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UK prime minister launches plan "to stop councils implementing" 15-minute cities

Deezen

The plan , which was set out by UK transport secretary Mark Harper, is designed to "protect drivers from over-zealous traffic enforcement, as part of a long-term government plan to back drivers". This week the UK government will set out a long-term plan to back drivers, slamming the brakes on anti-car measures across England. "Too

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The Need for Visionary Thinking

SW Oregon Architect

Instead, the problem(s) may be one inherent in the structure of local governments everywhere, specifically their traditional segregation of functions into discrete silos of responsibilities. The concept supports the full range of transportation options and users of the street system.

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Habitable Form creates vertical house for woodsy site on South Carolina island

Deezen

The house is nestled under the site's oak trees "The design concept quickly became about nestling under the protection of the shaded oaks and connecting outward toward the surrounding neighborhood park," the studio said. The home's main level is lifted above the ground, a government requirement due to the area's potential for flooding.

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Goyder Square // Robertsday, Turf Design Studio

Architizer

Given the uniqueness of Palmerston and limited budget, we had to be creative and innovative in our design concepts – taking a piece of lawn and creating an incredible story of connection and community. This project was innovative in developing new governance models. © Robertsday, Turf Design Studio.

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Competitions: Pre-Announcement?Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone2023 “Air Silk Road” Urban Design and Creative Architecture International Competition——Future City Urban Design International Competition

Bustler

The competition aims to collect urban design schemes that are forward-looking, innovative, and implementation-oriented to help promote the high grade, high standard, and high-quality construction and development of Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone. To give guidelines for the optimization and enhancement of 21 urban functional areas.

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Nine projects that encapsulate The Laboratory of the Future at Venice Architecture Biennale

Deezen

"Africa's unique context, which is both richly challenging and richly creative, means it's a powerful place from which to examine the issues that will dominate the next century – climate change, societal change, demographic change, new forms of governance, explosive urbanity."

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Competitions: Pre-Announcement?Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone2023 “Air Silk Road” Urban Design and Creative Architecture International Competition——Future City and Digital Port Urban Design International Competition

Bustler

The competition aims to collect urban design proposals that are forward-looking, innovative, and implementation-oriented to help promote the high grade, high standard, and high-quality construction and development of Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone.

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