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The Resilient Construction Imperative in the Face of Climate Change

Santa Cruz Architect

For instance, elevating buildings to mitigate the impact of rising sea levels, incorporating modular construction techniques for easier expansion or contraction, and designing flexible spaces that can serve multiple purposes are all strategies that enhance adaptability.

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The Rise and Fall of Baltimore's HarborPlace

Community Architect

The new proposal is not only very different from the early vision and ignores Millspaugh’s ideas of control, it also takes place in an environment of much weaker city government. In Rouse's times the federal government, the city and the private sector each contributed large amounts of money to urban renewal. D'Alesandro, Jr.

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20 Best Architecture Firms in Hong Kong

Architizer

Theo Texture © Theo Texture T X T is primarily an architectural, interior design + contracting firm, established in 2002, and is managed by experienced architects, designers and project managers with international experiences.

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Urban Terrarium: Only Architect-Landscape Architect Collaboration Can Truly Delivery Biodiversity

Architizer

A 2022 report on the company at the center of the furor led to several lost contracts — since its publication, Hershey’s, PepsiCo, and more recently, Kellogg’s canceled orders. It also casts in sharp relief a historic oversight on the part of everyone involved in urban development and the built environment.

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Tartu Downtown Cultural Centre Competition News

e-architect

On January 2, 2023, the Tartu City Government and the Estonian Association of Architects have announced the international architecture competition for the Tartu Downtown Cultural Centre. The winner will be awarded a design contract for the preparation of the construction project. Old City Harbour Development in Tallinn.

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Competitions: Jiaxing Ancient City Connecting South Lake International Concept Design Competition on Footbridge Crossing Huancheng River and Railway

Bustler

If it is involved that the design is adopted for landing, the possible cooperation shall be based on the contract signed by the individual’s company, thus, the individual entrant shall coordinate with its company on the corresponding issues. Jiaxing City Urban Investment Development Group Co.,

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Villages for Unhoused People Are Popping Up in More Cities. What’s It Like to Live in Them?

Dwell

Department of Housing and Urban Development report. Meanwhile, across the country, many housing advocates and government officials are embracing a practical short-term solution to the homelessness crisis: the rapid construction of tiny-home villages—some with upward of 50 units, others with just 10 tiny homes, or pods.

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