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Copenhagen Architecture City Guide: 20 Projects to Discover in the 2023 UNESCO World Capital of Architecture

ArchDaily

After becoming a highly industrialized city by the end of the 19 th century, the city began adopting the English concept of the “garden city” in an effort to sanitize and decentralize its neighborhoods. In 1947, the “Five Finger Plan” was developed to guide urban development and expand the city along five main arteries.

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Henning Larsen Wins Competition for a New Urban Center for West Berlin

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Image © Aesthetica Henning Larsen has been selected as the winner of an international competition for the design of Kurfürstendamm 231, a new mixed-use urban development in western Berlin , Germany. The winning concept centers the neighborhood around an urban courtyard which acts as a large-scale meeting place for the local community.

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Kongjian Yu? wins the 2023 Oberlander Prize for achievements in landscape architecture

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Yu is known throughout the landscape profession for pioneering the ‘sponge city’ urban design concept in China after 1995. He said in a recent interview that its roots stem from his childhood experiences in Jinhua.

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

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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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Deep Dive: Unearthing the Potential of Underground Development

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Architects: Want to have your project featured? 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. Utrecht, Netherlands. Shanghai, China.

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Shanghai West Bund AI Tower & Plaza by NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD

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Skyscrapers designed for the wind Located on the west bank of the Huangpu River (West Bund), which runs north-to-south through Shanghai, this project comprises four buildings, including two skyscrapers. In all, the firm has been involved in local area urban and architectural design for more than a decade.

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Five key projects by architect and Dezeen Awards judge Francine Houben

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Here, she selects five projects that best reflect her work. Houben is the founding partner and creative director of Dutch architecture studio Mecanoo, which has completed numerous cultural, civic and residential projects around the world. Mecanoo founding partner Francine Houben has joined Dezeen Awards 2024 as a judge.

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