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Copenhagen's industrial harbour is being developed into a recreational hub

Deezen

Promotion: the City of Copenhagen is transforming the Danish capital's harbour into a vibrant public space with recreational activities and residential developments. The development will also provide space for events, introduce nature to the site and make the area cleaner and friendlier. Image by Daniel Rasmussen.

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A simple guide to 15-minute cities

Deezen

The concept encourages the development of cities with multiple centres with offices, shops, restaurants and entertainment placed locally, reducing the need to drive. He has been an associate professor at Sorbonne University in Paris since 2017. It does this through policy and urban interventions. When was the 15-minute city invented?

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In This Town, Renovating Instead of Tearing Down Puts Money Back in Your Pocket

Dwell

Photo courtesy of Mimi Collins, Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty Since the 1990s, Hinsdale has lost about half of its original housing stock due to teardowns, estimates Jim Prisby, a member of the village’s historic preservation commission. In their place went oversized McMansions. Their patience paid off.

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Together for the Terroir

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Since 2017, Baker says, a series of intense wildfires has damaged both the public health and the economy of the region, which is dependent on wineries. One of several design options developed by Ann Baker Landscape Architecture that respond to drought and wildfire regulations and are available for free online.

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Berlin citizens propose law to ban cars from city centre

Deezen

While the city has not published a cost figure for the plans, the campaigners estimate they will save the city €420 million, or £350 million, every year. Oslo has been slowly removing cars from its city centre since 2017, Barcelona is pedestrianising every third street in its Eixample district, and Paris hosts regular car-free days.

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Reinvestment without displacement: North Avenue Market

Community Architect Daily

But not all has been going smoothly in Station North which makes an investment model developed by the Central Baltimore Partnership (CBP) especially interesting. Obviously, the intersection of these two zones has a pull in both directions. Charles Street as the spine of the "white L" is essentially thriving end to end. as partners.

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Maryland's Key Bridge Response - A Story of Resolve, Achievement and Reverse Engineering

Community Architect

The estimate for the overall weight of the fallen bridge is 27,000 tons. The vast Cruise ship terminal is divided into zones. The blue section is responsible for developing action plans. bn up from earlier estimates of $700 million including demolition of the old bridge. Work begins at 6:30am.and ends officially at 5pm.