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Innovation Partnership School Buildings by OMA

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The Amsterdam government has initiated the Innovation Partnership School Buildings program to build nine to thirty “highquality, flexible and sustainable” schools in ten years. A pilot school in Amsterdam has been developed in collaboration with Studio A Kwadraat.

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Deconstruction by Design: How Architects Are Redefining Practice Through Material Reuse

Architizer

Breaking Ground: Creative Approaches to Construction Waste Diagram illustrating the winning entry for an architecture competition held by Hackney City Farm, showcasing the repurposing of sash windows. Mock-ups, often made of high-end materials, are typically discarded after reviews, resulting in significant waste.

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Kaohsiung Social Housing by Mecanoo

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In a groundbreaking initiative, Mecanoo, introduces a innovative social housing project in Kaohsiung, marking a significant milestone as the city’s inaugural venture into communal living solutions. Photo © Ethan Lee By adopting a novel and innovative strategy, users will actively define the programs within the collective spaces.

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Competitions: Open Call: "Lights In Forest" GuangShan Child-friendly B&B Competition

Bustler

Registration Deadline: Jan 31, 2024; Submission Deadline Jan 31, 2024 Competition Background: "Lights In Forest" GuangShan Child-friendly B&B Competition stands as a pioneering initiative, bringing together the expertise of B&B industry leaders and innovative design teams in a collaborative venture with substantial government backing.

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Marcel Breuer’s Brutalist Washington DC offices reimagined as Affordable Housing by Brooks + Scarpa

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Image © Brooks + Scarpa The team at Brooks + Scarpa notes the undeniable influence of the federal government on the office market. Adaptive reuse and historic preservation Recognizing the changing needs of this modern era, Brooks + Scarpa has envisioned an innovative solution to revitalize the urban core in Washington DC.

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“A different way of developing cities” — SERA Architects' Tim Smith discusses the OMSI District and civic ecology

Portland Architecture

The idea behind it is to eliminate the concept of NIMBYism: that you engage citizens as the third leg of a local government and private developer stool, so that they co-create the vision and the steps to implementation for change in any given place. There’s a movement afoot to change Portland’s system of government. So what can we do?

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Downtown Brooklyn Public Realm by BIG and WXY

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BIG and WXY’s Downtown Brooklyn Public Realm Action Plan has been named on Fast Company’s list of Most Innovative Designs for 2022! Diagram. Listed in the General Excellence category, the program honors the designers and businesses solving the most crucial problems of today and anticipating the pressing issues of tomorrow.

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