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The Resilient Construction Imperative in the Face of Climate Change

Santa Cruz Architect

The Changing Climate Landscape Before delving into the specifics of resilient construction, it is crucial to understand the changing climate landscape. It involves designing and constructing structures with an eye towards the future, considering the potential impacts of climate change.

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

Architizer

The secret lies in their foundational design principles. In contrast, modern urban planning focuses on efficiency and economic growth, prioritizing car travel and large-scale infrastructure over the human-scale experiences that foster genuine community connections. Architects: Want to have your project featured?

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The World’s Largest Urban Solar Farmfor Expo 2030 in Rome by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati

aasarchitecture

The master plan was developed with several partners, including ARUP for sustainability, infrastructure, and costing, LAND for landscape design, and Systematica for mobility strategy. This new approach to temporary events could become the foundation of a new model for urban development.”.

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Dezeen announces architecture winners for Dezeen Awards 2022

Deezen

Situated in the Chihuahuan Desert, Marfa Ranch was designed to merge into the landscape with rammed earth walls and a low profile. The home is divided into eight different structures connected by a covered walkway that is lined with columns made from recycled oil field pipes. It is social, cultural and political.

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Lost Masterpieces: 6 Iconic Buildings That Met the Wrecking Ball

Architizer

It risks homogenizing our skylines and disregards the significance of the historic built landscape. Over the centuries, scores of celebrated structures have met the wrecking ball in the name of redevelopment, profit or whim. This reductive checkbox exercise of designating schools of design as good or bad is deeply harmful.

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Jianli Art Center by GOA

aasarchitecture

Affected by the low-lying and sandy geographical condition, local people use to build high foundations and dig moats by houses to collect soil. Although the sandbank landscape has changed along rural modernization, the moats around houses and the small bridges are generally preserved in local homes as a precious mark of traditions.

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Manchester School of Architecture presents 13 architecture student projects

Deezen

Master of Art in Architecture and Urbanism, our highly international programme, expanded again in 2022/2023 with more than 160 students and nearly 30 staff forming a richly diverse and multidisciplinary community, including planners, landscape architects, historians, artists, environmental consultants, surveyors and architects.

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