Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2024

MVRDV has unveiled its design for a "second city centre" for Zwolle "I think it is fantastic to breathe new life into this industrial area," MVRDV founding partner Jacob van Rijs said. This provided a lot of knowledge about how we can repurpose existing buildings in the most sustainable way possible."

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 30, 2024

Oman’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning (MoHUP) has announced the masterplan for a reimagined waterfront development in downtown Muscat, the nation’s capital. The sustainability-led design prioritises the well-being of residents and visitors, redefining urban living in Oman as Muscat’s population is anticipated to almost double from 1.5

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Deezen

DECEMBER 14, 2022

New York architecture studio ODA has released the masterplan for a community in Queens called Innovation QNS, which will have housing, retail and public space. The site, which stretches five blocks between 35th and 36th avenue near the Kaufman Arts District, is currently occupied by concrete-cover parking lots and industrial buildings.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 16, 2024

Forskaren is the heart of the area, bringing together industry, research, academia and the public under one roof. With these design choices, Forskaren follows the Swedish Byggvarubedömningen’s material recommendations for sustainable construction. Here, the building opens up and invites people to circulate and socialise.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

How might we tap into the shipbuilding industry that Izmir is traditionally good at, to solve future problems of energy transition, port relocation, and climate change at once? SOUR’s proposal for Izmir Sustainability Center, SAL, is designed as Turkiye’s first floating public building.

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Architizer

JANUARY 17, 2024

Photograph by Yanlong Tong Popular Choice Winner, 11th Annual A+Awards, Landscape & Planning, Urban & Masterplan The process begins with generating a diverse population of potential designs, each encoded as if it were a ‘chromosome’. OCT Bao’an OH BAY by LAGUARDA.LOW ARCHITECTS ,Shenzhen, China.

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aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Belval is a redevelopment project that has successfully transformed an old industrial site in Luxembourg into an urban centre that now houses a university and technological centre, residential and office spaces, in addition to hotels and retail. This loop symbolises the alliance of the industrial site and its revitalisation as an urban space.

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Deezen

MARCH 31, 2022

"Furthering our proud association with King's Cross, this latest scheme has a strong presence in the townscape and again focusses on sustainability whereby we've driven down the levels of embodied carbon by 30 per cent compared to standard industry practice.". Located at 11-21 Canal Reach, it was designed with a sustainability focus.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Team VenhoevenCS-HOPE-HUADONG has designed the winning masterplan for a new living landscape along the central Pailao River in the Bao’an district in Shenzhen, China. The climate-adaptive transformation of these neighborhoods and their public space became essential to the masterplan. Image © HOPE Landscape Design.

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Community Architect Daily

MARCH 22, 2024

According to their own report, construction contracts totaling more than $134M have been awarded to minority- and women-owned construction firms which amounts to 35% of contracts that have gone to minority-owned businesses and 13% to women-owned enterprises. So far the Sagamore venture team has completed 1.1

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e-architect

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The roof was computationally optimized to be constructed and installed on site in just 15 segments. The building achieved ‘Green Building Evaluation Label 3 Star’ (GBEL 3 Star), the highest level of sustainability in China and equivalent to LEED Platinum.

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e-architect

JUNE 28, 2023

Lillie Road property in Fulham: The homes will be highly sustainable and constructed using high quality robust materials. The newly constructed £12m building on the Finchley Road in Hampstead will become a destination venue for London, open to all who have an interest in Jewish life.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Fairham continues: “Our award-winning projects range from the masterplanning of entire cities to the design of interiors and building components. MECD building for The University of Manchester: BDP is still regarded as a pioneer in multidisciplinary working and sustainable design; an approach which it carries through to each project.

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e-architect

JULY 4, 2023

images courtesy of architects practice Bristol Zoo Gardens Clifton homes in southwest England Developed through extensive public consultation, the mixed-use masterplan restores and re-purposes the iconic site as a residential-led development with significant public realm, offering free public access to the gardens for the first time.

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Home Consulting Masterplanning Transportation 52

aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Benthem Crouwel Architects drew up the masterplan for the large-scale transformation of this area. The office buildings of this currently undiscovered and unattractive industrial area are being (re)developed with high ambitions in the field of architecture, sustainability and circularity. Location: Basisweg 30, Amsterdam.

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Architect Masterplanning Sustainability Development 52

Deezen

JUNE 15, 2023

The &rchitecture course explores how professional and personal behaviour can enable urban development and construction to be more inclusive, respond to diverse economic models, protect and produce public commons, and make sustainable use of materials and labour. Making our cities more inclusive has never been more urgent.

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aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Supported by new scientific research institutes and driven by environmental considerations, the city is becoming a centre for developing industries focussing on new energy and materials, artificial intelligence and aerospace. Jinghe New City is growing as a science and technology hub north of Xi’an in China’s Shaanxi province.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 29, 2022

Our bespoke and future-proof vision for IBM’s headquarters will offer its users a sustainable, vibrant, and healthy workplace. Innovation that matters With IBM’s reputation as an industry leader and creator of world-changing projects, we knew our design had to serve as a place for innovation. Start construction is projected for 2023.

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Masterplanning Sustainability Innovation Finances 52

e-architect

AUGUST 15, 2023

Constructed within the UKGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Framework, the building is Grosvenor’s flagship Net Zero development, and offers 26,500 sq. ft of high quality, flexible and sustainable workspace. Reclaimed Staffordshire bricks and York stones were used for the ground floor landscaping, with planters made of CEMFREE concrete.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Exemplified in the Komera Leadership Center, which swept at the 11th Annual A+Awards, this firm is one to keep a close eye on. This multifaceted approach is evident in projects such as Kia Lab, which take a holistic view of the programmatic brief, embedding the building’s function with the broader urban and cultural environment.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

EDGE Suedkreuz Berlin is Germany’s largest timber hybrid construction and most sustainable building ensemble in 2022. The seven-storey office complex EDGE Suedkreuz Berlin was built sustainably using a modular timber hybrid construction method. Location: Hildegard-Knef-Platz 2 and 3, 10829 Berlin. Photos: HG ESCH.

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Deconstruction Sustainability Construction Construction 65

Deezen

JANUARY 15, 2024

The project has been criticised on sustainability and liveability grounds , as well as its human rights record. Oxagon will contribute to redefining the world's approach to industrial development in the future, protecting the environment while creating jobs and growth for Neom," said Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. "It

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aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The Grand Canal – the world’s longest and one of the oldest man-made waterways – was, in part, constructed to strengthen economic connections between the south and the north of China. In addition, the design heavily integrates renewable energy sources to serve as a prime example of the transition from fossil fuels to sustainable energy.

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Masterplanning Structure Structural Engineering Industrial 64

Deezen

MARCH 1, 2023

Dezeen School Shows: a masterplan designed to provide a safe space for marginalised groups in Boston and a proposal for improving a former mining village in South Yorkshire are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at University of Sheffield.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 21, 2022

Supported by new scientific research institutes and driven by environmental considerations, the city is becoming a centre for developing industries focussing on new energy and materials, artificial intelligence and aerospace. Jinghe New City is growing as a science and technology hub north of Xi’an in China’s Shaanxi province.

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Cities Art Architect Masterplanning 98

e-architect

MAY 15, 2023

An eye-catching art and science museum sits at the centre of the park, interwoven with the remnants of the former oil refinery images © Engram The Grand Canal – the world’s longest and one of the oldest man-made waterways – was, in part, constructed to strengthen economic connections between the south and the north of China.

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Deezen

AUGUST 22, 2022

The site of the pavilion is adjacent to the main square of Floriade 2022, which forms part of a wider masterplan for the event developed by Dutch studio MVRDV. Its framework is fully demountable and was built by construction contractor Fiction Factory using wood sourced from scrapyards and sawmills in the area.

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Nature Mining Masterplanning Materials 105

Architizer

MARCH 2, 2022

A common thread emerges that is grounded in the renowned Burkinabè architect’s pioneering approach to sustainable modes of construction and context. Informed by tradition, the practice explores new modes of construction for which the foundations have long been laid. Waterfront of the Niamey Nyala Masterplan.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Anything to do with architecture is invariably marketed with the same buzzwords New projects are either "world-class", "award-winning", "creative", "innovative", "sustainable", "livable", "beautiful" or all those combined, and more than seldom foster "a sense of place and wellbeing".

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Contemporary Architecture Innovation Finances 130

e-architect

DECEMBER 1, 2022

ODESA EXPO 2030, Paris Exhibition, Odesa, Ukraine Masterplan, France, Architects, Architecture Show, Images. The masterplan is focused around a cluster of four central pavilions. Addressing these issues, ODESA EXPO 2030 will offer the participating nations the choice of a kit-of-parts to construct their pavilions. 1 Dec 2022.

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Masterplanning Transportation Site Development 52

e-architect

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Once a center of industrial activity in the city, Tejgaon is now home to some of the leading local and multinational corporations. OMA-designed buildings currently under construction are the renovation of Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe) in Berlin, Hangzhou Prism in Hangzhou, Palais de Justice in Lille, and the Simone Veil Bridge in Bordeaux.

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Building Real Estate Masterplanning Commercial 68

e-architect

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

That is why the competition is aimed not only at finding an architectural and economically sustainable solution for the city, but also at receiving proposals for the conservation of ecology and biodiversity. In Russia today, it is the market itself which is the main driver for the development of ‘green’ construction. Megaline LLC.

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Hotel Designs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The diversity of the design which flow through this list, is surely indicative of the multi-faceted and exciting face of the industry as we step into 2024. The scheme will also set an exemplar for sustainability, through re-use, adaptation, urban greening and energy efficiency.

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Deezen

JULY 13, 2023

Also featured is a nursery located in a forest that acts as a home for dementia patients and the Museum of Water in Rotterdam , which was designed as a place to discuss sustainability and cultural issues related to water. This site will be the first test for a new ownership model in the city.

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Students Project Architecture Sustainability 94

e-architect

MAY 24, 2023

Led by urban development company Sogent in collaboration with Design Museum Gent, Carmody Groarke, RE-ST and TRANS Architectuur, the project aims to sensitively restore the museum’s existing buildings, extend the original masterplan and broaden the museum’s programme of design culture and visitor outreach.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The masterplan is focused around a cluster of four central pavilions. The bespoke approach to designing and constructing national pavilions of previous Expos has often resulted in significantly increased construction costs and time, together with higher embedded carbon and reduced flexibility for any future use.

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Architect Transportation Site Masterplanning 59

e-architect

APRIL 21, 2023

sq km masterplan of the new Jinwan Aviation City which offers a mix of residential, cultural, civic, commercial, and retail facilities surrounding a new lake at the centre of the site. The other two developments include the Industrial Services Centre and Jinwan Mall which sits across the Jinsha Lake.

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