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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. The bills are intended to create the zoning necessary to permit the proposed size of the project which cannot be built with the existing Urban Renewal Plan and current zoning in place. They alone are estimated by MCB to cost another $400 million.

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Towers instead of Pavilions: An entirely different Inner Harbor

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The new skyline of the Inner Harbor as per Bramble's design team The proposal departs from the original Harbor Masterplan of Wallace, Roberts Todd of the 1970s which defined an inner and an outer frame in which the inner structures had to be low with the exception of the World Trade Center. plan of Ayer Saint Gross of 2013.

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Scottish Architecture News: Buildings in Scotland

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Supported by the Scottish Government, the Award recognises the contribution housing makes to social and cultural conversations and rewards innovation. An updated masterplan for a £100m world-class golf resort, hotel and spa in the Angus countryside has been submitted to Angus Council for planning consent by 3DReid architects.

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American Icon or Chief Offender?

Community Architect

Or, more precisely, and even more mundane, the zoning that enables it. The culprit hides out in a section of municipal zoning code that is titled "Single family residential", frequently abbreviated as R1. The history of zoning Zoning in general rarely gets much attention these days. Let's review the battles lines.

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Liverpool Building News: Merseyside Architecture

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8 Mar 2019 Groundbreaking construction hub launched to build future workforce News The City of Liverpool College has been awarded £500,000 by the Government’s Construction Skills Fund to create Liverpool’s first on-site ‘Construction Hub’, which will bridge the gap between skills training and employment in the construction industry. “We

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

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Governments ignore that at their peril.”. The building quickly garnered international attention, and has been viewed online — by one estimate — over 290 million times, a testament to the fact that great design still has the power to make an impact. As architects, we’ve got so much to offer. Cécile Brisac. Dasha Khapalova.

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How climate, pandemic, and war shape the "future proofing" of buildings, cities and regions

Community Architect

An estimated 84 million people were displaced in mid 2021, now with the war in Europe war-displaced Ukrainians swell the global ranks of displaced people to new records. This panel shows that ailing commercial zones don't convert by themselves into the much needed mixed use and housing. The stress of uncertainty frays social cohesion.

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