Archinect

AUGUST 12, 2022

Last year’s selected project by Weronika Zdziarska offered an incisive investigation into gender-based violence in cities across the world.

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Archinect

JANUARY 25, 2022

Italy’s financial center is taking cues from Silicon Valley to transform an area more than twice the size of the Vatican into a sustainable, post-pandemic technology center. miles north from the city’s main core and financial district, which has helped it to power the Italian economy for generations. billion-euro ($5.1

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture ( ACSA ) and the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) have just revealed the winners of the 2022 Timber in the City 4: Urban Habitats Competition in partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Architecture and the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design.

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Archinect

JUNE 7, 2024

million project transforms the site of the New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) Marlboro Houses into an education, job training, nutrition and urban agriculture hub. The Center is being delivered as part of the New York City Department of Design and Construction ’s Design-Build program.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Nineteen neighbourhoods constructed with local materials will define Sultan Haitham City, a metropolis for 100,000 residents that London studio Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is designing in Oman. Read: SOM breaks ground on Alárò City in Nigeria The masterplan involves transforming a 7.5-kilometre-long

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Bustler

MARCH 18, 2024

Registration Deadline: Apr 15, 2024; Submission Deadline Jul 16, 2024 We want to draw your attention to an open international competition call for submissions for the master planning project of Mongolia's new city, "New Kharkhorum." If Mongolia were to build a new capital city successfully, it could benefit the country in several ways.

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Architizer

MARCH 7, 2024

The urgency to address the pressing issues of climate change, social inequalities and the need for sustainable, resilient and livable communities is more evident than ever. In this era of climate crisis, it is imperative that we harness our resources and knowledge to create transformative changes in the built environment.

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Urban Realm

MAY 18, 2022

Plans have been finalised for a significant mixed-use Merchant City development that is set to deliver 109 car-free homes above ground floor commercial space on a longstanding gap site. Touting its sustainable credentials.

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BD+C

MARCH 20, 2023

3 ways prefabrication doubles as a sustainability strategy 0 qpurcell Mon, 03/20/2023 - 11:09 Modular Building Corie Baker, AIA, shares three modular Gresham Smith projects that found sustainability benefits from the use of prefabrication. Utilizing Prefabrication as a Sustainability Strategy 1. for the cases considered.

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Deezen

MARCH 24, 2023

Architecture studio LBR&A has designed a residence that "breaks the imposed paradigms of construction" in a Mexico City neighbourhood where development has reportedly taken its toll on the landscape. The CH73 House is located in the Bosques de las Lomas neighbourhood and occupies a long, slender site that slopes down toward a ravine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 15, 2021

ADEPT + Karres en Brands have been named winners of a highly ambitious 80 ha urban development in Köln Germany inspired by The Garden City. WoodHood shows an alternative approach to the future of urban development, allowing both sustainability and landscape to become primary drivers of urbanism.

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BD+C

APRIL 8, 2024

3 sustainable design decisions to make early 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/08/2024 - 09:26 Sustainability In her experience as an architect, Megan Valentine AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, WELL AP, Fitwel, Director of Sustainability, KTGY details three early sustainable design decisions: site selection, massing and orientation, and proper window-to-wall ratios.

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Deezen

JUNE 6, 2023

British architect Norman Foster has launched the Norman Foster Institute, which will offer educational courses focused on the sustainable development of cities. Launched by the Norman Foster Foundation today, the institute 's first course will be a 36-week, full-time programme named Sustainable Cities.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The 3 rd edition of Shaping the City , a forum on sustainable urban development, took place in Venice between November 24-25, following successful events in Chicago and New Orleans. While on-site in Venice , the ArchDaily team sat down with Kengo Kuma to discuss his unique approach to nature-inspired and site-specific designs.

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Archinect

JUNE 24, 2022

Fire Station 14, sited in the growing northwest quadrant of Salt Lake City, is a 17,200 square foot dual-company facility. As part of its new sustainability objective, Salt Lake City Corporation required the facility to achieve Net Zero Energy with 100% onsite renewable sources.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2024

Airiva is a form of distributed energy generation, which refers to the kind of energy production that happens on rooftops, gardens or other small sites for use by the property's owner or others in the surrounding area. Doucet is a New York-based designer whose practice focuses on innovation and sustainability.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Dezeen School Shows: a project examining the street furniture in Manhattan 's Chinatown district is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at City College of New York. It is a small-scale development model that can be repeated, enabling residents to engage in the city-making process."

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Deezen

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Named Mindfulness City, the development will be located in the town of Gelephu near the Indian border in southern Bhutan and be built around a series of bridges. Above: Mindfulness City will be built in Bhutan. Each of the bridges was designed to be combined with cultural, educational, recreational and infrastructure functions.

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Archinect

MARCH 23, 2022

The LAGI 2022 Mannheim design competition—Beautiful Forms of Energy —is an opportunity to weave renewable energy into the city in ways that improve human thriving.

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Architizer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Addressing the ecological, economic and social challenges caused by urban sprawl underscores the urgent need for a sustainable approach to suburban expansion. Further, this forward-thinking approach embraces sustainable design practices, including green building techniques and energy efficiency.

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Archinect

JANUARY 17, 2024

Consulate General in Hyderabad, India skillfully integrates function, security, and sustainability with a dramatic site response to create a landmark building. It serves as an expression of the local identity, reflective of the rich history and culture of the host city and country.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JULY 27, 2022

the city of Austin is doing its part in sustainability and environmental health. The capital city announced on Monday that [.]. The post Austin will require all future Parks and Recreation projects to achieve SITES certification appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Participants were challenged with designing "flexible" solutions to the city's ongoing housing crisis. Each concept design was submitted without limitations of site or scale and judged based on its practicality and aversion away from standard-fare notions of housing, design, and community.

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Santa Cruz Architect

JULY 16, 2023

Swedish urban developer Atrium Ljungberg has initiated Stockholm Wood City, anticipated to be the world’s largest urban wooden construction project. Their goal is to set a new standard for sustainable construction. Sickla is considered a walkable city, with everything necessary only a 5-minute walk away.

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Deezen

MARCH 1, 2024

Particularly, dealing with the challenges of climate change, cultural integration, circular development and population growth while preserving and evolving cities' identities. The walkway serves as a connection between different parts of the campus, opening to the city and providing a convenient space for students to relax and study.

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Deezen

JULY 8, 2022

With a growing focus on the environmental impact of aviation, architects are designing a new generation of airports focused on sustainability. Below are 10 airport projects, both completed and upcoming, that claim to be more sustainable: Image courtesy of BIG. Dock A at Zurich Airport, Switzerland, by BIG and HOK.

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ArchDaily

APRIL 29, 2024

With a focus on exploring the latent potential of this UNESCO World Heritage Site , the festival raises questions about how concepts like change and sustainability can interact with preservation. The 12 selected artists and architects have been prompted to challenge the existing spaces within Bruges.

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Deezen

AUGUST 1, 2022

As a 170-kilometre-long mirrored megacity in the Saudi desert makes headlines around the world, here is a roundup of 10 futuristic cities currently being planned across the globe. Global issues such as the housing crisis and climate change are galvanising ambitions for a new generation of high-tech cities. The Line, Saudi Arabia.

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Bustler

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

RIBA Regional Director of London Dian Smal said: “As we seek new housing solutions and innovative approaches to urban regeneration, these projects provide hope for the future of our cities.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Amid widespread scepticism about the sustainability claims of the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar , Dezeen asked experts if carbon-neutral global sporting events are possible. Our goal is to offset all greenhouse gas emissions, while advancing low-carbon solutions in Qatar and the region," the event's sustainability statement reads. "A

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Deezen

JULY 26, 2023

Real estate developer Silverstein Properties has enlisted architecture studio CetraRuddy for a proposed entertainment complex near New York City's Hudson Yards neighbourhood. Our city and state face a confluence of historic challenges right now,” said Silverstein Properties chairman Larry A Silverstein. The project will be 1.8-million-square-feet

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Lloyd Wright ’s Wayfarers Chapel closed its doors to the public abruptly last week due to the threat of landslides that have afflicted the Los Angeles area and its site in Rancho Palos Verdes. That’s significant movement, and we’re seeing the damage that’s being sustained throughout the community.

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Architizer

JUNE 29, 2023

On the other side of the Atlantic, which last year again endured record-breaking temperatures, Canada has been ablaze for weeks, shrouding cities like New York in hellfire smog. Each year, the best blueprints are recognized in the Architizer A+Awards , and for 2023 a full Sustainability category was introduced.

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aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Sultan Haitham City is a new mixed-use smart city in Muscat, Oman, that provides a sustainable future for its residents, future generations and visitors through vibrant public space, high-quality and affordable housing, and smart urban mobility. kilometer-long dry river – a wadi – that runs through the site.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 12, 2024

Foster + Partners has been appointed by Hackman Capital Partners to reimagine the Television City studio complex in Los Angeles, following an international competition. Image © Foster + Partners The new elements are inserted into a flexible low-carbon structural grid, which learns from the city’s world-renowned Case Study Houses.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The community, located in the Astoria neighbourhood in the New York City borough of Queens, was recently approved by the New York City council, and ODA claims it will be the first truly "15-minute" neighbourhood in the city. New York City council approved the plans for Innovation QNS.

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e-architect

JANUARY 30, 2023

Image: Rungkit Charoenwat The key vision for the landscape design has been to create a beautiful forest setting that embraces the philosophy of creating an exemplar 21st century development – one that is based on sustainable and intergenerational living, where people and nature live in harmony.

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