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Why Nearly Every City in the U.S. Needs a Walkability Study

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About two weeks ago, I received an intriguing email from Jeff Speck, the author of two of the most influential books on urban planning in the past two decades: Suburban Nation (2010; co-authored by Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk) and Walkable City (2012; reissued in 2022 with new material). Read more »

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Longtime Air Force planner Paula Loomis is given the 2024 AIA Award for Excellence in Public Architecture

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The honor follows a long career in service to the United States military and other federal agencies that has advanced strategies imperative to improving resilient design, sustainability, and design for mental health approaches today. Air Force installations is credited with authoring over 50 facility standards guidelines.

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Design Miami’s first Parisian edition canceled due to 'security problems'

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Authorities in Paris have put the kibosh on Design Miami ’s first Paris edition after police there cited a lack of security at its planned site, the historic Place de la Concorde. ” Organizers also confirmed each exhibitor will be given a full refund and that they are working to find an alternative location.

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News: Longtime Air Force planner Paula Loomis is given the 2024 AIA Award for Excellence in Public Architecture

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The honor follows a long career in service to the United States military and other federal agencies that has advanced strategies imperative to improving resilient design, sustainability, and design for mental health approaches today. Air Force installations is credited with authoring over 50 facility standards guidelines.

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"Revolutionary force" Lesley Lokko wins 2024 RIBA Royal Gold Medal

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"A visionary agent of change, Lesley has dedicated her life to championing these values, not only through academic endeavours, but through her work as an author and curator," he continued. She remains a humble revolutionary force, with her ambition and optimism etching an indelible mark on the global architectural stage."

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Saudi Arabia’s The Line Megadevelopment Gets A Lot Shorter

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Dezeen notes that, per the video, The Line’s construction is divided into 140 "modules"—each designed by a different architecture firm—yet it is unknown which module is currently in progress.

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"Design professionals can make choices to prove that disasters are not natural"

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Continuing our Designing for Disaster series, disasters expert Ilan Kelman shares advice for designers and architects on averting catastrophe. A generation ago, in 1999, a team led by disasterologist Dennis Mileti published a comprehensive review of disasters in the US titled "Disasters by Design".

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