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The Need for Visionary Thinking

SW Oregon Architect

The presented scheme is typical public works engineering and is not DESIGN; it is engineering. This public works engineered solution could be dropped into any city and probably has. This public works engineered solution could be dropped into any city and probably has.

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Deep Dive: Unearthing the Potential of Underground Development

Architizer

Underground construction has traditionally been associated with transportation infrastructure, storage facilities and utility tunnels. Numerous countries across the globe are actively venturing into underground development beyond transportation and utility infrastructure. Architects: Want to have your project featured? Shanghai, China.

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Henning Larsen and Ramboll win competition to transform Prague Central Station

aasarchitecture

The new station prioritizes low-emission transport and micro-mobility, making public transit and travel by foot and bike the most desirable mode of transport. Central to the design is a large, open-roof timber canopy, unifying the surrounding park, central station, and communal transport center.

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Where Modern Urbanism Went Wrong (and 6 Ways To Get It Back on Track)

Architizer

One approach is the implementation of traffic calming measures, such as road narrowing, chicanes, speed bumps and pedestrian zones, which reduce vehicle speeds and improve safety. In contrast, modern urban planning often segregates cities into distinct zones: residential here, commercial there and industrial far, far away.

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Eugene/Architecture/Alphabet: O

SW Oregon Architect

It has provided eligible individuals ever since with the opportunity to live independently, but in an environment that provides support activities such as cleaning, cooking, and transportation. Christian Church Homes of Oregon is the building’s current owner, and Viridian Management is its operator.

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Henning Larsen and Ramboll win competition to transform Prague Central Station

aasarchitecture

The new station prioritizes low-emission transport and micro-mobility, making public transit and travel by foot and bike the most desirable mode of transport. Central to the design is a large, open-roof timber canopy, unifying the surrounding park, central station, and communal transport center.

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MindLabs by Ector Hoogstad Architects

aasarchitecture

MindLabs in Tilburg will officially open and the event marks the culmination of Ector Hoogstad Architects’ transformation of a beautiful old “railway cathedral” in the city’s rail transport zone into MindLabs, a knowledge centre for digital technology.