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Foster + Partners and Sasaki Associates designing Sierra Leone island city for Idris Elba

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Architecture studios Sasaki Associates and Foster + Partners are masterplanning a smart city for up to a million people on Sherbro island in Sierra Leone. Never in my lifetime would I have thought I could build the foundation for a new smart-city. It's a dream, you know, but I work in the make-believe business," Elba told BBC.

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Baltimore City and County Planning the Future: How they prepare their new Masterplans

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Late to the party: The new 10 year plans Baltimore City calls it a Comprehensive Plan and hasn't done one since 2006. Baltimore County calls it Masterplan 2030 and its last version is from 2020. Both City and County planning departments lean heavily on the APA publication Best Practices for a Comprehensive Plan.

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Grozny masterplanning competition, Chechen Republic

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We have been working on projects of varying scale in 95 cities in over 60 Russian regions», – said Sergei Georgievski. – “Each and every one of them used to have a unique mixture of charms and challenges, obviously. The site covers 360 square kilometers and includes both the city and the municipal okrug.

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City Lane by 5+design

aasarchitecture

With a focus on Hanyang’s historic past, The Sino Ocean City Lane project creates a new language that permeates through the masterplan and architectural features. The masterplan restores the route to its full length with a series of new buildings and pavilions that re-connect the Gui Yuan Temple with the river. Image © 5+design.

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Saudi Arabia set to host 2030 World Expo in Riyadh

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Saudi Arabia 's capital Riyadh has won the competition to host the 2030 World Expo, becoming the second Middle Eastern city to host the international event after Dubai in 2020. Other cities bidding to host the event, which takes place every five years, were Rome in Italy and Busan in South Korea.

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Lafayette and KCAP win Green masterplan for Tours airport area

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After a year of competitive dialogue, the team led by Lafayette, in collaboration with KCAP, Etablissement, Elioth, Suez, Ville en Œuvre, Mint and E.Co, has won the 700-hectare masterplan for the area around Tours Val de Loire Airport in France, competing against two other international teams. Image © Filippo Bolognese.

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"Great innovator" Italo Rota dies aged 70

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Italo Rota (@italorota) Italo Rota has died aged 70 Rota passed away on Saturday in his home city, Milan. Top image: Rota also worked on the Dubai Expo 2020. Above: Italo Rota collaborated with Carlo Ratti for the World Expo 2030. Visual by CRA.