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Stockholm Wood City: Masterplanning The World’s Largest Timber Construction Project

Architizer

Despite the phrase finding its way into common architectural and design parlance, one look at most metropolitan areas today tells us how far the concept still has to go before we can claim mainstream adoption in practice. This is fascinating, but it’s Wood City’s fundamental raison d’être that really intrigues.

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K64 Keflavík Airport Area Masterplan by KCAP wins the 2023 The Plan Award

aasarchitecture

Sitting at the crossroads of Europe and North America, home to the Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark, the airport area is exceptionally well suited to become one of the leading developments for sustainable innovation in the aviation, energy and technology sectors.

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Team KCAP wins Keflavík Airport Area Strategic Masterplan competition

aasarchitecture

With an integrated vision that links an ambitious economic development concept to sustainable urban design, landscape, and mobility strategies, Team KCAP won the international competition for the Keflavík Airport Area Strategic Masterplan in Iceland. Corridor Landscape. Source by KCAP.

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Team KCAP wins Keflavík Airport Area Strategic Masterplan competition

aasarchitecture

With an integrated vision that links an ambitious economic development concept to sustainable urban design, landscape, and mobility strategies, Team KCAP won the international competition for the Keflavík Airport Area Strategic Masterplan in Iceland. Corridor Landscape. Source by KCAP.

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MVRDV unveils residential high-rises for Tencent smart city in Shenzhen

Deezen

Dutch studio MVRDV has revealed a series of residential high-rises arranged around courtyards in Shenzhen 's Qianhai bay, which will form part of a smart city development by technology company Tencent. MVRDV designed Tencent 5 as a social and green development that provides housing to employees working in the city.

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Competitions: Seoul 100-year Masterplan Exhibition Idea Competition

Bustler

Registration Deadline: Sep 15, 2022; Submission Deadline Sep 15, 2022 [Seoul 100-year Masterplan Exhibition Idea Competition] South Korea's capital was relocated to Hanyang (present-day Seoul) in the 1390s. The Seoul 100-year Masterplan Exhibition will explore good works through the open competition.

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Hassell designs inflatable moon base for the European Space Agency

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Images is by Hassell Hassell added that the fact that the moon base masterplan is scalable means it's also more sustainable. It follows another concept for inflatable moon buildings, the Moon Village by architect studio SOM. Satellite panels would be brought from Earth and installed at even intervals.

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