Community Architect Daily

AUGUST 4, 2023

Baltimore County calls it Masterplan 2030 and its last version is from 2020. Baltimore County Masterplan logo Why those plans are so important Comprehensive Plans or Masterplans serve the purpose of planning the future of an entire jurisdiction for over ten years in all those areas required by State law.

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AUGUST 2, 2023

Shops, residential blocks, floating structures housing offices and hospitality have replaced redundant warehouses and cranes. The iconic building dates to the late-19th century, when it housed Holland America’s headquarters. The stunning Hotel New York overlooks all of this new development.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The buildings in the Phoenix development will have engineered timber structures "One year after proposals were announced for the transformation of a 7.9-hectare The buildings in the Phoenix development will have engineered timber structures "One year after proposals were announced for the transformation of a 7.9-hectare

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The 520-acre masterplan, jointly led by Northcrest Developments and Canada Lands Company and with design partners SLA and KPMB, reimagines the future for the expansive northern neighborhood and offers the opportunity to craft a thriving community for generations to come.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 23, 2024

Located on the Red Sea waterfront, the opera will connect residents and visitors to the sea by a cultural spine, with a natural canopy, running from the city, through the opera house, to the water. With geometric volumes inspired by Al-Balad, the opera will have a distinct appearance from different perspectives in the area.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A sculptural facade defines the Allan & Geraldine Rosenberg Residences, a housing block with affordable senior apartments in Freeport, New York , designed by German architecture firm Studio Libeskind. Senior housing isn't just about accommodation; it's about people," said Libeskind.

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Deezen

JUNE 12, 2023

Named Espoo House, the 24,000-square-mere building is intended to pay homage to Finland's history of timber construction. The municipal building will house the city's administration and also be open to its residents. It will be a new kind of administrative building, built to support a more open and participatory society."

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Dwell

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A housing experiment is unfolding in New Haven. Early childhood educators working at the Friends Center for Children —an organization providing education to children between three months and five years old—are receiving free, employer-provided housing. Each two-unit building has a shared kitchen and separate living quarters.

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Deezen

JULY 14, 2023

Four housing projects, including an apartment complex in east London and a development for the elderly in Yorkshire, have been shortlisted for RIBA 's 2023 Neave Brown Award for Housing. A House for Artists by Apparata Architects was shortlisted. It is one of four projects shortlisted for the Neave Brown Award for Housing.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2023

A large solar farm forms the centrepiece of Rome 's bid to host the World Expo in 2030, masterplanned by Carlo Ratti Associati with architect Italo Rota and urbanist Richard Burdett. While harvesting energy, these structures would also provide shade for visitors exploring the site and form a mosaic-like structure when viewed from above.

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Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2024

Timber apartments will be raised above the old warehouse's roof The hall is the largest building in the masterplan and will host innovation startups, creative companies and educational facilities on the ground floor, while a residential structure will be raised above its roof. The imagery is courtesy of MVRDV.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2023

Dutch studio MVRDV has released visuals of the Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence, a circular masterplan for a technology and innovation hub in Heilbronn, Germany. The majority of buildings in the district will have rectangular forms, modular structures and a height of 27 metres to ensure quick construction.

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Deezen

AUGUST 26, 2022

Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled visuals of Masterplan Esbjerg Strand, a proposal for an education-focused campus and innovation hub surrounded by water in Jutland, Denmark. BIG has unveiled visuals of Masterplan Esbjerg Strand. Read: BIG and Barcode Architects cantilever housing block over IJ lake in Amsterdam.

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Deezen

AUGUST 17, 2022

D2 is Mole Architects ' second completed building at the Design District development on Greenwich Peninsula, where eight firms including SelgasCano , 6a Architects and David Kohn Architects each designed two structures for a masterplan by HNNA. Its structure is built from cross-laminated timber.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 25, 2024

Photo © Rene Dürr KCAP’s masterplan for the entrepôts area in Renens marks the transformation of an industrial rail-side terrain into a contemporary urban pedestrian zone. Source by KCAP.

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Deezen

MARCH 17, 2023

The BBC Birmingham headquarters will be located in the old Typhoo tea factory The studio aims to preserve as much of the original tea factory as possible and two-thirds of the final building will utilise the factory's existing structural frame. Bridge links spanning the atrium will connect the two wings of the building.

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Deezen

MARCH 31, 2024

Oozing mortar joints create a "crusty crown" for The Brick House, a family home in Perth , Australia that has recently been completed by local practice Studio Roam. The project is the first of two terrace houses envisaged for the site, with the second a mirror image in plan."

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Deezen

DECEMBER 14, 2022

New York architecture studio ODA has released the masterplan for a community in Queens called Innovation QNS, which will have housing, retail and public space. The plan includes a variety of housing, retail, offices, cultural centres and amenities all built around a 40,000-square-foot (3,716 square metres) public park.

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Deezen

MARCH 19, 2024

Mori JP Tower has a rounded silhouette Located in Tokyo's Minato ward, Mori JP Tower forms part of the Azabudai Hills development that Pelli Clarke & Partners masterplanned in collaboration with Japanese developer Mori Building. It was scenic and beautiful in its own way, but clearly not destined to last."

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e-architect

DECEMBER 19, 2022

University of Brighton Moulsecoomb Campus Masterplan, East Sussex Campus Building, Southern English Development Photos. University of Brighton Moulsecoomb Campus Masterplan. Hassell completes a transformational masterplan for the University of Brighton. University of Brighton Moulsecoomb Campus Masterplan Design.

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Deezen

JANUARY 14, 2024

We set out with the desire to create an extremely raw and transparent grid structure, contextually adapted to its industrious setting while capable of staging the school's workshop-based content," explained CF Møller Architects partner Mads Mandrup. Social areas are visually softened by wooden details, including an area of tiered seating.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

"The existing house was falling apart," said director Michael Henriksen. "It It was structurally unsound and the materials were in such bad shape, so after a rigorous assessment to retrofit first, it was decided that demolition was the right approach."

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

McGrath Road Housing, East London Homes, English Architecture Development Images, Building News. McGrath Road Housing in East London. McGrath Road Housing is the Building Winner at the Building Beauty Awards , the richest prize in UK architecture. London Borough of Newham estate McGrath Road wins Neave Brown Award for Housing.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Stephenson& guides viewers in and around the building, named Campus Central, which marries a refurbished 1970s structure with a modern extension and a landscaped forecourt.

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ArchiDiaries

JUNE 29, 2022

Now MVRDV, in consultation with Herman Hertzberger’s office AHH, is transforming the celebrated building, respectfully preserving its structure and making it the centrepiece of a sustainable, green residential neighbourhood that echoes the design principles of the existing building. Herman Hertzberger is an important role model for me.

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Deezen

MARCH 5, 2024

Called the Alta Tower, the residential building has a prominent position in the city at the centre of Le Havre's 20th-century postwar masterplan designed by French architect Auguste Perret. The twisting structure is made from a reinforced concrete frame "The port of Le Havre is the horizon.

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Deezen

MARCH 25, 2024

Tencent 5 will have 11 apartment buildings arranged around courtyards Located on a narrow peninsula, the bayside residences will be the centrepiece of a wider smart city campus developed by Tencent and masterplanned by US architecture studio NBBJ. The images are by Atchain.

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aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Photo © Rasmus Hjortshøj A spatial connection to the harbour and the city The prefabricated concrete elements gather the load-bearing and spatial structure into a resilient grid of columns and girders. Four double-height areas surrounding the atrium house essential functions, such as a canteen, auditoriums, and specialized workshops.

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Deezen

JUNE 22, 2023

Located in a prominent position in the port town of Sheerness in north Kent, the church is a key part of an 18th-century masterplan by Scottish civil engineer John Rennie. It is located in a historic dockyard on the Isle of Sheppey "The church stood at the apex of Rennie's masterplan," Broughton explained. "We

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Deezen

AUGUST 24, 2022

Set to be 550-metres tall and 3,000 metres in circumference, the skyscraper would be composed of two interconnected main rings that will house residential, public, commercial and cultural spaces. The structure would encircle the Burj Khalifa. ZN Era has proposed an elevated skyscraper called Downtown Circle.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

This year, Open House Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary. Here, the Open House Festival team picks 30 of the most interesting buildings that have opened their doors over the past 30 years – including many that will be open this year: Photo by The VIEW. A House for Artists by Apparata. Here are 30 of the most interesting.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The 83-metre-high tower, which will be mainly residential but also house retail and office spaces, will have a cascading shape that narrows as it rises. Other buildings planned for the neighbourhood are an opera house, an amphitheatre, an art gallery and a cultural centre. Above: the tower will be built in Tirana.

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2024

Designed for the European Space Agency's Discovery program, the settlement would be designed to house 144 people and comprise residential spaces as well as sports arenas, restaurants and large greenhouses. Images is by Hassell Hassell added that the fact that the moon base masterplan is scalable means it's also more sustainable.

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Deezen

APRIL 20, 2023

Dutch architecture studio Mecanoo has unveiled its design for Amstel Design District, a development in Amsterdam that will include housing , public outdoor spaces and a museum. Mecanoo designed "green retreats" for the project "It's an open structure system," the studio told Dezeen. "We

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Deezen

AUGUST 1, 2022

Global issues such as the housing crisis and climate change are galvanising ambitions for a new generation of high-tech cities. The Line, a 500-metre-tall skyscraper that will house nine million people in northwestern Saudi Arabia, as shown in this video , is the most recent example but not the only one. The Line, Saudi Arabia.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The proposals also include the refurbishment, repurposing and extension of heritage structures throughout the site, retaining key historic features. The 336 new homes will include apartments for sale, rent and social housing. Our masterplan is designed around the powerful heritage and historical significance of St James’s Gate.

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Deezen

JULY 18, 2022

Timber grids and openings in the roofs will let light into the structures. The main timber structure sits on V-shaped columns. This will be connected by paths and open green spaces to a network of labs and offices within similar grid-like timber structures. "We The visuals are courtesy of 3XN.

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