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John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center Headquarters by SOM

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Department of Transportation (U.S. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center headquarters, a U.S. DOT hub for solving the nation’s most pressing transportation challenges. DOT hub for solving the nation’s most pressing transportation challenges. Department of Transportation,” said SOM Consulting Partner Mustafa Abadan.

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SLC Fire Training Administrative Center by Blalock & Partners

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Blalock & Partners approached the client with a message of maximizing the available budget with a simple, yet dramatic, design approach, while also being more sustainable and environmentally responsible.

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Al Khuwair Muscat Downtown and Waterfront Development by Zaha Hadid Architects

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Image © Zaha Hadid Architects MoHUP and ZHA have worked with global engineering, design and advisory practice Buro Happold to implement a materials strategy with specific interventions to assist with climate and coastal resilience, including mitigating any ‘urban heat island’ effects, stormwater management and breakwaters.

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TVK designs limestone buildings for "first zero-carbon district" in Paris

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The upper levels were made from load-bearing limestone sourced mainly from the local Ile-de-France region, aiming to reduce the carbon cost of transportation. TVK claims the 35,200-square-metre development is the largest load-bearing stone building site since Georges-Eugène Haussmann's reconstruction of Paris in the mid-19th century.

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Page Southerland Page integrates "past and future" at Texas Capitol Complex

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Project credits: Planning/Urban Design: Page (TCCMP) Architect: Master Architect/Engineer: Page, AOR for George HW Bush Building: HKS, Inc., The photography is by Albert Vecerka/Esto. & Elec. (AOR & Elec. Master AE Team), CNG (Plumbing Master AE Team), Jose I. Guerra, Inc.

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IJboulevard is an underwater bike park in Amsterdam

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Three prefabricated hollow elements were transported to the site by river and placed onto 72 concrete piles to form the internal spaces and the boulevard above. The project also involved the creation of a boulevard IJboulevard has been shortlisted in the infrastructure and transport project category of the Dezeen Awards.

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Luohu North Station TOD by Aedas

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It is included in the Shenzhen-Shanwei High-speed Railway which passes through key districts as in Futian, Luohu, and Pingshan, while Luohu North Station is designed to be a modern integrated transportation hub that combines inter-city railways and supports elevated infrastructure development.

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