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Competitions: Open International Urban Planning Competition for The "New Kharkhorum" City of Mongolia

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Registration Deadline: Apr 15, 2024; Submission Deadline Jul 16, 2024 We want to draw your attention to an open international competition call for submissions for the master planning project of Mongolia's new city, "New Kharkhorum." If Mongolia were to build a new capital city successfully, it could benefit the country in several ways.

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TVK designs limestone buildings for "first zero-carbon district" in Paris

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The upper levels were made from load-bearing limestone sourced mainly from the local Ile-de-France region, aiming to reduce the carbon cost of transportation. The biggest challenge of the project was to bring together more than a dozen programmes and turn them into a fully-fledged part of the city," said Trévelo and Kohler.

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Kigali Green City Project, Rwanda, Africa

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Kigali Green City Project Rwanda, East Africa Business Investment, Urbanisation, Architect. Kigali Green City Project in Rwanda. FBW Group Appointed To Transformational African ‘green City’ Development in Rwanda. Kigali Green City Project in Rwanda, East Africa. 24 November 2022. Images by FCBS. Kigali Buildings.

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MAD unveils sunken Train Station in the Forest in Jiaxing

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The revamp of the 354,000-square-metre station is MAD 's first station and the studio hopes it will "redefine transportation infrastructure buildings in China". They stand like imposing palaces in Chinese city centres surrounded by wide main roads, viaducts, and vast empty squares," said Ma.

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Page Southerland Page integrates "past and future" at Texas Capitol Complex

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The Texas Capitol Complex – designed for the Texas Facilities Commission – spans approximately 150 acres across 40 city blocks around the Texas State Capitol. We hope this project will enhance urban spaces in the city, contributing to the State of Texas' and Austin's unique, vibrant identity." & Elec.

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Renzo Piano stacks Toronto courthouse on top of massive atrium

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Working with local studio NORR Architects and Engineers , Renzo Piano Building Workshop ( RPBW ) designed the structure for downtown Toronto, where it will house many of the city's criminal courtrooms. The building rises only 96 metres, to make sure the courthouse did not exceed the height of the nearby City Hall.

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Quay Quarter Lanes Designed by Studio Bright Rejuvenates the City Block in the Heart of Sydney

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Quay Quarter Lanes – is the rejuvenation of a city block in the heart of Sydney City at Circular Quay. The project has civic ambitions that extend beyond the apartments, aspiring to contribute to the city with communal rooftop gardens and an arcade thoroughfare linking adjacent lanes, whilst also offering a high level of amenity.

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