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

Community Architect Daily

Late to the party: The new 10 year plans Baltimore City calls it a Comprehensive Plan and hasn't done one since 2006. Baltimore County calls it Masterplan 2030 and its last version is from 2020. The innovative approach comes from the American Planning Association (APA). Decaying and defunct shopping centers galore.

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This week we revealed BIG's Mindfulness City in Bhutan

Deezen

This week on Dezeen , BIG unveiled its plans for a city in Bhutan that will be connected by "inhabitable bridges" and we continued our review of 2023. Danish studio BIG 's masterplan for a 1,000-square-kilometre development will include an international airport and a hydroelectric dam incorporating a temple.

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K64 Keflavík Airport Area Masterplan by KCAP wins the 2023 The Plan Award

aasarchitecture

Sitting at the crossroads of Europe and North America, home to the Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark, the airport area is exceptionally well suited to become one of the leading developments for sustainable innovation in the aviation, energy and technology sectors.

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BIG unveils plans for "an entire city in one building" in Esbjerg

Deezen

Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled visuals of Masterplan Esbjerg Strand, a proposal for an education-focused campus and innovation hub surrounded by water in Jutland, Denmark. BIG has unveiled visuals of Masterplan Esbjerg Strand. There will be an accessible green roof. Large windows will provide outward views.

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

Architizer

With the increasing challenges of climate change, rapid urbanization and resource scarcity, our urban environments are under more pressure than ever. Harnessing Genetic Algorithms (GAs), a technology inspired by Darwin’s theory of evolution, is a bold new approach to designing resilient and adaptable cities.

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

Deezen

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

aasarchitecture

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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