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Norman Foster reveals Kharkiv reconstruction masterplan

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British architect Norman Foster has unveiled details of the masterplan to redevelop Kharkiv , which will include a "landmark building" designed by the architect, on a trip to the Ukrainian city. Masterplan "result of many months of cooperation". Architect Norman Foster (left) Kharkiv mayor Igor Terejov (right).

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Foster + Partners and Sasaki Associates designing Sierra Leone island city for Idris Elba

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Architecture studios Sasaki Associates and Foster + Partners are masterplanning a smart city for up to a million people on Sherbro island in Sierra Leone. Sherbro Alliance Partners, which is co-ordinating the masterplan, has enlisted energy company Octopus to develop a strategy for electricity generation based on wind power.

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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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Baltimore City and County Planning the Future: How they prepare their new Masterplans

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Late to the party: The new 10 year plans Baltimore City calls it a Comprehensive Plan and hasn't done one since 2006. Baltimore County calls it Masterplan 2030 and its last version is from 2020. Both City and County planning departments lean heavily on the APA publication Best Practices for a Comprehensive Plan.

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Foster + Partners unveils design for Hangzhou centre around "leafy spine"

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Architecture studio Foster + Partners has revealed a masterplan for an urban centre near Hangzhou in China, which will be based around a skyscraper-flanked spine. Based in Yuhang, one of 10 urban districts in Hangzhou, the masterplan will be laid out around a central axis that the studio described as a "leafy spine".

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MVRDV designs WärtZ district as "second city centre" for Zwolle

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MVRDV will complete four mixed-use buildings for the 120,000-metre-square development, named WärtZ, with the ambition of creating a "second city centre" south of Zwolle railway station, it said. The post MVRDV designs WärtZ district as "second city centre" for Zwolle appeared first on Dezeen. The imagery is courtesy of MVRDV.

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Al Hosn Masterplan And Landscape Abu Dhabi

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Al Hosn Masterplan And Landscape Abu Dhabi Buildings, Architect, CEBRA UAE Architecture Photos. Al Hosn Masterplan And Landscape Abu Dhabi, UAE. Al Hosn Masterplan And Landscape in Abu Dhabi. Al Hosn Masterplan And Landscape in Abu Dhabi. 3 January 2022. Design: CEBRA, Denmark. Photos by Mikkel Frost.