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Norman Foster "to assemble the best minds" to rebuild Ukrainian city of Kharkiv

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Along with representatives of the Norman Foster Foundation, Foster aims to recruit leading international and Ukrainian architects and designers to contribute to the reconstruction. "In Housing, hospitals, schools and heritage buildings, including an opera house, concert hall and government offices have reportedly been hit by shells.

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Architecture education needs "decolonisation and decarbonisation" says London School of Architecture head Neal Shasore

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Shasore plans to use his previous experience as a visiting lecturer at the University of Cambridge's architecture school and as a course tutor for the MArch professional practice studio at the Royal College of Art to overcome some of the potential pitfalls that architecture institutions fall into when trying to become more inclusive.

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Tongji University's College of Architecture and Urban Planning marks 70 years with Global Dean's Forum

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Promotion: Shanghai 's Tongji University is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its College of Architecture and Urban Planning with the Global Dean's Forum, a day-long event bringing together 11 major architecture schools from around the world. The school is now also starting to recruit post-doctoral researchers from abroad.