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HarborPlace Design Review - Round 2: More Questions

Community Architect Daily

The HarborPlace design team (architect Gensler and Landscape Architect Unknown Studio presented to the City's Design Review Panel (UDAAP) for a second time today and presented the memorable moment when a team that was sent packing in the first round only to came back with the exact same design expecting a different outcome.

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Charting the Future of Downtown Baltimore

Community Architect Daily

Doing this now, the City is a full 8 years behind the State required 10-year update cycle. The big question is the future of downtown, not only in Baltimore but in cities around the country, and, indeed, the world. As a result of all these factors, some cities were hit harder, some less so.

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Happy Economy | Relationship between city and economy

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Fig: 1 – Emotions are a luxury for rich people in the city. The liveability of a city determines the level of happiness and satisfaction of its inhabitants. The built environment plays an important role in creating liveable cities as it affects the physical, psychological and social well-being of its inhabitants.

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10 Design wins competition for Dongguan University of Technology in China

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Nick Cordingley, Design Partner commented: “Our design for the new campus is deeply rooted in the natural environment of the site, offering a people-oriented, sustainable and technology-driven campus. This new gateway to the campus will provide improved access to Dongguan and become a new landmark in the city. Image © 10 Design.

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10 Design wins competition for Dongguan University of Technology in China

aasarchitecture

Nick Cordingley, Design Partner commented: “Our design for the new campus is deeply rooted in the natural environment of the site, offering a people-oriented, sustainable and technology-driven campus. This new gateway to the campus will provide improved access to Dongguan and become a new landmark in the city. Image © 10 Design.

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Peak | Ideal Neighborhood

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Fig: 1 – Small cities have turned into metropolitans with agglomeration and expansion, towns into cities with urbanisation. THE STATE OF CITIES TODAY. The building of cities has been a grand task for the past century. Cities are constantly retrofitted to manage the concerns of all factions of the population.

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As Above So Far | Urban Subterranean

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Man and animals alike have exploited the protective properties of land and soil long before recorded history, developing simple means of dealing with harsh climates and hostile environments on surfaces. The tunnels of the Cappadocia Region of Turkey led scientists to an underground city. Balancing natural and built environment.