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Towers instead of Pavilions: An entirely different Inner Harbor

Community Architect Daily

The new skyline of the Inner Harbor as per Bramble's design team The proposal departs from the original Harbor Masterplan of Wallace, Roberts Todd of the 1970s which defined an inner and an outer frame in which the inner structures had to be low with the exception of the World Trade Center. plan of Ayer Saint Gross of 2013.

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What Makes a Good Comprehensive Plan?

Community Architect

Comprehensive plans (sometimes also called masterplans) are seen as a snooze, geeky and boring. Trying to inspire residents to participate, Baltimore County put a brief video together explaining what a masterplan is and why it matters. Nicholas Stewart, Esq.

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American Icon or Chief Offender?

Community Architect

Or, more precisely, and even more mundane, the zoning that enables it. The culprit hides out in a section of municipal zoning code that is titled "Single family residential", frequently abbreviated as R1. The history of zoning Zoning in general rarely gets much attention these days. Let's review the battles lines.

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

Architizer

This elegant complex includes rehearsal spaces and public zones in addition to a central performance area, celebrating the sense in which theatre is a community. In 2018, Ingrid van der Heijden’s firm CIVIC Architects was shortlisted for an A+Award in the Transportation-Infrastructure category. Gabriela Etchegaray. Dasha Khapalova.

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The State of Transit in the Region: From Bad to Worse?

Community Architect Daily

In Baltimore, transit and transportation, once a geeky topic, have become the focus of public interest. More bus lanes to accelerate the bus Finally, there is the Transportation & Climate initiative , a compact between 13 states of the eastern US (including Maryland) which will introduce carbon pricing and trading into transportation.

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Eurasian Prize 2021 competition news

e-architect

The outstanding architects and designers will participate in the Summit programme ‘ArchEurasia 2021’: December 14 (all times are local / time zone in Ekaterinburg). December 15 (all times are local / time zone in Ekaterinburg). – Transport Facilities. 14.00 – 15.30 live broadcasting from the internet. 11.30 – 13.30

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"Cities born fully formed are simply bad ideas thrown at the world"

Deezen

It would comprise a domed 50-acre business district, underground transportation, an automated rubbish collection service, and carefully delineated residential, commercial, and recreational zones. "It As an EPCOT-type city of the masterplanned community, Songdo's no one-off. There will be no retirees; everyone must be employed.".

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