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Rethinking Urban Development: Densifying Cities for Accelerated Climate Action

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Image Courtesy of Holcim Cities are defined as densely populated geographic areas characterized by urban development. However, urban densification has been associated with negative aspects such as health issues, pollution, and social problems. Low-carbon Material Solution - ECOPlanet. Read more »

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Rowan Moore on how Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo plans to use the 2024 Olympics as the catalyst for a greener ‘City of Lights’

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She wants to make it a paradise of low pollution and healthy living, as friendly to pedestrians and bicycles as can be, with new developments planned to promote community life.

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Learning from Las Vegas’ new Sphere as it shines a light on the future of entertainment design

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billion Sphere in Las Vegas has provided one academic at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a valuable teaching opportunity to expose students to cutting-edge concepts integral to the future of high-tech spatial experience , urban development , and entertainment design.

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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. Other finalists in the competition included Cobe , David Chipperfield , and Mäckler Architekten.

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

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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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