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Grozny masterplanning competition, Chechen Republic

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Throughout 200 years of its history, the city has alternately been an outpost, a ground for fierce bat-tles, a railroad hub, a performance excellence champion in oil and petrochemical industries, machine manufacturing, and agri-food production. In early 2000 the city, guided by new leadership, embarked on a path of economic upgrade.

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K64 Keflavík Airport Area Masterplan by KCAP wins the 2023 The Plan Award

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Codenamed K64 – for it straddles the 64th parallel north – the Keflavik Airport Area Masterplan aims to be a catalyst for innovating the Icelandic economy. The masterplan went through an intense participatory process with a large group of stakeholders, and has political support by the local and national government. Image © KCAP 3.

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Justina Blakeney, Keiji Ashizawa and Claudia Afshar announced as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges

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Her designs start with hand-drawn illustrations, watercolours and paints that are manufactured into prints, wallpaper, bedding, pillows and rugs. The California-based interior designer has showcased her residential, commercial and hospitality projects in publications including Architectural Digest, Elle Decor and Dezeen.

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University of Brighton Moulsecoomb Campus, Sussex

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University of Brighton Moulsecoomb Campus Masterplan, East Sussex Campus Building, Southern English Development Photos. University of Brighton Moulsecoomb Campus Masterplan. Hassell completes a transformational masterplan for the University of Brighton. University of Brighton Moulsecoomb Campus Masterplan Design.

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David Chipperfield Architects and Assemble reveal plans for residential neighbourhood on former dairy farm

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Dairy Road is a neighbourhood masterplan by David Chipperfield Architects, Assemble and Jane Irwin. Assemble will add ten warehouse-style buildings that will be used to house a number of community activities and workspaces, including sports spaces, community centres, manufacturing and work studios.

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"Cities born fully formed are simply bad ideas thrown at the world"

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It would comprise a domed 50-acre business district, underground transportation, an automated rubbish collection service, and carefully delineated residential, commercial, and recreational zones. "It Truth is, world first or not, with no manufacturing and municipal service industries to speak of, Songdo doesn't feel like a city.

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Density - Dirty Word or Solution?

Community Architect Daily

By contrast, the commercial corridors of suburban communities show clear signs of ailing. At the same time changing shopping habits, work from home have made many of the older commercial strips that line arterial roadways in the suburbs all across America obsolete, underutilized or lying entirely fallow.

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