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Brandon Haw Architecture creates masterplan for "last waterfront site" in Williamsburg

Deezen

Local studio Brandon Haw Architecture has created a masterplan for a development along the Brooklyn waterfront which will include five mixed-use towers created by design studios CookFox Architects , Rockwell Group and more. The project shall regenerate the last waterfront site of South Williamsburg."

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Planning persmission secured for one of London’s largest new hotels

Hotel Designs

Working with Elliott Wood, Applied Energy, Phil Allen Design, DP9 and Gardner Theobold, the design which retains part of the existing structure on site, is sustainability and biodiversity led.

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Competitions: Reimagine Mountain Hospitality: A Sustainable Resort Design Competition

Bustler

The competition timeline is as follows: Concept delivery: March 4, 2023 Masterplan and schematic submission: March 15, 2023 Winner announcement: March 29, 2023 Designers are required to deliver the following materials: A 3-5 page concept document outlining the design intent and approach. The location of the site is at this link: [link].

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YACademy architecture students design conceptual pediatric clinics

Deezen

The United Nations even before the pandemic began estimated that the fragmentation caused by conflicts, combined with the effects of economic and ecological crises, was generating a humanitarian emergency greater than that caused by the Second World War.

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HarborPlace: How not to make a deal

Community Architect Daily

They alone are estimated by MCB to cost another $400 million. Or look at the former News American site, that has sat as a parking lot on prime land right across from HarborPlace for 40 years. What is the Planning Department saying which reportedly is preparing for a downtown masterplan into which Brambles stuff would have to fit?

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Smithfield Birmingham regeneration news

e-architect

The site played a central role in the hugely successful Commonwealth Games last summer, during which it hosted several games venues as well as the Smithfield Festival. Now this 17-hectare development in the historic heart of the city is set to transform Birmingham and create major economic opportunities, including an estimated 8,000 new jobs.

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Sustainable Practice: Architects Are Critical to Biodiversity Net Gain — Will New Legislation Enshrine This Role?

Architizer

Of course, safeguarding becomes significantly easier when real data replaces estimates. From November 2023, biodiversity scores need to be registered for any site in advance of development, and construction must deliver Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) through the creation and protection of natural habitats.