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Empire State Development approves massive Penn Station redevelopment proposal

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New York State officials on Thursday approved a sweeping redevelopment of Midtown Manhattan that would transform Pennsylvania Station, the busiest transportation hub in North America, from a run-down transit center into a city centerpiece. The Penn Station Redevelopment Plan is set to be one of the largest real estate projects in U.S.

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Frank Gehry's Ocean Avenue Project gets the final go-ahead in Santa Monica

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After nearly a decade of planning and design changes, Frank Gehry ’s proposed Ocean Avenue mixed-use development has finally been given the go-ahead by the Santa Monica City Council. million in economic benefits to the Westside community.

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Building for Billions: Shifting the Focus to Rural India

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As data from the United Nations also estimates an annual population growth rate of 0.7% , the country’s built environment is set to interact with a new discourse of demography and present its own perspective on how to build for billions. One where the design and development of the rural areas take precedence over the cities.

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Copenhagen's industrial harbour is being developed into a recreational hub

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Promotion: the City of Copenhagen is transforming the Danish capital's harbour into a vibrant public space with recreational activities and residential developments. The development will also provide space for events, introduce nature to the site and make the area cleaner and friendlier. Image by Daniel Rasmussen.

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Researchers develop solution that could make carbon capture three times more efficient

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Direct air capture uptake has been "slow and inadequate" Using this hybrid sorbent has the potential to make DAC more time and cost-efficient, potentially bringing down the price from upwards of $600 per tonne to just $100 a tonne, the researchers estimate. The top image is by Matthias Heyde via Unsplash.

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Page Southerland Page integrates "past and future" at Texas Capitol Complex

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The Texas Capitol Complex was designed by Page Southerland Page Phase 1 – which is estimated as a $600 million investment – opened in 2022. Read: Oman announces plans for mixed-use district in Jabal al Akhdar mountains The connections provide a way for the city's development to recognize the past, while leaving space for future expansion.

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I simply feel compelled to acknowledge these developments and offer my thoughts on each. The 2014 plans for a replacement city hall on the former building’s site also failed to materialize due to rapidly escalating construction cost estimates. The requested land use change prompted comment from both proponents and critics.

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