability Action Plan

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In 2006, the AIA adopted the 2030 Challenge , which seeks to achieve a dramatic reduction in energy consumption and CO2 emissions by 2030, and a complete phase-out of fossil fuel emissions by 2040. As the AIA’s guidance document states, each SAP is a declaration of a company’s unique approach to sustainable design.

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OMA and Circlewood develop adaptable modular wood system to build schools in Amsterdam

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OMA , along with Circlewood, a coalition of architects, engineers, builders, and researchers, have developed a modular wood system to build a variety of schools in Amsterdam. This project aims to support the city’s goal to halve the use of primary raw materials by 2030 and become fully circular by 2050.

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News: UIA and UN Habitat unveil finalists for the UIA 2030 Award to showcase sustainability

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The International Union of Architects (UIA) and UN Habitat have unveiled the finalists for the inaugural UIA 2030 Award, recognizing projects that “contribute to the delivery of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”

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Navigating 2024: European Cities Tackle Urban Cooling, Congestion, and Connection

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via Shutterstock | Alexandre.ROSA | Rotterdam As we begin 2024, European cities present various urban development markers that are setting the path for the new year. In these diverse urban fabrics, European cities are demonstrating a commitment to defining challenges and working towards shaping a climate-conscious future.

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‘A spectacle of reform’: Rowan Moore throws cold water on NEOM's motivation and sustainable claims

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Otherwise it will be clickbait visible from space, two vast and pointless lines of glass whose colossal construction cost would defeat the Vision 2030 plan to reduce dependency on oil revenues. NEOM has recently unveiled a trio of resort concepts for the Gulf of Aqaba , bringing the total number of planned developments to seven.