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LA exempts affordable developments from Site Plan Review process as housing needs grow

Archinect

Mayor Karen Bass on Thursday signed into law an ordinance updating the city's zoning code to exempt all affordable units from the time-consuming Site Plan Review process that often delays final approval of much-needed housing projects.

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Foster + Partners Unveils Net-Zero, Mixed-Use Development in London, UK

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Courtesy of Foster + Partners | 18 Blackfriars Road Foster + Partners’ development in Bankside, London , has just been granted planning approval. Designed in collaboration with Lipton Rogers and real estate developer Hines , the Southwark Council has just agreed to proceed with the development.

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Site Tour: The Ponds on Alexander

SW Oregon Architect

Inside the Clubhouse entrance at The Ponds (all photos by me) AIA Eugene and the Willamette Valley Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute jointly hosted a construction site tour of The Ponds on Alexander this past Thursday. Umbrella Properties is the owner/developer, and Essex General Construction is the contractor.

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Autodesk develops AI-powered embodied carbon tool for early-stage design

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Autodesk has developed an embodied carbon analysis tool to be integrated into the software maker’s AI-driven Forma application. Powered by the C.Scale data model developed by U.S.-based Parameters that can be specified include building function, structural system, and envelope factors such as cladding and window-to-wall ratio.

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New renderings released of Hudson's Site development in downtown Detroit

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New renderings were released today of one of the city's most visible and notable developments. While the proposed 685-foot tower at the Hudson's site gets the most attention, the office building next door will be an active space with many places for the public to visit. The development is slated for completion in 2024.

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Rafael Viñoly Architects reveals first Canadian project in Toronto

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Rafael Viñoly Architects ' debut work in Canada has been announced as a two-million-square-foot mixed-use development in Midtown Toronto. A public plaza area will engage the site further with its civic context with a new amphitheater, retail spaces, and a children’s play area.

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

ArchDaily

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.