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A City Within a City: How Micro-City Design Breathes New Life into Multi-Use Concepts

Architizer

It’s not just a building; it’s a micro-city set within a bustling metropolis. As you step through its doors, you enter a world where residences seamlessly blend with vibrant commercial areas. The structure is itself a testament to sustainable urban living, optimizing space and resources to minimize environmental impact.

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6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments

BD+C

6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments Austin, Texas, has developed an ETOD Policy Toolkit Study to make transit-oriented developments more equitable for current and future residents and businesses.

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Commercial Setbacks Code Amendment

SW Oregon Architect

The Eugene City Council meets tomorrow (Monday, July 19) at 5:30 PM to conduct a hearing on the topic of a proposed amendment to Commercial Setback requirements in the Eugene Code. Such incentive programs provide the City with leverage to secure better design outcomes. Encourage ground floor residential units.

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Nature as the city: Why it’s time for a new framework to guide development

BD+C

Nature as the city: Why it’s time for a new framework to guide development 0 qpurcell Fri, 05/10/2024 - 09:05 Sustainable Development NBBJ leaders Jonathan Ward and Margaret Montgomery explore five inspirational ideas they are actively integrating into projects to ensure more healthy, natural cities.

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Joe Doucet's Airiva wind turbines are made for city streets and buildings

Deezen

The system is intended for use in locations like airports, commercial buildings and roadsides Proponents of distributed energy infrastructure argue that there is less power loss when energy is used locally and that these systems give their users resiliency against grid outages.

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“A different way of developing cities” — SERA Architects' Tim Smith discusses the OMSI District and civic ecology

Portland Architecture

The district is projected to include 1,200 housing units, forming with the Burnside Bridgehead development to the north a residential bookend to the otherwise non-residential Central Eastside. I watched your 2011 TEDx talk earlier today, which focused on the concept of civic ecology and took inspiration from E.V.

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Boston’s new Winthrop Center is now officially the largest Passive House office building in the world

Archinect

Inaugurated in the spring after a six-year concept and construction phase, the 691-foot mixed-use tower includes 812,000 square feet of Class A office space and another 510,000-square-foot segment with 317 luxury residences within its 52-story design. Image courtesy of Millennium Partners.

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