Deezen

MARCH 18, 2024

Architecture studios Sasaki Associates and Foster + Partners are masterplanning a smart city for up to a million people on Sherbro island in Sierra Leone. Sherbro Alliance Partners, which is co-ordinating the masterplan, has enlisted energy company Octopus to develop a strategy for electricity generation based on wind power.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Wenzhou Innovaland Start-up Zone Building, Chinese Commercial Architecture, Design Images. Wenzhou Innovaland Start-up Zone. Creating a High-Tech Hub at Wenzhou Innovaland Start-Up Zone. Location: Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, eastern China. Aerial view of the start-up zone: Images by Aedas. 8 November 2022.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The 15-minute city concept has repeatedly made the news this year. What are 15-minute cities? The 15-minute city is an urban planning concept that, as its name suggests, aims to create communities where people can access key amenities by travelling no more than 15 minutes on foot or by bike. Who invented the 15-minute city?

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Brandon Donnelly

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Somebody on Twitter responded to my recent post about inclusionary zoning and asked: Aren’t all the upzonings that the City is already doing a kind of density bonus? ” Why does there need to be any other sort of subsidy in order to mitigate the economic impacts of inclusionary zoning? Here’s a specific example.

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RMJM Architecture

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Mohammed Bin Salman Nonprofit City has announced the launch of a series of distinctive Grade A corporate office buildings. An IHG branded Indigo hotel, ideal for business and leisure travelers looking to conduct business and enjoy the offerings of the City, is a mere 2-minute walk away.

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Community Architect Daily

JULY 5, 2022

Can a developer be forced to develop a vacant lot? A lot that sits in the downtown of a major city in a strategic position? A lot that is only vacant because the developer decided to purchase and demolish a historic theater venue? It’s time to put up or shut up. And if he’s not putting up, he should be fined."

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Archinect

APRIL 8, 2022

” That means that a significant amount of the new residential development must occur in “well-resourced” neighborhoods where discrimination and zoning rules have historically combined to keep out newcomers and new buildings.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

UK member of parliament Nick Fletcher has ignited a debate about 15-minute cities after stating that they "will take away personal freedoms". Ultra-low emissions zones in their present form do untold economic damage to any city, however, the second step after these zones will take away personal freedoms as well," he said.

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Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2024

MVRDV will complete four mixed-use buildings for the 120,000-metre-square development, named WärtZ, with the ambition of creating a "second city centre" south of Zwolle railway station, it said. The post MVRDV designs WärtZ district as "second city centre" for Zwolle appeared first on Dezeen.

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Archinect

MAY 31, 2022

The developer of a controversial Harlem complex that would have brought 915 new apartments to an underutilized stretch of 145th Street — half of which would have been income restricted — has scuttled the plan ahead of a subcommittee vote on the project Tuesday morning.

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Architizer

JANUARY 15, 2024

A sustainable process, in turn, facilitates the development of thoughtfully planned, walkable communities that emphasize economic resilience, social inclusiveness and environmental conservation. From a social standpoint, community engagement plays a crucial role in ensuring that developments align with the needs and desires of the residents.

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Archinect

JANUARY 22, 2024

The Erdberger Mais area in Vienna's third district is currently one of the largest urban development zones in the city. BEHF Architects were commissioned to develop not only a masterplan for the area but also to create a high-quality residential tower.

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Brandon Donnelly

APRIL 13, 2022

The big news this week for Toronto city builders is that the city has put forward a proposal to substantially increase development charges. But with the above increase and with the introduction of policies like inclusionary zoning, I am sure that the number is higher today. These are easy fees to hide.

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Archinect

APRIL 19, 2022

At that time, land was often given to churches, because the City understood they could be a useful tool in creating communities and economy. Several developers had attempted to redevelop the property, but failed on the hurdles of an old building, a strict zoning code, or a limited budget.

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Archinect

APRIL 28, 2023

A new master plan led by SWA Group has been revealed by the city of Irvine, California, showcasing a park design that, at 1,200 acres, would create one of the largest municipal park environments in the nation. The framework SWA developed in unison with Kellenberg Studio calls for a five-zone subdivision of the site.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Wenzhou is planned to be one of the global high-tech cities by establishing Wenzhou Innovaland. The start-up zone integrates technology, financial, wellness and education, creating a mixed-use innovative hub in Wenzhou. Inspired by the connection between city and rivers, the design adopts an “Island Chain” concept.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Controversial plans to transform over 50,000 acres of farmland into a city in Solano county, northern California , have been unveiled by a group of investors named Flannery Associates. However, Flannery Associates said it will be working with the local community to develop it. It's not our first rodeo," Moy explained.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Consider the possibilities of expanding underground development to encompass a broader range of building typologies. Numerous countries across the globe are actively venturing into underground development beyond transportation and utility infrastructure. Completed in 2018, the bicycle parking accommodates over 13,500 bikes.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Promotion: the City of Copenhagen is transforming the Danish capital's harbour into a vibrant public space with recreational activities and residential developments. The development will also provide space for events, introduce nature to the site and make the area cleaner and friendlier. Image by Daniel Rasmussen.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The role, based in New York City, calls for an individual to join a practice “recognized worldwide for its creative interfacing of landscape and architecture.” In August,

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Brandon Donnelly

JULY 2, 2022

The headline sounds pretty promising: San Francisco is on the verge of abolishing single-family zoning , and will soon allow 4-plexes across the city and up to 6 units on corner lots. It is also clear recognition that, “hey, we have a housing problem and should probably figure out a way to increase overall supply.”

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Deezen

AUGUST 1, 2022

As a 170-kilometre-long mirrored megacity in the Saudi desert makes headlines around the world, here is a roundup of 10 futuristic cities currently being planned across the globe. Global issues such as the housing crisis and climate change are galvanising ambitions for a new generation of high-tech cities. The Line, Saudi Arabia.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 12, 2024

Foster + Partners has been appointed by Hackman Capital Partners to reimagine the Television City studio complex in Los Angeles, following an international competition. Image © Foster + Partners The new elements are inserted into a flexible low-carbon structural grid, which learns from the city’s world-renowned Case Study Houses.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Led by Aedas Executive Director Fiona Chen and Founder and Global Principal Designer Keith Griffiths, Aedas joint venture with Southwest Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute of China won the design competition for Zhuhai North Area Water Purification Plant Phase II and Sports Centre in the High-tech Zone. Keith says.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Today, the skyline is vastly more complex, far-flung and difficult to picture, and it’s common to hear complaints that the city has lost its bearings. The city currently only has one protected vista overlooking the Financial District from Brooklyn Heights.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The second most valuable company in the world, Amazon has been gobbling up space throughout the southeast corner of the city, taking advantage of zoning meant to preserve blue-collar jobs in a market in which housing and office space have typically generated higher revenues.

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Brandon Donnelly

JULY 6, 2022

I received an email from a reader over the weekend saying that my comments around rent control have been too critical, and that they are not doing proper justice to the challenges that renters face in today’s cities. It is obvious that wages have not kept pace with home prices in many cities around the world. This is a problem.

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Archinect

AUGUST 14, 2023

City leaders are raising the alarm about the anemic pace of development. Manhattan has seen ruinous housing cost increases since the pandemic abated, irking those in power who feel the need to end a citywide crisis is being blocked by a lack of tax incentive support and prohibitive zoning measures.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 20, 2022

New Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass is wasting no time dismantling the regulatory process that’s long been held up as the source and exacerbator of the city’s intertwined homelessness and affordable housing crises. The directive will also waive the discretionary review process of all developments not requiring zoning changes.

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The Spaces

JANUARY 2, 2024

Cities are more vibrant, diverse and more innovative than ever and healthy competition around green credentials, liveability and the provision of public space is driving growth around climate and social value as well as traditional investment. Oxford: The AI Hub Bodleian Library in Oxford. Photography Shaun Iwasawa / Pexel Why? Did you know?

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Archinect

AUGUST 18, 2023

New York City officials announced plans on Thursday to ease the conversion of office buildings to housing and to open manufacturing areas south of Times Square to new residential development, as part of a broader push to reinvent the struggling business district in Midtown Manhattan and address the city’s housing crisis.

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BD+C

AUGUST 9, 2019

With housing affordability reaching crisis proportions in many cities, local officials are implementing new zoning regulations to catalyze more home construction. Land-use rules that include density restrictions, and even some that influence aesthetics and design, restrict development.

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Brandon Donnelly

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Back in 2017, Portland, Oregon enacted new inclusionary zoning policies mandating that all new residential projects with 20 or more units must deliver a specified amount of affordable housing. Early accounts, by people like Joe Cortright of City Observatory , suggested that the market was reacting to this new requirement as you might expect.

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Archinect

JULY 25, 2022

Following last week’s visit to Los Angeles-based Stayner Architects, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series east to New York City, where we find ODA Architecture. Founded in 2007, the studio has developed an international reputation for delivering what it describes as “imaginative and mold-breaking designs.”

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Brandon Donnelly

APRIL 1, 2022

This Twitter thread by UC Davis Law Professor, Chris Elmendorf, is a good reminder that there can be a meaningful difference between actual completed homes and zoned land that might one day becoming new housing. Sounds cool.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Appointed in 2017 to expand the resort, ZHA designed Studio City Phase Two with new leisure, entertainment and hospitality facilities including one of Asia’s largest indoor water parks and extensive meeting spaces. Melco Resorts & Entertainment is a leading global developer, owner and operator of integrated resort facilities.

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SW Oregon Architect

MARCH 31, 2024

The City of Eugene mailed a multi-page brochure regarding the Franklin Boulevard Transformation project to neighbors this past February. The elephant in the room (or perhaps rather, not in the room) is what he perceives as another example of the City’s failure to prioritize visionary thinking in its planning processes.

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