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Monterrey, Mexico is the latest city to employ a full-time Chief Heat Officer

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The city of Monterrey, in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, recently announced architect and urban planner Surella Segú as the first-ever head of its new civic office, which is being funded through a partnership with the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center (Arsht-Rock).

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HUD Finds Discrimination in Chicago’s Public Housing Development

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) detailed the findings of a recent probe into the city’s affordable housing development practices. According to the Sun-Times, HUD found that the city has wrongly denied the development of new affordable housing through the tool of "aldermanic prerogative."

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

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It includes high-rise office buildings by HKS "The project aligns with Austin's larger objectives of sustainable urban development, economic growth, and community engagement, including reimagining the 40-block area surrounding the Capitol building," the team said. "It & Elec. Master AE Team), CNG (Plumbing Master AE Team), Jose I.

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Five key projects by architect and Dezeen Awards judge Francine Houben

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She is currently overseeing a diverse range of projects spanning cultural, educational, residential, and urban developments. "We believe in the power of design to positively impact communities and the environment, striving for innovation, sustainability, and social relevance in all our projects."

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Metrotopia Metaverse Knowledge Transfer Exhibition, Venice

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Our idea therefore is to foreground architecture’s actual contribution to urban development, in its most advanced incarnations.” Some of us noted that recent Biennales diverged from presenting the major architectural designs of our time. Architecture, Sungwoo Kim (N.E.E.D.

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Deep Dive: Unearthing the Potential of Underground Development

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Completed in 2018, the bicycle parking accommodates over 13,500 bikes. Urban Metamorphosis: Exploring Underground Development Shanghai Suhe MixC World by Kokaistudios. Beyond transport infrastructure and storage facilities, underground spaces offer exciting possibilities for urban development. Shanghai, China.

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Spanish Architecture News: Buildings in Spain

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Buildings in Spain Updates 2018. 27 Sep 2018. Mecansimo results from the combination of a profound interest in materials and a careful execution of ideas, all this developed with a clear obsession for investigation and innovation of new concepts. 27 Sep 2018. 27 Sep 2018. 23 Sep 2018. 7 Sep 2018.