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China Resources Qianhai Center Development

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GP designed all of the towers and co-developed the master plan with UK-based design firm Benoy, who also designed the retail complex. The Qianhai district is a special economic zone designated to transform the previously undeveloped 15-square-kilometer bay area into the “Manhattan of the Pearl River Delta.”

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Elementary school in Komo?any, Prague

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The wild character of the forest penetrates this zone together with the path of the water. Architecture Firm: XTOPIX ( www.xtopix.cz ). Status: 1st prize in architectural competition. J&T Finance Group Headquarters , Sokolovská 700/113a, Prague 8 – Karlín. J&T Finance Group Headquarters.

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Developing a Powerful Profit Plan for Your Architecture Firm

EntreArchitect

Still one of the most popular posts on the blog; in this 3-part article Steven walks us through the step-by-step process of developing a powerful Profit Plan for our architecture firm. Financial Management for the Small Architectural Firm: The Prologue. Did you ever sit down and map out your firm’s operating budget?

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"Cities are branding themselves into predictably unique products"

Deezen

Whereas the city beautiful used steam and steel to build awe-inspiring theaters and museums, and the city efficient harnessed the power of computer and zoning codes to plan out highways and subdivisions, the city authentic uses social media and smartphones to revitalize downtowns and attract new investment.

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

Architizer

One could spend hours thumbing through the renderings of United Design Architects , or UDA, the Tehran and Portland based architecture firm co-founded by Iranian architect Raha Ashrafi. Left: Hobhouse, London, United Kingdom, 2020 A+Awards Jury Winner in the Architecture +Brick category; Right: Cécile Brisac via Architonic.

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Los Angeles Is Giving Away Plans for a Pre-Approved ADU

Dwell

Rendering courtesy of Lehrer Architects and Kadre Architects The city partnered with smaller architecture firms to design plans for ADUs —emphasizing good design and affordability—that would be pre-approved for permitting ease. The firm also worked with the Housing Rights Center to provide training in being a Section 8 landlord.

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Here Is What COVID-19 Will Do to Architecture and Cities

Community Architect

Naturally, work isn't totally binary: There are grey zones in between the virtual and the physical blocks of work which combine physical and virtual, such as tele-medicine, remote teaching and remote conferencing that will not entirely eliminate the need for the physical spaces but reduce the frequency in which they are used.

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