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A new 15-minute city is being developed near Salt Lake City

Brandon Donnelly

In 2018, the Utah State Legislature passed a bill creating a new land authority to guide the future development of 600 acres of state-owned land in Draper, Utah (just south of Salt Lake City). In this case, the plan is to create car free zones (or limited vehicle zones) across the various centers of the development.

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Page Southerland Page integrates "past and future" at Texas Capitol Complex

Deezen

The Texas Capitol Complex was designed by Page Southerland Page Phase 1 – which is estimated as a $600 million investment – opened in 2022. Read: Oman announces plans for mixed-use district in Jabal al Akhdar mountains The connections provide a way for the city's development to recognize the past, while leaving space for future expansion.

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Ascent Tower the World’s Tallest Timber Building

Santa Cruz Architect

Department of Agriculture grant awarded through the Forest Service’s Wood Innovations Grant program. Plans for the project were unveiled in 2018.While Plans for the project were unveiled in 2018.While building codes.

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Joe Doucet's Airiva wind turbines are made for city streets and buildings

Deezen

The current version of the design is the result of two years of engineering, development and testing, with the key change being to the shape and size of the blades. Doucet is a New York-based designer whose practice focuses on innovation and sustainability. Another one of his ventures is Othr , a brand for 3D-printed homewares.

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UK appoints cement trade body the Mineral Products Association to calculate concrete's potential as a carbon sink

Deezen

The news was greeted with concern by some observers with professor Michael Ramage, director of the Centre for Natural Material Innovation at Cambridge University , describing the project as a "red herring". A landmark 2018 report by Chatham House found that it is responsible for around eight per cent of global emissions.

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Australian Architecture News: Buildings

e-architect

Key Contemporary Architectural + Property Developments – Built Environment Updates. Initially we undertook a sketch design to determine the size of the project they wanted and a cost estimate equating to around $1m, $500,000 more than what they thought. Australia Building Updates 2018. 14 Nov 2018. 7 Nov 2018.

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News: Harvard GSD reveals four 2023 Wheelwright Prize finalists

Bustler

The World Health Organization estimates that almost 800 women died from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth every day in 2020. In addition, the fieldwork, data collection, and prototype development, among additional research, will all result in the first Architectural Manual for Culturally Safe Births. Osseo-Asare!s

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