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UNStudio debuts K.Wah G72 mixed-use development in Nanjing

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UNStudio has just unveiled plans for another new mixed-use development project in the Chinese city of Nanjing. It aims to be a benchmark for newly integrated urban developments in Nanjing, across the country, and beyond.

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HWKN's upcoming commercial tower will bring a 'grade A, sustainability-certified workspace' to London's Canada Water Dockside

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UK real estate developer Art-Invest has announced Matthias Hollwich and the team at HWKN Architecture will be the designers for a new commercial tower at the Canada Water Dockside in London. The tower will be one of three new commercial buildings built on the 4.5-acre acre development, which will be master-planned by BIG.

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Company uses algae to develop masonry blocks with help from SOM, Autodesk, and Microsoft

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Prometheus Materials , a Colorado-based developer of zero-carbon building materials, has announced the securing of $8 million in funding from investors including Skidmore, Owings & Merrill , The Autodesk Foundation , and the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund. Prometheus President, CEO, and Co-Founder Loren Burnett.

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Maximizing Dilapidated Infrastructure: The Potential of Repurposing Abandoned Buildings into Social Housing

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license As the demand for affordable housing grows and the availability of low-cost properties diminishes, stakeholders in housing must become more innovative in their approach to social housing development. Image © Flickr User Jacopo Ferrario under (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Read more »

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HawkinsBrown-led team wins competition for the $1.3 billion Begbroke Innovation District in Oxford

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A team led by HawkinsBrown has been selected by the Oxford University Development, a £4 billion joint venture between the University of Oxford and Legal & General Capital, as the winner of an international design competition to develop a master plan for a £1 billion ($1.3

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An industry expert discusses what’s holding back the use of 3D printing in commercial construction

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While the government has doled out grant money to research 3D printing capabilities in space, and several proof-of-concept projects from bridges to Army barracks have garnered headlines, the applied use of 3D printing in commercial construction remains nascent. Patti Harburg-Petrich, principal in the Los Angeles office of U.K.-based

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A Serene Spa in the South of France and a Music Theater Expansion in Norway: 10 Unbuilt Projects by Established Firms

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Other projects such as Aedas ' Ellinikon Commercial Hub explore the opportunities of new developments, such as the disused airport transformed into Europe’s largest coastal park in the periphery of Athens , while others are highlighting natural landscapes or offering spaces for creative and innovative programs.

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