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Nature as the city: Why it’s time for a new framework to guide development

BD+C

Whether it happens in the next decade or beyond, the North Star of nature as the city now guides our practice. And this approach helps to move toward the world we want to see—where our cities are greener and more habitable, for all people who live and work in them. The reasons to use nature as the guiding principle are myriad.

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London Houses: New Property Designs

e-architect

9 Mar 2023 Thornhill House , Islington, northeast London Design: Bradley Van Der Straeten photo : French + Tye Thornhill House, Islington Thornhill House – a respectfully modernized Grade II listed terrace in Islington, that provides its owners a quiet and secluded retreat.

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Rotterdam 2023: Part 2 - Urban Design and Architecture

Community Architect

Murphy also organized and moderated a Baltimore Rotterdam webinar series addressing urban design issues. Urban Design Surveying the nightly skyline of Rotterdam from my 16th floor hotel window, I realize that I could just as well look at a city in the US, Denver, for example. Part 1 covered transportation.