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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. Louis and Paris/Indonesia/Flanders. So why include it?

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What Is A Manufactured Home?

The Architect's Guide

But the concept of a prefabricated or mobile home has been around for decades. The concept of a manufactured home came into existence in 1976, thanks to the National Manufacturing Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974. Their construction is highly regulated by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

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Jinling East Road Area Urban regeneration project by Benoy

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Cities change every day, and urban renewal is a constantly ongoing process. Faced with increasing land resource shortages for urban development, first-tier world-class cities such as Shanghai (ranked Alpha+ according to GaWC 2018) face an urgent need to switch from ‘incremental expansion’ to ‘tapping of reserves’. Image © Benoy.

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Tianfu Conference Center // MARS Studio

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Project Status: Concept. The new Tianfu International Airport nearby, as a major hub to and from Europe in the future, will bring enormous development opportunities to the region. Text description provided by the architects. © MARS Studio. © MARS Studio.

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St. Petersburg Gorskaya Territory Competition

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Jury To Select Competition Finalists For The Development Of Concepts For The Gorskaya Territory. On February 3, at 12:00, a meeting of the Jury of the Open International Competition for architectural and urban development solutions for Gorskaya territory, St. Petersburg Gorskaya Territory Open International Competition.

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30 Best Architecture Firms in Denmark

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We transform complex challenges into sustainable architectural solutions within our four market areas: Energy, Water & Industry, Mobility & Transport, Civic & Commercial and Urban Development. We consult in architecture, landscape architecture, urban spaces and design. The Almanac , Concept.

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Norilsk Design Competition, Russia

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The competion is mainly focussed on a view on the physical and urban development of the city, its landscape and also economic and touristic promotion. For me the social development is also an important second part of this view on the future. Norilsk Competition in Krasnoyarsk Krai – Interview.

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