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From Cubicles to Community: The Future City. (Part 2)

Community Architect

In this part we will search for the opportunities for a flourishing city beyond the office. Let's find out what trends could provide the seed for a potential success story for the next generation of cities. In the first part of this article we described the current symbiotic relation of downtown and the office.

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An Organization Is Using History to Rehab Public Housing

Dwell

The president, since 2012, of Harlem-based Ascendant Neighborhood Development , Cirillo leads a nonprofit organization with a 30-year track record of building affordable housing in Upper Manhattan. Ascendant has only been called Ascendant for about six years—we were called SFDS Development Corporation originally.

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The "miracle" of Taiwan's luxury social housing

Deezen

In line with need, the capital, Taipei, has the highest concentration of social housing constructed so far, followed by Taiwan's other major cities. Development is mostly funded by city governments, with additional support from central government. People had an image about public housing coming from America.

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Before & After: In Austin, a New Life Out West Starts With a First Remodel for $176K

Dwell

On a visit to Austin, Texas to see friends, she fell in love with the city, its pace of life, nearby hiking trails, and the music scene. "It The first hurdle was financing, securing a bank loan to cover the mortgage and remodel budget. During that process, Amber found contractor, Joey Melgoza of A&J Moving & Contracting. "He

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Before & After: In Austin, a New Life Out West Starts With a First Remodel for $176K

Dwell

On a visit to Austin, Texas to see friends, she fell in love with the city, its pace of life, nearby hiking trails, and the music scene. "It The first hurdle was financing, securing a bank loan to cover the mortgage and remodel budget. During that process, Amber found contractor, Joey Melgoza of A&J Moving & Contracting. "He

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Going for the ugly at RIPTA

Architecture Here and There

RIPTA may need to contract rather than to expand. RIPTA’s announcement of the RFP last week states that it “invites qualified and experience entities from the private sector to submit proposals to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Transit Center through a progressive joint development project delivery model.”

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The New Brixen Public Library by Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli

aasarchitecture

The project consists of the construction of a unitary complex which includes a new building and the restorantion and annexation of the existing buildings of the Ex Finance, a portion of the Ex Court (the first two levels) and of the Ex Prison (part of the ground floor and first floor). Photo © Marco Cappelletti. Photo © Marco Cappelletti.