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Norman Foster reveals Kharkiv reconstruction masterplan

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British architect Norman Foster has unveiled details of the masterplan to redevelop Kharkiv , which will include a "landmark building" designed by the architect, on a trip to the Ukrainian city. Masterplan "result of many months of cooperation". Architect Norman Foster (left) Kharkiv mayor Igor Terejov (right).

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BIG designs Mindfulness City in Bhutan connected by "inhabitable bridges"

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Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled its masterplan for a 1,000-square-kilometre development in Bhutan that will include an international airport and a hydroelectric dam incorporating a temple. Above: Mindfulness City will be built in Bhutan.

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Tours Val de Loire Airport area masterplan

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Tours Val de Loire Airport area masterplan, France Buildings, French Park Design, Architect. Tours Val de Loire Airport area masterplan, France. Green masterplan for Tours airport area, France. Masterplan for Tours Val de Loire Airport Area. The masterplan addresses a number of issues currently affecting the area.

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Silicon Valley investors unveil controversial concept for new city in California

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Controversial plans to transform over 50,000 acres of farmland into a city in Solano county, northern California , have been unveiled by a group of investors named Flannery Associates. Other recent city masterplans for the US include Telosa by BIG and Innovation Park by Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects and Tom Wiscombe Architecture.

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"Cities born fully formed are simply bad ideas thrown at the world"

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Proponents of the built-from-scratch smart cities emerging around the globe fail to understand that communities cannot be created through technological innovation, write Adam Scott and Dave Waddell. Read: Ten futuristic cities set to be built around the world. There will be no retirees; everyone must be employed.".

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New Beijing City Library by Snøhetta

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Snøhetta’s Beijing City Library has opened doors for visitors as the world’s largest climatized reading space. It is the firm’s latest innovation in the library typology, thirty-five years after they began work on Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt.

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Survival of The Fittest: How Genetic Algorithms Can Help Our Cities Survive

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Events such as flooding, heatwaves, earthquakes and sea-level rise are becoming more common, and architects around the globe are rushing to develop new and innovative ways to counter the problems. Avon Lake Renewable Master Plan by Gensler , Avon Lake, Ohio | Jury Winner, 11th Annual A+Awards, Urban & Masterplan.

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