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The Evolution of the “15-Minute City” Concept

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Aerial view of Newport, Rhode Island (Photo Credits: PJ Dougherty) The 15-Minute City is an urban design concept that aims to create neighborhoods where all of a resident’s essential needs can be met within a 15-minute walk or bike ride. This includes access to housing, food, work, education, healthcare, recreation, and culture.

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MAD completes the “Train Station in the Forest”

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MAD Architects has completed Jiaxing Train Station, the firm’s first transportation infrastructure reconstruction and expansion project. As the urbanization of China in recent years has recently developed, so too has the hardware and technology development related to transportation infrastructure.

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Nanjing K.Wah G72 by UNStudio

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UNStudio’s proposed design concept envisions a dynamic waterfront community, a low-density and lush green working-living environment, which is expected to add new vibrancy to Nanjing, while contributing as a hub for culture, finance and innovation.

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Habibeh Madjdabadi wins competition for Vali-Asr square in Tehran

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The project aims to redefine the concept of the existing square and give it a new connotation that refers to the idea of the Persian historical squares. Paradoxically, in this case, Vali-Asr was a meidan in concept but a roundabout in shape. Tehran is paradoxically a megapolis with few outstanding architectural or sculptural objects.

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Saclay car park by Coldefy

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Situated at a strategically important site, the new Parking structure will be located at the entrance of the ZAC Corbeville urban development area, signaling the entrance and serving as a transportation hub for the personnel of the Hospital Campus in Paris-Saclay. Concept Diagram. Axonometric View.

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The structure’s concept began as a simple diagram – a folded sheet of paper, carefully sliced and able to stand on its own. The structure’s concept began as a simple diagram – a folded sheet of paper, carefully sliced and able to stand on its own. Project Description. Text as submitted by the Architects”).

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Never Knowingly Undersold by DeD Studio

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It is located above new street station having excellent transport links, and in close proximity to a large number of proposal residential and mixed-use schemes that will increase demand on local education provision. The chosen site for the school is the now abandoned flag ship John Lewis store in central Birmingham opened in 2018.

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