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Jinling East Road Area Urban regeneration project by Benoy

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Cities change every day, and urban renewal is a constantly ongoing process. Faced with increasing land resource shortages for urban development, first-tier world-class cities such as Shanghai (ranked Alpha+ according to GaWC 2018) face an urgent need to switch from ‘incremental expansion’ to ‘tapping of reserves’. Image © Benoy.

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St. Petersburg Gorskaya Territory Competition

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Jury To Select Competition Finalists For The Development Of Concepts For The Gorskaya Territory. On February 3, at 12:00, a meeting of the Jury of the Open International Competition for architectural and urban development solutions for Gorskaya territory, St. Petersburg Gorskaya Territory Competition News.

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Austin Transit Partnership Announces Collaboration, Texas

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Our 1,500 people in 26 offices are united by the belief that an environmental, social and governance approach to design achieves design excellence. Click here to learn more: [link] About HKS HKS – [link] is a global firm of architects, designers, planners and advisors who create places noted for their beauty and performance.

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White House announces new guidebook to funding office conversions nationwide

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The Biden Administration has announced a new initiative aimed at financing office conversions in an effort to combat the growing problem of high vacancy rates and housing affordability in markets large and small across the country. The announcement comes as vacancy rates have skyrocketed to 30-year highs, according to the White House.

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Trying to Buy? ADU Rental Fees Can Now Be Used as Income to Secure Your Mortgage

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The Federal Housing Administration has announced expanded financing options for "granny flats" that are meant to make a dent in the affordable housing crisis. But this week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced new policies that expand mortgage financing options for dwellings that have, or will include, an ADU.

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Norilsk Design Competition, Russia

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The competion is mainly focussed on a view on the physical and urban development of the city, its landscape and also economic and touristic promotion. For me the social development is also an important second part of this view on the future. Its main objective is to bring new life to territories of any scale.

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Savage + Dodd aimed to "set the preconditions for change" with South Africa housing project

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Since the early 2000s, a number of South African cities have been designated Urban Development Zones (UDZ), encouraging private developers to take on inner-city renewal and refurbishment projects through tax incentives.

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