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New Directions: 7 Ways Contemporary Architects Are Shaking Up Traditional Transport Spaces

Architizer

Yet, in deft hands, transportation structures can transcend this hazy realm of the in-between to become meaningful destinations in their own right. Meanwhile, a parking zone was absorbed into a new, wider public pathway that accommodates pedestrians and cyclists amid a burgeoning ecosystem of planting.

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Sustainable Suburban Expansion: How Architects Are Reawakening Dormant Developments

Architizer

A sustainable process, in turn, facilitates the development of thoughtfully planned, walkable communities that emphasize economic resilience, social inclusiveness and environmental conservation. From a social standpoint, community engagement plays a crucial role in ensuring that developments align with the needs and desires of the residents.

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R&D facilities for electric vehicle production are now the manufacturing sector's hottest commodity

Archinect

So automakers are pouring money into research and development facilities. development could lead to a golden era of highly technical corporate design for car manufacturers. Before those batteries and the cars that use them can be made, they must be conceptualized.

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Deep Dive: Unearthing the Potential of Underground Development

Architizer

Underground construction has traditionally been associated with transportation infrastructure, storage facilities and utility tunnels. Consider the possibilities of expanding underground development to encompass a broader range of building typologies. Utrecht, Netherlands. Photos by Petra Appelhof. Shanghai, China.

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Copenhagen Architecture City Guide: 20 Projects to Discover in the 2023 UNESCO World Capital of Architecture

ArchDaily

The title further emphasizes the city’s position as a laboratory for innovative contemporary architecture and people-centered urban planning. In 1947, the “Five Finger Plan” was developed to guide urban development and expand the city along five main arteries. The city of Copenhagen has had a somewhat unusual evolution.

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MVRDV designs WärtZ district as "second city centre" for Zwolle

Deezen

MVRDV will complete four mixed-use buildings for the 120,000-metre-square development, named WärtZ, with the ambition of creating a "second city centre" south of Zwolle railway station, it said. This provided a lot of knowledge about how we can repurpose existing buildings in the most sustainable way possible."

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Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation

e-architect

The new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, designed by Studio Gang and set in Theodore Roosevelt Park, connects 10 buildings across the Museum’s four-block campus, establishing continuous pathways to enhance visitor circulation. Gerstner, Jr. Solomon Family Insectarium and the first floor of the Louis V.