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HELIO Tower by BEHF Architects

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The Erdberger Mais area in Vienna's third district is currently one of the largest urban development zones in the city. BEHF Architects were commissioned to develop not only a masterplan for the area but also to create a high-quality residential tower.

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Liquid City: A Radical New Masterplan in Rotterdam Embraces the River for Resilience

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An old industrial harbor, over decades, it has seen shipping disappear under the boot of urban development. After docklands moved west towards, and now into, the North Sea, a new district has sprung up in this corner of Rotterdam, extending the city center. Of course you can’t do it everywhere.

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Grozny masterplanning competition, Chechen Republic

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DOM.RF, a Russian federal agency for mortgage services and urban development, delivers funding in support of the formidable goal. The competition terms and conditions, as well as the timeline were covered in detail by Sergei Georgievski, a co-founder of the Agency for strategic development «CENTER», a Competition Operator. «We

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Tours Val de Loire Airport area masterplan

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Tours Val de Loire Airport area masterplan, France Buildings, French Park Design, Architect. Tours Val de Loire Airport area masterplan, France. Green masterplan for Tours airport area, France. Masterplan for Tours Val de Loire Airport Area. The masterplan addresses a number of issues currently affecting the area.

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K64 Keflavík Airport Area Masterplan by KCAP wins the 2023 The Plan Award

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Sitting at the crossroads of Europe and North America, home to the Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark, the airport area is exceptionally well suited to become one of the leading developments for sustainable innovation in the aviation, energy and technology sectors.

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Aux Entrepôts in Renens by KCAP

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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. Source by KCAP.

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"The era of mega-cities should be over" says Helle Søholt

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Mega-projects such as The Line should be avoided in favour of improving urban design within existing cities, Gehl Architects CEO Helle Søholt says in this interview. In general, I think the era of the mega-cities should be over," she said of The Line, a 170-kilometre linear city being constructed in the Saudi Arabian desert. "In

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