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“A Framework for Developing Happy Proximities:” In Conversation with Carlos Moreno, the Pioneer of the 15-Minute City

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The 15-minute city has become an internationally recognized concept advocating for a people-centric urban model where residents should be able to meet most of their daily needs within a 15-minute walk or bike ride from their homes.

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Holcim and Zaha Hadid Architects team debuts second 3D printed concrete bridge concept

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Zaha Hadid Architects has released details of a second collaborative effort with Holcim on a 3D printed bridge concept that was first debuted as part of the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale. The construction was completed recently in Lyon, France, on the grounds of Holcim’s Innovation Hub.

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The winners of the 2021 UIA-HYP Cup International Student Competition have been announced

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The results of the 2021 UIA-HYP Cup International Student Competition have been unveiled. ” This concept explores the tensions between architecture and the city as well as between architecture and nature in an increasingly interconnected contemporary world.

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UK politician attacks 15-minute city concept in parliament

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Speaking in the House of Commons , the elected lower house of the UK parliament, Fletcher called for a "debate on the international socialist concept of so-called 15-minute cities and 20-minute neighbourhoods". In 2021, Moreno won the Obel Prize for developing the concept and his contribution to urbanism. "We

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NPR on sponge cities, Kongjian Yu, and the future of flood mitigation

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Gareth Doherty, an associate professor of landscape architecture at Harvard University, says the concept is revolutionary. The contributions of Turenscape founder Kongjian Yu to the development of the so-called “Sponge City” concept date to the mid-90s , stemming from a near-death experience in his childhood home of Jinhua.

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15-minute city an "easy way to explain an old concept" says Edmonton planner

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A planner from Edmonton , Canada, has defended its 15-minute city plan after criticism from locals, saying that the plan uses age-old concepts and "will enable the City of Edmonton to support growth more efficiently". Cities are embracing the 15-minute city idea because it is an easy way to explain an old concept."

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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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