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David Chipperfield Architects and Assemble reveal plans for residential neighbourhood on former dairy farm

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Dairy Road is a neighbourhood masterplan by David Chipperfield Architects, Assemble and Jane Irwin. Alongside the restored land, architecture will also serve as a foundation for plant life. Jane Irwin Landscape Architecture will reincorporate wetlands, grasslands and woodlands to better mirror the site's pre-colonial state.

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The most-read architecture and design stories of 2022

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Along with BIG, studios including Foster + Partners and OMA are masterplaning futuristic urban centres, which often claim to be designed with a focus on sustainability. Shot by aerial photography company Ot Sky, the footage shows numerous excavators digging a wide linear trench in the desert for the foundations of the city.

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Cobe and Lundén Architecture Company win competition for community and municipal building in Finland

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The building is part of a larger masterplan for the so-called Espoon Keskus, one of five major urban centres in Espoo, creating a diverse neighbourhood with new residential buildings, commercial facilities, public transportation, and green urban spaces. Construction for Espoo House will begin in early 2026 and is expected to open in 2029.

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Gagarin Valley | MVRDV

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Excerpt: Commissioned by the DAR Foundation for Regional Development and Competitiveness, MVRDV designed a vision for the area in which the potential of the valley is optimised and various facilities are added. This forms the base of the valley masterplan, reducing evaporation while enhancing water buffers and biodiversity.

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MVRDV launches vision for self-sufficient Gagarin Valley

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MVRDV was commissioned by the Armenian non-profit organisation DAR Foundation for Regional Development and Competitiveness to develop a vision that will make the 34,000-hectare area more sustainable and ecologically diverse. This forms the base of the valley masterplan, reducing evaporation while enhancing water buffers and biodiversity.

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MVRDV launches vision for self-sufficient Gagarin Valley

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MVRDV was commissioned by the Armenian non-profit organisation DAR Foundation for Regional Development and Competitiveness to develop a vision that will make the 34,000-hectare area more sustainable and ecologically diverse. This forms the base of the valley masterplan, reducing evaporation while enhancing water buffers and biodiversity.

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Gagarin Valley Vision by MVRDV, Armenia

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Gagarin Valley Vision by MVRDV in Armenia, New DAR Foundation Armenian Housing, Architecture Design. MVRDV was commissioned by the Armenian non-profit organisation DAR Foundation for Regional Development and Competitiveness to develop a vision that will make the 34,000-hectare area more sustainable and ecologically diverse. Year: 2022.