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Foster + Partners and Sasaki Associates designing Sierra Leone island city for Idris Elba

Deezen

Development for "up to a million people" According to the BBC, the project for the island in the southwest of the country is set to be "financed through a public-private partnership", with Sherbro designated as a special economic zone. I'm not qualified for that. But I am qualified to dream big." The photo is by Harald Krichel.

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What's next for affordable housing in 2024?

BD+C

The urban core is a big focus of development, though there is also clear interest in surrounding neighborhoods. Photo © Ryan Kurtz, courtesy GBBN Architects For designers and developers, this means recognizing opportunities in affordable housing to center people’s needs holistically while responding to the local history, culture, and climate.

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Reinvestment without displacement: North Avenue Market

Community Architect Daily

But not all has been going smoothly in Station North which makes an investment model developed by the Central Baltimore Partnership (CBP) especially interesting. Obviously, the intersection of these two zones has a pull in both directions. Charles Street as the spine of the "white L" is essentially thriving end to end. as partners.

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HarborPlace: How not to make a deal

Community Architect Daily

"The full weight of city government is ready to make this a reality. For sake of argument, let's set aside qualms about the high-rises or the question why giving a developer public parkland for for-profit development is the height of brilliancy. This gives everyone a chance to mull this over.

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Event: Building Socially Sustainable Communities: Bridging the Divide at Essex Crossing

Bustler

HSW REGISTER HERE: [link] Every community should have an opportunity to develop a collective vision to shape its future. Often, the process of urban redevelopment can be polarizing, with community stakeholders and private developers entrenched in opposition and design professionals acting as an ally to one or as a mediator between both.

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Trends to watch shaping the future of ESG

BD+C

Trends to watch shaping the future of ESG 0 qpurcell Wed, 03/13/2024 - 09:46 Sustainability Gensler’s Climate Action & Sustainability Services Leaders Anthony Brower, Juliette Morgan, and Kirsten Ritchie discuss trends shaping the future of environmental, social, and governance (ESG). I would add zoning to the conversation.

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Beauty, Ma’am, if you can keep it

Architecture Here and There

For example, the Providence Preservation Society and its revolving fund helped finance many rescues of old buildings facing demolition in downtown. The extensive cost of governments’ ignoring the science, and suppressing voices that promoted more sensible strategies, should not be borne by citizens. That must stop.

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