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Adaptive Reuse Revolution: 7 Commercial Projects Potently Preserving the Past

Architizer

Once a place where electrical cables were manufactured, somewhat poetically, it’s now occupied by professionals who utilize an abundance of cables every day. The empathetic remodel is the latest in the building’s long history and sought to create a palpable connection between past and present.

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Manchester School of Architecture presents 13 architecture student projects

Deezen

Also included is a commercial hub that captures Lancashire 's manufacturing history and a public commons in Manchester designed for inclusivity. Yunqi Zhang was concerned with traumatic urban conditions such as 'the bystander affect'. Making our cities more inclusive has never been more urgent.

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The Rise and Fall of Baltimore's HarborPlace

Community Architect

Then there is the conflict that comes from the more ephemeral nature of the private sphere, which has become very apparent now when cities around the world search for meaning, after the disappearance of first manufacturing and now retail and service industry thanks to remote work, online shopping, and AI technology. Federal Dept.

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25 Best Architecture Firms in Spain

Architizer

The 19th century also brought forth a boom in urban development, with large city expansions and increased attention to urbanization (the term was actually coined in Barcelona ); such planning efforts continue to inform the nation’s public housing projects of today.

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30 Best Architecture Firms in Mexico

Architizer

Ranging from landscape to residential, corporate and interior design, and from retail to urban developments. Studiohuerta is a multidisciplinary design firm dedicated to architecture, urbanism and environmental design. Catalana Remodel , Tijuana, Mexico. Casa Escondida , Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. A+Awards Finalist.

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“Conundrum of architecture”

Architecture Here and There

The fact that he raped a lady (well, he was a superhero after all) while fixing her fireplace was an apposite analogy for his approach to urban development: bully everyone, trash everything, build anew, and make heaps of money. All in all, totalitarianism, left and right, was well represented.