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Urb proposes 93-kilometre cycling highway "to make Dubai the most connected city on earth"

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Envisioned to encourage Dubai's three million residents to switch from cars to healthier modes of transportation, The Loop would also incorporate a hyperloop line. The Loop aims to make Dubai the most connected city on earth by foot or bike," said Urb chief executive officer Baharash Bagherian. "It

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20 Best Architecture Firms in Hong Kong

Architizer

Named the World City of Asia, Hong Kong is home to a diverse population that resides within a densely populated land mass. Meanwhile, traces of Hong Kong’s British colonial period are still significant in today’s urban fabric. What should remain and what can go?

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

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Right: Public Farm 1, a 2008 installation on the grounds of Long Island City’s MoMA PS1 by Amale Andraos’s firm, WORKac; the museum described the installation as “a living structure made from inexpensive and sustainable materials recyclable after its use at PS1”; images via MoMA PS1 and Archinect. Amale Andraos. Raha Ashrafi .

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Baltimore: From sideways to upwards?

Community Architect Daily

Some use psychology to explain and combat the City's shortcomings attesting Baltimore an inferiority complex and lack of self esteem. The City continues to generate large projects that are all described as "world class", "game changers" or as " the biggest in the nation ". Why can't Baltimore stop its decline ?

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The Future of Cities: Back to Basics?

Community Architect

But the future remains shrouded in doubt and uncertainty, the future of cities included. Manhattan, New York City (Photo: Philipsen) Only the broadest terms seem clear: The future won't be like the past, nor will it be how we imagined it before the pandemic. Future- which future?

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RAISE: What can $50 million do for transit?

Community Architect Daily

When the US Secretary of transportation shows up for a press conference in Baltimore to announce a national grant, it is a fairly big deal for Baltimore. DOT Secretary Buttigieg, MDOT Secretary Slater and MTA Administrator Arnold at the grant announcement (Photo: SUN) The reality is more modest. That is about 20 miles.

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How climate, pandemic, and war shape the "future proofing" of buildings, cities and regions

Community Architect

Technology continues to develop at a breakneck pace but there is growing pessimism about the balance of solutions and harm. Technology continues to develop at a breakneck pace but there is growing pessimism about the balance of solutions and harm. Climate commitments go all the way to the end of this century.

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