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Kongjian Yu? wins the 2023 Oberlander Prize for achievements in landscape architecture

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Yu follows University of Virginia emeritus professor Julie Bargmann as the second winner of the bi-annual $100,000 award, which was first established in 2021 in order to celebrate practitioners whose work addresses various social issues while improving the overall trajectory of the public realm.

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Architecture and the Economy: Inside China’s Ghost Cities

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In recent months, as rumors of China’s economic crisis have spread, the images that seem to interest people the most are photographs of China’s so-called “ghost cities” — urban developments that are eerily under-occupied. The city of Ordos isn’t exactly empty, but it feels that way. But what do these images signify?

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News: Kongjian Yu? wins the 2023 Oberlander Prize for achievements in landscape architecture

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Yu follows University of Virginia emeritus professor Julie Bargmann as the second winner of the bi-annual $100,000 award, which was first established in 2021 in order to celebrate practitioners whose work addresses various social issues while improving the overall trajectory of the public realm. Read the full post on Bustler

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Sakhalin City Competition Winners, Russia

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Ecopolis Sakhalin Competition Winner, Russian Architecture Design Contest 2021 News. 20 December 2021. Expert Council select the Winner of the International Competition To Develop A Concept For An Ecopolis In Sakhalin Region. The goal was to create an architectural and urban planning concept for a new type of city.

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ADEPT + Karres en Brands win Garden City 2.0

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ADEPT + Karres en Brands have been named winners of a highly ambitious 80 ha urban development in Köln Germany inspired by The Garden City. WoodHood shows an alternative approach to the future of urban development, allowing both sustainability and landscape to become primary drivers of urbanism. Master Plan.

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ADEPT + Karres en Brands win Garden City 2.0

aasarchitecture

ADEPT + Karres en Brands have been named winners of a highly ambitious 80 ha urban development in Köln Germany inspired by The Garden City. WoodHood shows an alternative approach to the future of urban development, allowing both sustainability and landscape to become primary drivers of urbanism.

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ADEPT + Karres en Brands win Garden City 2.0

aasarchitecture

ADEPT + Karres en Brands have been named winners of a highly ambitious 80 ha urban development in Köln Germany inspired by The Garden City. WoodHood shows an alternative approach to the future of urban development, allowing both sustainability and landscape to become primary drivers of urbanism.

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