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Elon Musk proposes Tesla tunnel in Miami to "solve traffic and be an example to the world"

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If approved, the tunnel system will have seven stations and could transport around 7,500 passengers an hour. Musk argues that Loop systems like this could offer a more efficient alternative to traditional public transport, which he described as " a pain in the ass ". Boring Company looking for public funding to finance tunnel.

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Nanjing K.Wah G72 by UNStudio

aasarchitecture

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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Nanjing K.Wah G72 by UNStudio

aasarchitecture

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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“Stop The Road”: The book that describes how the "Road Wars" changed Baltimore

Community Architect Daily

Baltimore's Department of Transportation is in the last editing phase of an application for $2million design money under the federal "Reconnecting Communities" with the goal to fix the worst effects of the "Highway to Nowhere" (H2N), the 1.3 It's those unknown heroes, Paull says, who held sway over the engineers and planners of the time.

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Places in Time III

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

If I were doing that roundup now, having had more time to delve into the new book, I would write that politics and finance were, if not the most prevalent, the most illuminating and thoroughly discussed aspects in the book's presentation of skyscrapers over fifty years last century. So why include it?

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How the Governor and MTA want to get the Red Line done

Community Architect Daily

The last time around the process from conception to cancellation of the near shovel ready project took 13 years. How to construct and finance the line? By contrast the Purple Line was offered entirely as a P3 with a private contractor refining the MTA offered design, then build and operate it and finance a portion of it.

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University of Arkansas Community Design Center Proposes Downtown Housing Regeneration Scheme

Architizer

Project Status: Concept. Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? Developer input was certainly helpful in understanding market tolerance and financing metrics, which shape much of what gets built in everyday environments. Landscape Architects, Civil/Ecological Engineers: Ecological Design Group, Inc.

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