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How Green Are Smart Cities, and How Smart Are Green Cities?

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How smart and green a city is can be determined by environmental initiatives, progressive urban planning, infrastructure with technology at its core and the availability of IoT-monitored resources for people working and living in the city. Right: Smart City Illustration. Image by Moondance via Pixabay.

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Event: Tomorrow. Building World Congress 2023 (TBWC23)

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Event Date: Nov 7, 2023 - Nov 9, 2023; Event City: Barcelona, ES The Tomorrow. Building World Congress 2023 is a global event that aims to empower the green and digital transition of buildings and urban infrastructures. link] Read the full post on Bustler

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Construction reaches roof levels of landmark development above Hong Kong’s High Speed Rail West Kowloon Terminus by Zaha Hadid Architects

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Photovoltaic panels integrated at roof level and within the façade will reduce energy demand from the city’s electricity grid. Source by Zaha Hadid Architects.

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Foster + Partners completes ICÔNE in Luxembourg

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The 18,800 square-metre office building, filled with light and greenery, encourages a spirit of co-creation and collaboration. Its layout addresses the need for flexible and safe working environments that will emerge in the future.

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Competitions: The 1st STELSI International Metaverse Architecture Competition

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Architecture emerges from the dynamic interplay between humans, the environment, beliefs, and values. Architects equipped with this opportunity can craft environments that facilitate the discovery and understanding of information in novel and engaging ways.

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UNStudio wins competition for NION

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This lively hybrid city district, which combines residential, work and recreational facilities, has been in continual development since 2005. Intensive greening Alongside passive design strategies and state of the art building technology, greening plays a large role in the design of NION. 43.500 m2 – 45.000 m2 Building volume: Aprox.

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Caisse d’Epargne Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Headquarter // GRAAM

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Built to a high thermal standard (passive building), it is also designed so that natural light spreads over all the workstations, ensuring excellent quality of use. The combination of concrete, timber, steel and glass makes this building unique. Integration in its environment & benefits to the community. © GRAAM.