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Introducing the Meta City

Brandon Donnelly

During the pandemic, there was a lot of erroneous talk about the death of cities. The Meta City combines physical and virtual agglomeration, in seeming defiance of the laws of physics, making it possible to occupy more than one space at the same time. Cities have always responded to and been a product of new mobility technologies.

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In Portland, Oregon, the Paths to Homeownership Are Multiplying

Dwell

The city’s low-density zoning reform in August of last year opened the door to lot splits and smallplexes—and developers, homeowners, and lenders have gotten busy building. In 2015, Eric Thompson heard that his city of Portland, Oregon, was considering overhauling its low-density zoning.

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Developer holds Baltimore City hostage - can he be forced to develop?

Community Architect Daily

A lot that sits in the downtown of a major city in a strategic position? There is nobody in this City, not at the Mayor's office, not in the Baltimore Development Agency, not in Planning, Housing or the Downtown Partnership who can pick up the phone and force Howard Brown to move off his tush. Neither the City nor the developer budged.

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AB 1033 Will Allow Condoization of ADUs

Santa Cruz Architect

Individual cities and counties would have latitude to decide if they want their residents to have the option to sell their ADUs. AB 1033 would also be advantageous to current homeowners who could use the sale of an ADU to help finance its construction. Finally, from a social perspective, it could increase gentle density in many cities.

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How climate, pandemic, and war shape the "future proofing" of buildings, cities and regions

Community Architect

Domestic and general firearm violence is up across the country, most visibly in larger cities; all attempts of curbing the rampant violence have not yielded a result yet. Total net anthropogenic GHG emissions have continued to rise during the period 2010–2019, as have cumulative net CO2 emissions since 1850.

Cities 81
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News: Harvard GSD reveals four 2023 Wheelwright Prize finalists

Bustler

These are the 2023 finalists and their proposals: Isabel Abascal: “Mother Architecture: Shaping Birth” Isabel Abascal is a Mexico City–based architect and writer. She will also schedule in-person curated experiences in select cities, including dinner salons, roundtables, panel discussions, and other related events. Osseo-Asare!s

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Tianfu Conference Center // MARS Studio

Architizer

Tianfu Conference Center is in the north of Chengdu Tianfu Airport City and is considered as one of the most important developing elements in the area. Unlike the Conference center in other cities, our design is located on a picturesque lake in a scenic area outside the city. © MARS Studio. © MARS Studio. © MARS Studio.

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