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MAD Completes ‘the Train Station in the Forest,’ Their First Transit-Oriented Development in China

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Image © CreatAR MAD Architects has announced the completion of the Jiaxing Train Station, the first transportation infrastructure project developed by the architecture office. As China has developed significantly in terms of urbanization, its train stations have grown into complicated, widespread, and uninviting infrastructures.

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The Rise of 3D-Printed Prefabricated Homes

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Image © Paul Vu As construction materials costs increase , builders and developers are seeking alternatives to traditional home construction methods to address housing shortages. In off-site 3D-printed construction, there is no need to transport massive 3D-printing machines on-site. ADU / Mighty Buildings. Read more »

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Building the Future: The Rise of Modular Construction in the Middle East

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© Marc Goodwin | Expo 2020 Modular construction is a process in which a building is constructed away from its actual site, within controlled factory settings, using identical materials, and adhering to a set of codes and regulations.

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Zaha Hadid Architects designing Al Khuwair waterfront development in Oman

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British architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects is set to create a waterfront development in Muscat, Oman , that will include canal walkways and have a design "emphasising climate resilience". million-square-metre development will feature a marina, a cultural district, canal walkways and a recreational waterfront.

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Chicago could become site of the Great Lakes' first offshore wind farm

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Department of Transportation. Illinois will face competition from Ohio and New York state in its quest to be the first home of an offshore wind farm via the Great Lakes as the two states are developing plans to respectively establish farms in Lake Erie. The bill has since been referred to a House committee.

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Al Khuwair Muscat Downtown and Waterfront Development by Zaha Hadid Architects

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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. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), the $1.3bn Al Khuwair Muscat Downtown and Waterfront Development will span 3.3 million sqm and is set to revitalise the area.

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

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Yet, in deft hands, transportation structures can transcend this hazy realm of the in-between to become meaningful destinations in their own right. As well as celebrating the immediate landscape, the design emphasizes the socio-historic roots of this transportation method too.