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Who Owns the City? - How David won Against Goliath in Downtown Columbia

Community Architect Daily

In the alternative universe of this story, each of the familiar roles in city governance is played by a private entity: Instead of a city council there is a board of directors. But this city is not governed by a city charter but by the bylaws of a giant home-owners association (HOA). million square feet of of office space, 1.25

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The A+List: Architizer’s Top Architecture and Design Firms to Watch in 2024

Architizer

Exemplified in the Komera Leadership Center, which swept at the 11th Annual A+Awards, this firm is one to keep a close eye on. This multifaceted approach is evident in projects such as Kia Lab, which take a holistic view of the programmatic brief, embedding the building’s function with the broader urban and cultural environment.

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The Forestias // Foster + Partners

Architizer

The Forestias is a residential-led masterplan, with a large forest at its heart. The site is divided into two zones, with the northern areas containing more city level public functions, while the larger southern portion is primarily residential. Project Status: Under Construction. Size: 1,000,000 +. © Foster + Partners.

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Towers instead of Pavilions: An entirely different Inner Harbor

Community Architect Daily

The new skyline of the Inner Harbor as per Bramble's design team The proposal departs from the original Harbor Masterplan of Wallace, Roberts Todd of the 1970s which defined an inner and an outer frame in which the inner structures had to be low with the exception of the World Trade Center. plan of Ayer Saint Gross of 2013.

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BDP Architecture Practice Information + News

e-architect

Fairham continues: “Our award-winning projects range from the masterplanning of entire cities to the design of interiors and building components. The company will move to a model of environmental, social and governance reporting from next year to demonstrate the value that multidisciplinary design can bring to its clients and communities.

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Competitions: Open Call: International Competition for Conceptual Design of the Greenway around Xili Lake (Phase I)

Bustler

In Shenzhen Municipal Government Work Report (2022), it clearly states that Shenzhen will build a first-class livable city, construct a park city, implement the "Mountain-Sea-City Connection Plan", and connect the urban ecological structure of "one ridge, one belt and twenty corridors".

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"Rebuilding under missiles is bold but we can't afford to wait" say Ukrainian architects

Deezen

In the commuter town of Bucha near Kyiv, where the Ukrainian government says Russian forces killed 458 people in a civilian massacre, Balbek Bureau is working on a housing project for 15 families. Balbek Bureau's RE:Ukraine Villages is a tool to help the reconstruction of damaged rural homes.