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Interior Urbanism: The Implications of Indoor Public Space

ArchDaily

World Trade Center Transportation Hub / Santiago Calatrava. Image © Hufton+Crow Contemporary cityscapes vary greatly from their early precedents, hosting urban life in sprawling interior spaces like mega-hotels, shopping malls, and transportation hubs. Read more »

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Penn State to undertake research on embodied carbon in cities

Archinect

The interdisciplinary team, led by associate professor Rahman Azari from the university’s architecture school, will study the embodied carbon emissions associated with the manufacturing, transportation, and construction of materials used in urban buildings, as well as their demolition.

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A City Within a City: How Micro-City Design Breathes New Life into Multi-Use Concepts

Architizer

It’s not just a building; it’s a micro-city set within a bustling metropolis. The ground floor might house a café, a shared workspace, a fitness center, an art gallery or a dental clinic, creating a dynamic ecosystem that mirrors the diverse heartbeat of a city.

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"Many cities do not work for women"

Deezen

This International Women's Day , Arup 's Sara Candiracci reflects on how cities are still overwhelmingly designed for men – and how to change that. Despite advances being made around the world, billions of women still face issues caused by the gender bias built into the design of cities. As a result, many cities do not work for women.

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The Future of Cities Should be Transit-Oriented

Architizer

Modern cities face many problems: traffic jams, long-distance commuting, polluted urban environment, isolated communities and more. Urban designs and master planning have not had the foresight to prepare older cities for the coming centuries, and there are so many uncertainties ahead. Problematic Cities.

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Future Bound | ReImagining Transportation

ArchiDiaries

Future Bound, ReImagining Transportation a challenge to visualize the transport infrastructure of a city set in 2100. We have already imagined multiple versions of futuristic cities and their modes of transport from the 70s till now in novels, movies and video games. Fig: 1 – Urban transport (Credits-Joey Kyber).

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Aedas wins the Qingshuihe Comprehensive Transportation Hub competition

aasarchitecture

The winning scheme of Qingshuihe Comprehensive Transportation Hub in Luohu, Shenzhen is an impressive Transit-Oriented Development with high degree of station-city integration. It will become a major transportation hub in Shenzhen with 4 urban rails, 1 intercity line, 1 high-speed rail line and various ground transportation.