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Foster + Partners and Sasaki Associates designing Sierra Leone island city for Idris Elba

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Architecture studios Sasaki Associates and Foster + Partners are masterplanning a smart city for up to a million people on Sherbro island in Sierra Leone. Sherbro Alliance Partners, which is co-ordinating the masterplan, has enlisted energy company Octopus to develop a strategy for electricity generation based on wind power.

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Ten futuristic cities set to be built around the world

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BIG , Foster + Partners and OMA are among multiple architecture studios helping to masterplan futuristic urban centres, which often claim to be designed with a focus on sustainability. The Saudi Arabian government this week unveiled visuals for a 170-kilometre-long, 500-metre-tall linear city planned as part of the Neom mega-development.

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Stoss Landscape Urbanism Strategically Constructs Inclusive and Biodiverse Moakley Park Resilience Plan

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Architizer chatted with Chris Reed, Founding Director at Stoss Landscape Urbanism , to learn more about this project. © Stoss Landscape Urbanism. © Stoss Landscape Urbanism. © Stoss Landscape Urbanism. © Stoss Landscape Urbanism. Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design?

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The Forestias // Foster + Partners

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The Forestias is a residential-led masterplan, with a large forest at its heart. The site is divided into two zones, with the northern areas containing more city level public functions, while the larger southern portion is primarily residential. Project Status: Under Construction. Size: 1,000,000 +. © Foster + Partners.

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The A+List: Architizer’s Top Architecture and Design Firms to Watch in 2024

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Exemplified in the Komera Leadership Center, which swept at the 11th Annual A+Awards, this firm is one to keep a close eye on. This multifaceted approach is evident in projects such as Kia Lab, which take a holistic view of the programmatic brief, embedding the building’s function with the broader urban and cultural environment.

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BDP Architecture Practice Information + News

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Fairham continues: “Our award-winning projects range from the masterplanning of entire cities to the design of interiors and building components. The company will move to a model of environmental, social and governance reporting from next year to demonstrate the value that multidisciplinary design can bring to its clients and communities.

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Estonia Architecture News: Estonian Buildings

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Tartu city government in cooperation with the Estonian Association of Architects are inviting to participate in the international architecture competition for the Tartu downtown cultural centre. Image and information from Tartu City Government / Estonian Association of Architects. Contemporary Estonia Architectural News. 19 Dec 2022.