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"Great innovator" Italo Rota dies aged 70

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Fellow Italian architect Carlo Ratti , who worked with Rota on numerous projects, described him as "a great innovator – one of those rare designers capable not only of giving new answers but of asking himself new questions". The post "Great innovator" Italo Rota dies aged 70 appeared first on Dezeen.

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Tours Val de Loire Airport area masterplan

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Tours Val de Loire Airport area masterplan, France Buildings, French Park Design, Architect. Tours Val de Loire Airport area masterplan, France. Green masterplan for Tours airport area, France. Masterplan for Tours Val de Loire Airport Area. The masterplan addresses a number of issues currently affecting the area.

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BIG designs Mindfulness City in Bhutan connected by "inhabitable bridges"

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Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled its masterplan for a 1,000-square-kilometre development in Bhutan that will include an international airport and a hydroelectric dam incorporating a temple. Turning engineering into art and turning the forces of nature into power," said Ingels. Above: Mindfulness City will be built in Bhutan.

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Tredje Natur proposes floating car parks to prevent urban flooding

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Next in our Designing for Disaster series, we spotlight Pop Up, Danish studio Tredje Natur's bold proposal for cities to build floating car parks on top of flood-preventing reservoirs. Tredje Natur was founded in the same year. Tredje Natur was founded in the same year. "We It is kind of pragmatic."

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Baltimore City and County Planning the Future: How they prepare their new Masterplans

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Baltimore County calls it Masterplan 2030 and its last version is from 2020. The innovative approach comes from the American Planning Association (APA). As a result, both start out with identical vision frameworks ( Liveable Environment, Harmony with Nature, Inclusive (or resilient) Economy, Healthy Communities ).

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Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence, Heilbronn, Germany

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The masterplan design was developed for a consortium led by the municipality of Heilbronn and the Dieter Schwarz Foundation. Inside the platonic shape, the masterplan is simple, flexible, and sustainable. Circumscribing the campus buildings is a 1.2-kilometre-long Circumscribing the campus buildings is a 1.2-kilometre-long

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3XN opens Forskaren, a hub for innovation in Stockholm’s Hagastaden district

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The inside and outside are dominated by natural materials to create a warm expression. Inside, surfaces and panelling on the floors are also clad in wood, while the floor on the ground floor is made of natural stone from the Swedish island of Gotland. Source and image Courtesy of 3XN.