Archinect

JULY 19, 2022

After nearly a decade of planning and design changes, Frank Gehry ’s proposed Ocean Avenue mixed-use development has finally been given the go-ahead by the Santa Monica City Council. million in economic benefits to the Westside community.

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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. When our cost consultant ran the numbers back in 2019, the estimate was that about a quarter of the price of a new condominium in Toronto was going to government fees and taxes.

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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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Archinect

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

But at One Broadgate, the steel beams that once framed the London headquarters of inter-dealer broker TP Icap Plc will instead be salvaged from the site and recycled by developer Fabrix. When old office blocks are demolished, their steel frames are typically smelted down to be recycled, emitting thousands of tonnes of carbon in the process.

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RMJM Architecture

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Estimated reading time: 5 min Over the last few decades there has been a substantial increase in inner city populations, whether it be for a purpose such as being closer to work, either in the. The post Mixed-Use Developments: Creating Urban Communities through Design appeared first on RMJM.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Milwaukee’s $15 million proposal to renovate 150 vacant, city-owned homes is moving forward. On Monday, the Department of City Development (DCD) announced the development teams, a mix of nonprofit and for-profit developers, that will participate in the first round of the Homes MKE initiative. per hour.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2024

The current version of the design is the result of two years of engineering, development and testing, with the key change being to the shape and size of the blades. The post Joe Doucet's Airiva wind turbines are made for city streets and buildings appeared first on Dezeen.

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Archinect

JULY 21, 2023

A team of researchers from The Ohio State University has developed a machine learning technique that converts old urban maps into three-dimensional digital models. The maps, created during the 19th and 20th centuries and frequently updated, were used by fire insurance companies to estimate their liabilities in about 12,000 U.S.

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Archinect

MAY 26, 2022

Developers and city officials recently joined to celebrate the start of construction on a dual-building affordable housing complex in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The development site is located on Newport Street between Thatford and Rockaway Avenues and will debut as Bridge Rockaway.

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ArchDaily

JULY 7, 2023

As data from the United Nations also estimates an annual population growth rate of 0.7% , the country’s built environment is set to interact with a new discourse of demography and present its own perspective on how to build for billions. One where the design and development of the rural areas take precedence over the cities.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

A planner from Edmonton , Canada, has defended its 15-minute city plan after criticism from locals, saying that the plan uses age-old concepts and "will enable the City of Edmonton to support growth more efficiently". Cities are embracing the 15-minute city idea because it is an easy way to explain an old concept."

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Archinect

AUGUST 9, 2022

Through the doldrums of America’s pandemic-triggered office downturn, the nation’s capital is quickly turning into a case study for the conversion of former commercial spaces into residential housing and mixed-use development. million square feet of rentable office space a prime target for prospective developers.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Architects Orange have developed a proposal for Oklahoma City featuring what could become the " the tallest building in the United States and currently fifth tallest in the world. Oana Stănescu is the curator for the Beta 2024 Timișoar.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

City-owned land in Boston’s booming Seaport district is vulnerable to flooding, a condition that will only worsen with climate-induced sea-level rise. To address this threat, city officials have instituted developer fees as a condition to build in the area to help finance a seawall and other protective infrastructure.

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Archinect

JULY 21, 2023

A team of researchers from The Ohio State University has developed a machine learning technique that converts old urban maps into three-dimensional digital models. The maps, created during the 19th and 20th centuries and frequently updated, were used by fire insurance companies to estimate their liabilities in about 12,000 U.S.

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Brandon Donnelly

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In the wake of Bill 23 , there has been a lot of discussion and concern around development charges and parkland dedication revenues. In the case of Toronto, the estimated figure is about $230 million of lost revenue per year. In other words, there is no evidence that developers will pass on any cost savings to the end consumer.

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Archinect

JULY 28, 2022

Kathy Hochul’s loftiest projects, which is estimated to cost a total of $22 billion. Additionally, a part of the financing plan includes charging the developers of the 10 skyscrapers planned for the site a fee instead of collecting city real estate taxes.

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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

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The drama over the project provides a window into just how hard it is for the city to scale up its housing and shelter system, even as a recent report from the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) estimated it would take more than 6,000 extra temporary and permanent beds to solve the crisis on the streets.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Los Angeles must rezone to accommodate an additional quarter-million new homes by mid-October after state housing regulators rejected the city’s long-term plan for growth. Current estimates have the number of people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles at over 66,000.). “Rezoning the.

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Archinect

APRIL 15, 2022

Onni Group, the Canadian real estate development firm which has emerged as one of the most prolific builders in Downtown Los Angeles, has broken ground on the neighborhood's first high-rise building since the onset of the global pandemic.

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Archinect

JANUARY 30, 2023

According to Urbanize NYC , the Restoration Plaza development will include two 13- and 16-story mixed-use structures separated by a 4-story community building to house art galleries, a dance studio, and other cultural spaces. Current estimates are for an eight-year construction timeline.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2022

Based on data about the daily movements of residents, the Cambio network will link existing cycle paths and supplement them with new "super-cycle corridors" that will connect the city of Milan in northern Italy and all 133 communes within its wider metropolitan area. Image courtesy of the Metropolitan City of Milan. "It

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aasarchitecture

MAY 9, 2024

Naftali Group, a leading privately held global real estate development and investment firm based in New York, announced the official unveiling of Williamsburg Wharf, a 3.75-acre acre master-planned development and resort-style destination on Williamsburg’s East River shoreline.

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Deezen

MAY 9, 2024

Saudi forces were cleared to use "lethal force" to remove those resisting relocation to make way for The Line mega city as part of Neom in Saudi Arabia , according to a report by UK media organisation the BBC. According to the Saudi government, 6,000 people have been relocated to make way for the Neom development.

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Deezen

APRIL 8, 2024

The Line mega-city, which is the flagship development for Saudi Arabia's Neom project, will allegedly house fewer than 300,000 people by 2030, down from an original goal of 1.5 A source also said that just 2.4

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Deezen

APRIL 28, 2022

Architecture firms BIG and Samoo and tech company Oceanix have revealed their design for a first-of-its-kind climate-resilient floating city , destined for the seas off Busan in South Korea. Oceanix Busan will be a first-of-its-kind floating development in South Korea. Construction will begin in 2023, reported The Independent.

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Deezen

MARCH 14, 2023

Urbanist Carlos Moreno responds to the "shocking" conspiracy theories surrounding his 15-minute city concept in this exclusive interview. Originally unveiled in 2015, the concept aims to encourage the development of polycentric cities where workspaces, shops, restaurants and entertainment are all placed locally, reducing the need to drive.

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SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 22, 2023

I simply feel compelled to acknowledge these developments and offer my thoughts on each. City Hall = The Former EWEB Headquarters I’ve chronicled the interminable and almost comically tragic saga of a new, yet-to-be-realized Eugene City Hall for more than a decade now on this blog. What happened?

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BD+C

JANUARY 20, 2021

Globally, people are flocking from the countryside to city centers. In fact, the United Nations estimates that more than two thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050.

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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2024

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."

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Community Architect

OCTOBER 20, 2023

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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Deezen

MAY 14, 2024

Local studio Brandon Haw Architecture has created a masterplan for a development along the Brooklyn waterfront which will include five mixed-use towers created by design studios CookFox Architects , Rockwell Group and more. Construction has begun on the project, with its first phase estimated to be completed in 2025.

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Deezen

JANUARY 28, 2022

The city government will now formally consider the petition, with a decision due to be announced in February. The ambition is to reduce the number of road accidents, improve air quality and reduce the city's carbon footprint. If the city rejects their proposal, they will need to increase the number to 175,000.

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Archinect

JANUARY 25, 2022

miles north from the city’s main core and financial district, which has helped it to power the Italian economy for generations. An estimated value of $3.6 billion-euro ($5.1 billion) redevelopment of one of Europe’s biggest vacant lots includes research labs, a startup accelerator and a science campus.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Having been dubbed the next step in humanity’s evolution, it is no surprise that about $500 billion worth of funding has already been poured into developing the online presence of the new city-state NEOM. But, five years into its development, the project is severely behind schedule and facing further issues at every junction.

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Deezen

JANUARY 12, 2024

The largest airport in the city, it is located on a piece of land that juts out into Boston Harbor. AECOM and Luis Vidal + Architects have created a terminal for Boston Logan International Airport A massive red roof slopes over the south facade of the terminal, where it was interspersed with windows to create views of the city.

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