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Foster + Partners unveils vertiport terminal concept for Dubai

Archinect

A new electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) terminal concept has been unveiled by Foster + Partners. The firm says its plan would augment the Dubai International Airport (DBX) and was developed in unison with Skyports Infrastructure, which Foster + Partners called a leader in advanced air mobility (AAM).

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BIG's ‘Mindfulness City’ concept seeks to deliver new forms of prosperity to southern Bhutan

Archinect

‘Mindfulness City’ is a multifaceted economic hub designed by the firm’s Landscape and Urban Design Team to coincide with sustainability principles and the pioneering Gross National Happiness Index (GNH) concept that has been championed by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and the Bhutanese government since 2008.

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Nike developing AI model as part of design "step change"

Deezen

Sportswear brand Nike is developing its own generative AI model to design products using its vast bank of athlete data, Dezeen can reveal. It's a little bit of thinking about developing a private garden, of looking at our own datasets that are exclusive to Nike – so performance data from an athlete, from our laboratories, et cetera.

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Snøhetta launches national park regeneration project in Japan

Archinect

Eco-concepts for health, wellness, and educational facilities are woven together with active public spaces spread across the park.

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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) square-mile) footprint to reduce infrastructure encroachment into nature.

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“A different way of developing cities” — SERA Architects' Tim Smith discusses the OMSI District and civic ecology

Portland Architecture

The district is projected to include 1,200 housing units, forming with the Burnside Bridgehead development to the north a residential bookend to the otherwise non-residential Central Eastside. I watched your 2011 TEDx talk earlier today, which focused on the concept of civic ecology and took inspiration from E.V. So here I am.

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Deep Dive: Unearthing the Potential of Underground Development

Architizer

Consider the possibilities of expanding underground development to encompass a broader range of building typologies. 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.