aasarchitecture

JANUARY 7, 2022

The Al Hosn masterplan project in Abu Dhabi, designed and developed by Danish CEBRA, has received several international architecture awards over the last few years – most recently the project has been awarded both WAN Award 2021 and WAF Award 2021 for its overall masterplan design and landscape architecture. Photo © Mikkel Frost.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Showcasing the future potential of diversified regional development, the Qingdao Vanke Coastal City combines work and living spaces in an accumulative contextual setting that builds on the natural environment and panoramic views of the site.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 25, 2024

As a direct neighbour to Lausanne, Switzerland’s fourth-largest city, with a population of around 140.000; Renens is seamlessly integrated into an extensive public transportation network of bus, metro, and railway systems, facilitating easy access from Lausanne’s city centre.

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e-architect

JANUARY 12, 2022

Dongguan University Of Technology International Cooperation Zone Buildings, New Chinese Building Images. Dongguan University Of Technology International Cooperation Zone Design. Dongguan University Of Technology International Cooperation Zone, Guangdong. SITE AREA:101,673sqm (Phase 1). vivo Headquarters Dongguan City.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The masterplan creates a green and interconnected mixed-use quarter, at the heart of the Yuhang District. Gerard Evenden, Head of Studio, Foster + Partners, said: “We are delighted to have won the competition to design a new centre for Hangzhou, a beautiful city with nature at its heart.

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aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Jinghe New City is growing as a science and technology hub north of Xi’an in China’s Shaanxi province. Supported by new scientific research institutes and driven by environmental considerations, the city is becoming a centre for developing industries focussing on new energy and materials, artificial intelligence and aerospace.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 21, 2022

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been named winner of the competition to design the Jinghe New City Culture & Art Centre. Jinghe New City is growing as a science and technology hub north of Xi’an in China’s Shaanxi province. Image © Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA).

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Bustler

AUGUST 29, 2022

Registration Deadline: Sep 15, 2022; Submission Deadline Sep 15, 2022 [Seoul 100-year Masterplan Exhibition Idea Competition] South Korea's capital was relocated to Hanyang (present-day Seoul) in the 1390s. Many factors are intricately entangled with each other as to urban planning of Seoul City, making it not easy to draw a plan.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 9, 2022

In the international architectural competition for Lingang Avenue Station City, the design by gmp von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects impressed the jury. The development site for Lingang Avenue Station City lies at the heart of Lingang within the third ring to the north-west of Dishui Lake. Image © gmp. Image © gmp.

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Architizer

JANUARY 19, 2024

This island city-state boasts a skyline adorned with new skyscrapers, garden homes and innovative designs that respond to cultural traditions and tropical weather. By looking to the future of the city and the country, architects are imagining new building forms and spaces, architecture that feels progressive, futuristic and inventive.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 2, 2022

The firm is delivering the masterplanning and architectural design for the development which consists of a retail podium, retail precinct, and office towers. Located adjacent to Wangjiazhuang Subway Station, the site is a comprehensive transport hub with the seamless connection of major railways, air, and sea routes. Image © CAN.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Grand Canal Eco-Resort and Destination by Frances Sledge "The Grand Canal Eco-Resort and Destination are located in the north of an Eco-Tourism Zone along the Grand Canal in the city of Yangzhou, China. "A This resource has given the city its historic character while also supplying a form of commerce and transit.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Dezeen School Shows: a memorial for monuments that aims to preserve a city's heritage is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Cardiff University. Collective Ascend is a series of high-rise mixed-use blocks that are designed to serve as a continuation of the city rather than isolated objects.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The Forestias is a residential-led masterplan, with a large forest at its heart. The site is divided into two zones, with the northern areas containing more city level public functions, while the larger southern portion is primarily residential. Project Status: Under Construction. Size: 1,000,000 +. © Foster + Partners.

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Next Portland

MAY 24, 2022

The project would include a 30-story tower with 385 residential units on the site of the former RiverPlace Athletic Club. Downtown Subdistrict of the Central City Plan District. This development will be a Phase 1 of the in-process CCMP for the entire Riverplace site (LU 21-053731). 2.33.510.251.A.3.e 5.33.510.243 Ecoroofs.

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Community Architect Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

"The full weight of city government is ready to make this a reality. The bills are intended to create the zoning necessary to permit the proposed size of the project which cannot be built with the existing Urban Renewal Plan and current zoning in place. This gives everyone a chance to mull this over.

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e-architect

JANUARY 30, 2023

Grant Associates led the landscape masterplan through concept and scheme design with TK Studio taking it forward to detailed stages. Peter Chmiel, Director at Grant Associates Image: Rungkit Charoenwat “It is fantastic to see the Forest Pavilion and associated landscape realised and the lush planting already transforming the site.

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e-architect

JUNE 14, 2023

The first residents are due to move in late 2024, with site completion scheduled for Q1 2025. THE BeCa and the Ruby Triangle masterplan form a key part of the area’s ongoing regeneration and a prime investment opportunity. Set on a 1.6-acre commercial space on the ground floor which will include a gym.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 20, 2022

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands opened the site today, as final additions were being made to the pavilions and planting. With the theme “Growing Green Cities,” this year’s World Horticultural Exhibition promises to be greener, more productive, and more sustainable than ever. Photo © Walter Herfst.

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Architizer

JANUARY 17, 2023

When architects respond thoughtfully to a site’s native ecology, development can elevate nature and shape meaningful, enduring spaces that enrich the planet and the lives of its population. Jury Winner, 10 th Annual A+Awards, Urban and Masterplan. Popular Choice Winner, 10 th Annual A+Awards, Unbuilt Masterplan.

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aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The authors of the masterplan from the esteemed Polish WXCA Architectural Design Studio tell us more about the visionary design. Sure enough, a similar number of people will soon be able to inhabit the vast industrial area where a modern and green district with a restricted traffic zone system is set to emerge by 2050.

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Habitus Living

MARCH 19, 2024

While at first glance this has something in common with the ‘street in the sky’ typology that has come to define 1960s social housing, there is a significant and conscious difference: the layering of spatial zones to facilitate connection and care across multiple households. For developers, this spells plenty of benefits.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 9, 2023

Combining both a strategic masterplan and a landscape design, the proposal aims to modernise the town’s waterway network, ditching the purely mono-functional approach that controls and directs water. In addition to the Beigang River Park, the plan elaborates on two more zones of specific focus. Image © MVRDV. Image © MVRDV.

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Community Architect Daily

JANUARY 14, 2024

Various events such as the book fair and light city came an went. In other words, the City and the Waterfront Partnership made wise investments, especially the very popular skate park and playground. In other words, the City and the Waterfront Partnership made wise investments, especially the very popular skate park and playground.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 22, 2022

10 Design (part of Egis Group) unveils one of our major retail interiors schemes – CIFI Changde Retail Mall, setting a benchmark for experiential retail spaces in the city. The zoning strategy also benefits shoppers’ efficient navigation while creating opportunities for the curation of immersive experience within each zone.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

We are creating a new generation of projects; adapting existing structures for new uses and using digital design and manufacture to support efficiency and wellbeing as we bring new buildings and places to our cities.”. Edinburgh St James building: image courtesy of architects practice. Last year we celebrated 60 years as a design practice.

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e-architect

JUNE 20, 2023

A perennial seaside family resort New Anapa will rise in the vicinity of Blagoveshchenskaya village, 25 km from Anapa city. The goal of this architecture competition is to find the optimal architectural and artistic designs for the passenger zones and entrance halls of the stations. Corporation will implement the project.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Tartu city government in cooperation with the Estonian Association of Architects are inviting to participate in the international architecture competition for the Tartu downtown cultural centre. This will be preceded at 12 o’clock by tours at the competition site led by Tartu city architect and his team. 19 Dec 2022.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This pioneering project, developed by the Seventh Day Adventist Church and designed by VIA Architects, with interiors by Hecker Guthrie, is a shining example of how innovative masterplanning and thoughtful design can vastly improve one’s retirement years. Site size: 46000 sqm. The low-line buildings take up a mere 20% of the 4.6-hectare

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Deezen

MAY 25, 2022

Cities are notoriously durable and resilient organisms, but the complexity of their systems and organizational structures is precarious even in the best of times. This site has become a pilgrimage destination for mourners and travelers from near and far. Contested urban space quickly became the most visible expression of this discord.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 24, 2023

Photo © DONG Image Stands at the south of the city, the project is located in the Jiaozi Park Financial and Business Zone with a convenient transportation network. Adjacent to the Cultural Centre, the project site is an important hub that combines cultural and commercial of Chengdu.

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Community Architect Daily

JANUARY 19, 2024

In recent years planners have become much more aware of the exclusionary effects that zoning has had on people and their towns and cities. The old zoning separated neatly housing from everything else presumably in the interest of public health. Dismantling the legacy zoning system is no small task.

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Architizer

AUGUST 12, 2022

Greenwood Yard responds to an urgent need for the City of Toronto–and other cities around the world–to rethink the process of suburban expansion that is economically unsustainable and heavily reliant on fossil-fueled generic intensification. Text description provided by the architects. © SvN Architects + Planners.

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Architects for Urbanity

AUGUST 30, 2021

Team: Irgen Salianji, Liana Sofiadi Visualizations: Pavlos Ventouris Status: Competition project Location: Tampere, Finland Program: Museum, public functions and landscaping Area: 4.965m2 Upon careful study of the city of Tampere, it became obvious the central role that the industrial heritage plays for the identity of the city.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Team VenhoevenCS-HOPE-HUADONG has designed the winning masterplan for a new living landscape along the central Pailao River in the Bao’an district in Shenzhen, China. The new ecological zones are designed to accommodate social and cultural activities and sports with parks and pavilions. Image © HOPE Landscape Design.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Sloterdijk-area in Amsterdam will change in the coming years, from a one-sided office area to a mixed city district. Benthem Crouwel Architects drew up the masterplan for the large-scale transformation of this area. Less than 500 meters from the station a new addition to the city will be developed: District West.

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Architizer

JULY 29, 2022

Biophilic designs also help increase productivity and happiness levels, create microclimates, offer new ways of partitioning and distance the space from the busy city environment. Here, the concrete-covered space is broken down into different zones and covered in plywood to add some warmth. Below are a few successful examples.

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