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BIG completes first building in South America and the tallest building in Quito, Ecuador

Avontuura

The post BIG completes first building in South America and the tallest building in Quito, Ecuador appeared first on Åvontuura. IQON rises 130 m making it the tallest building in the Ecuadorian capital Quito - a city with one of the highest elevations in the world.

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COP29 Highlights: Key Takeaways for Cities and the Built Environment

ArchDaily

In 2024 alone, urban areas worldwide experienced devastating climate impacts: flooding displaced millions in Africa , droughts crippled urban economies in South America, and storms caused widespread destruction in North America and Europe.

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ecuador’s six towers ‘the hills’ will be MVRDV’s first project in south america

designboom

The post ecuador’s six towers ‘the hills’ will be MVRDV’s first project in south america appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. a cluster of six residential towers will suggest a lush, naturally carved 'valley.'.

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Heatherwick Studio's Educational Hub Celebrates Indigenous Crafts in Bogotá, Colombia

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Marking Heatherwick’s Studio’s debut in South America, the construction is set to begin in 2025. Courtesy of NOD | Heatherwick Studio Heatherwick Studio has just been selected to design a new educational facility for a university in Bogotá , Colombia.

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The Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize Announces 2024 MCHAP Emerging and Outstanding Projects

ArchDaily

Image © Juan Manuel McGrath, Iwan Baan, Rodrigo Chapa The Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP) at the College of Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology has announced the shortlist of 53 Outstanding projects.

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Google updates Open Buildings data sets using AI

Archinect

In 2021, the Google Research Africa team launched Open Buildings, an open-source dataset of building footprints across the Global South produced using AI and high-resolution satellite imagery. billion buildings over an area of 58 million km² in Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.

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ArchDaily's 2024 Best New Practices

ArchDaily

These 20 practices, half led by women or as a mix, coming from Europe, South America, North America, Asia and the Middle East, represent the diversity among those who are setting an example of the direction architecture should be heading.