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Deep Dive: Unearthing the Potential of Underground Development

Architizer

Underground construction has traditionally been associated with transportation infrastructure, storage facilities and utility tunnels. Consider the possibilities of expanding underground development to encompass a broader range of building typologies. Utrecht, Netherlands. Photos by Petra Appelhof. Shanghai, China.

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The Line, the largest part of Saudi Arabia’s ambitious NEOM project, looks like a total fantasy

Archinect

According to the Saudi government, The Line will “embody how urban communities will be in the future in an environment free from roads, cars, and emissions.” The development will be confined to a 34-square-kilometer (13.1-square-mile) The development will be confined to a 34-square-kilometer (13.1-square-mile)

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

Architizer

Urban Ecosystems: The Rise of Micro-Cities for Vibrant and Harmonious Living Urban developments conceptualized as micro-cities integrate high-density living with diverse mixed-use functionalities, revolutionizing urban living within the broader context of existing cities.

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IMK Architects Develops Sustainable Natural Holistic Environment for IIT Bombay Student Housing

Architizer

Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? Rahul Kadri: Research shows that humans have an innate affinity with the natural world – a concept known as biophilia – and that the presence or absence of the elements of nature within our homes, offices, or schools, has a direct and measurable impact on our health and wellbeing.

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Adding a Touch of Dutch to Eugene’s Streets

SW Oregon Architect

The corresponding impact upon the morphology of urban environments and streetscapes in the Netherlands is profound. The prevalence of cycling contributes to aesthetically pleasing streetscapes and encourages mixed-use, compact development. A radical paradigm shift is necessary if U.S. A radical paradigm shift is necessary if U.S.

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Future Bound | ReImagining Transportation

ArchiDiaries

Future Bound, ReImagining Transportation a challenge to visualize the transport infrastructure of a city set in 2100. We have already imagined multiple versions of futuristic cities and their modes of transport from the 70s till now in novels, movies and video games. Fig: 1 – Urban transport (Credits-Joey Kyber).

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Foster + Partners designs sweeping terminal for "air taxi services" in Dubai

Deezen

British architecture studio Foster + Partners has unveiled a concept for a vertiport terminal in Dubai that will accommodate "air taxi services" and encompass a curved, overhanging roof. The two companies plan to "develop the network of vertiports for air taxi services by 2026," the studio said.