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7 Formidable Sustainable Firms Dynamically Disrupting the Architectural Status Quo

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Sustainability has become something of a buzzword in the industry. In some instances, sustainability is employed as a marketing tool, reinforced by superficial practices with little environmental benefit. Order your copy today.

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BIG designs Mindfulness City in Bhutan connected by "inhabitable bridges"

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Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled its masterplan for a 1,000-square-kilometre development in Bhutan that will include an international airport and a hydroelectric dam incorporating a temple. Turning engineering into art and turning the forces of nature into power," said Ingels.

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Zaha Hadid Architects designing Al Khuwair waterfront development in Oman

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The masterplan's geometries echo the bays and coves of Oman's coastline along the Arabian Sea," project director Paolo Zilli told Dezeen. Zaha Hadid Architects worked with engineering studio Buro Happold on a materials strategy for the project, which was described as a having a "sustainability-led design emphasising climate resilience".

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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. The sustainability-led design prioritises the well-being of residents and visitors, redefining urban living in Oman as Muscat’s population is anticipated to almost double from 1.5

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SOM plans city to accommodate Muscat's growing population

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Nineteen neighbourhoods constructed with local materials will define Sultan Haitham City, a metropolis for 100,000 residents that London studio Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is designing in Oman. Read: SOM breaks ground on Alárò City in Nigeria The masterplan involves transforming a 7.5-kilometre-long

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Oman announces plans for mixed-use district in Jabal al Akhdar mountains

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Set to be built at an altitude of 2,400 metres in the Jabal al Akhdar mountain range, the development is being led by Oman's Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning (MoHUP) with a masterplan by engineering firm AtkinsRéalis. billion (£1.9

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ORG Engages in Sustainable Planning and Develops the D4PV Project Constructing Marine Multifunctional Landscape Infrastructures

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The D4PV project is therefore in addition to a conceptual masterplan for MMLIs in the North Sea, it is a generic toolbox that can be used co-creatively for the creation of multifunctional marine landscape infrastructures around the world. What drove the selection of materials used in the project? © ORG Permanent Modernity.