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A City Within a City: How Micro-City Design Breathes New Life into Multi-Use Concepts

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As you step through its doors, you enter a world where residences seamlessly blend with vibrant commercial areas. These complexes are dynamic yet self-contained, creating miniature urban ecosystems where every part enhances dynamic and harmonious daily life.

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Shanghai West Bund AI Tower & Plaza by NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD

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Nikken Sekkei was selected in an international design competition in 2009 to lead a new urban development on the site of the former local Longhua Airport. In all, the firm has been involved in local area urban and architectural design for more than a decade. This concept runs through the entire project.

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Changshu Intelligence and Science City - Jinmao Sales Centre by Aedas

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Aedas is the designer for the mixed-use development comprised of a completed sales centre, and two works-in-progress: a mixed-commercial center and a high-end office building. The sales centre is adjacent to Kuncheng Lake, where koi fishes inhabit. A circular pool is positioned in front of the bui.

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Competitions: International Design Competition for the Changdong Station Transit Complex Center

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and to select the optimal design that revitalizes urban regeneration and promotes residential welfare from functional, social, and economic perspectives.

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Building Bridges: How Architects Are Ripping Up the Rulebook on Water Treatment Facility Architecture

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NODE Architecture & Urbanism showcases its commitment to urban regeneration, infrastructure enhancement and the creation of inviting public spaces through two noteworthy projects. Like the broader concept of WRRFs, Concept WRRF Yixing goes beyond merely treating wastewater.

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DOXS NKLN by GRAFT

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GRAFT’s plans foresee an urban ensemble of three new buildings with attractive outdoor areas and a publicly accessible canalside promenade. Image © GRAFT The concept envisages a mixed-use development consisting of office and commercial units as well as educational and cultural facilities.

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Deep Dive: Unearthing the Potential of Underground Development

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However, despite its historical presence, the concept of underground homes still faces challenges in the modern context. Urban Metamorphosis: Exploring Underground Development Shanghai Suhe MixC World by Kokaistudios. Building underground homes is an intriguing idea but not at all new. Shanghai, China. Photos by Terrence Zhang.