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Shanghai Municipal Government launches global awards programme for urban design

Deezen

As part of SUDC there are two competitions available to enter – the Typical City Block Urban Design Competition and The Micro Space Urban Design Competition. 18 awards across three categories – urban area design, city block urban design and specific urban design – will be awarded to the winners with a total of ¥1.5 million prizes.

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Architecture and the Economy: Inside China’s Ghost Cities

Architizer

In recent months, as rumors of China’s economic crisis have spread, the images that seem to interest people the most are photographs of China’s so-called “ghost cities” — urban developments that are eerily under-occupied. The city of Ordos isn’t exactly empty, but it feels that way. So what do the Chinese ghost cities signify?

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Wenzhou Innovaland Start-up Zone: Aedas

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Wenzhou Innovaland Start-up Zone Building, Chinese Commercial Architecture, Design Images. Location: Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, eastern China. Wenzhou is planned to be one of the global high-tech cities by establishing Wenzhou Innovaland. Chinese Architect – Design Practice Listings. 8 November 2022.

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Wenzhou Binjiang Business District Plot E07

e-architect

Integrating the light features and reflections of the river waves with the glass curtain wall, the tower is set to become a vibrant landmark in the city. Led by Aedas Executive Director Yao Chun Wen, the team has won the concept design competition to deliver a dynamic mixed-use project in the core area of the CBD.

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Architects in China adapting to more sustainable and culturally relevant skyscrapers after supertall ban

Deezen

After the Chinese government announced a full ban on skyscrapers taller than 500 metres last October, architecture firms working in the country have had to adjust their approach. Read: Twelve Chinese architecture projects completing in the Year of the Tiger.

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Meta City Hall – Life of Tree: CAA architects

e-architect

Meta City Hall – Life of Tree: CAA architects, Virtual architecture, Metaverse property. Meta City Hall – Life of Tree. Meta City Hall – Life of Tree by CAA architects. “In The Meta City Hall, designed by the CAA LAB led by architect Mr. Liu Haowei, was recently completed. 26 December 2022.

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Old Town Baltimore - an unkind mirror of Baltimore's planning history

Community Architect Daily

While we will investigate the trouble (see also my 2016 blog article ), inserted quotes from recent decades show how protracted the problems are. Why does the nation's first inner-city neighborhood mall - which placed Baltimore on the map for urban planners in 1975 - stands a near-ghost town today?(

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