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New York transit infrastructure risks "falling behind" after paused congestion pricing

Deezen

Architects and transit officials have raised concerns over the well-being of New York 's transit infrastructure after the plan to tax automobile drivers entering the city was paused by the state government. The tax would have in part gone into backing financing for a $15 billion (£11.7)

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From Cubicles to Community: The Future City. (Part 2)

Community Architect

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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Oslo Works perches The Hotspot sauna on coast of Norway

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It is the latest addition to the growing number of communal saunas in the region, which Oslo Works said are typically created by local communities coming together to finance and build them. Oslo Works has perched The Hotspot sauna on the coast of Norway "A sauna is best enjoyed together," said the studio.

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Really saving New York City

Architecture Here and There

Authorities in the Big Apple, including, it now seems, the state’s new governor, Kathy Hochul, have bought into a vision of Manhattan’s future that privileges the greedy moguls of high finance and their camp followers in high office. So what else is new? Cynical ploys may be the mother’s milk of New York politics.

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Elon Musk proposes Tesla tunnel in Miami to "solve traffic and be an example to the world"

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Elon Musk 's infrastructure firm The Boring Company has submitted plans to construct the North Miami Beach Loop tunnel in Miami , which would shuttle people in a dedicated fleet of Tesla cars from the north of the city to the beach. If approved, the tunnel system will have seven stations and could transport around 7,500 passengers an hour.

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Five architecture and design events in January from Dezeen Events Guide

Deezen

Above: Foster + Partners' retrospective in China includes projects such as the Bund Finance Centre. Shanghai's Xintai Warehouse hosts a retrospective charting more than five decades of work from Foster + Partners , including international as well as local projects such as the Bund Finance Centre. Peter Cook – City Landscapes.

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IHG announces nine signings across five brands

Hotel Designs

” Hotel Indigo Gloucester – The Forum is located in The Forum development in the heart of the city centre and in partnership with Gloucester City Council and the Reef Group. The property will be strategically located in the heart of the city and is expected to welcome guests in the second half of 2025.