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Caterpillar // Prince Concepts

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© Prince Concepts. © Prince Concepts. © Prince Concepts. © Prince Concepts. © Prince Concepts. © Prince Concepts. © Prince Concepts. © Prince Concepts. © Prince Concepts. The result is an 8,000 SF, residential project in Core City, Detroit. Caterpillar Gallery.

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How Amsterdam Uses the Doughnut Economics Model to Create a Balanced Strategy for Both the People and the Environment

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In 2020, in the midst of the first wave of lockdowns due to the pandemic, the municipality of Amsterdam announced its strategy for recovering from this crisis by embracing the concept of the “Doughnut Economy.” Here, she argues that the true purpose of economics does not have to equal growth.

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Boffi unveils "evolved" version of Zaha Hadid Design's Cove kitchen

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The Cove kitchen by Zaha Hadid Design It is a continuation of Zaha Hadid Design's customisable island launched with Boffi in 2017 , which was fitted in the firm's 520 West 28th project that was then nearing completion in New York's Chelsea neighbourhood.

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16 design trends from Gensler’s 2017 Design Forecast

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Gensler’s 2017 Design Forecast deals with this concept and how the firm is implementing design strategies to create functional spaces for the future. The process of anticipating what the future will hold and then designing and developing methods to minimize the effects of future events is known as future-proofing.

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Los Angeles was a constant source of inspiration for Richard Rogers

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The closest he came was the competition for the Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco, where his firm’s concept ultimately lost out to a proposal by César Pelli.) We raced around California, seeing as many of the Case Study houses as possible," Rogers recalled in his 2017 memoir A Place for all People. "I

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A simple guide to 15-minute cities

Deezen

The 15-minute city concept has repeatedly made the news this year. Here, we explain what the urbanism concept is and why it has become so controversial. The concept encourages the development of cities with multiple centres with offices, shops, restaurants and entertainment placed locally, reducing the need to drive.

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Budget Breakdown: His $11K Backyard Office Has Worktops Made From a Tree Planted by His Grandfather

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It was 2017 and Ed Barsley had a full schedule. When I’m talking through a design, I have to go from the abstract concept down to, Right, actually, practically, how do you do this?" By 2017, he was satisfied with where things stood, which meant it was time to tackle the asbestos-riddled shed in the rear garden.

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