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Chicago to convert office buildings into affordable housing

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The city of Chicago has announced the resumption of plans to convert a collection of empty office buildings in the city's downtown into mixed-used and residential towers. The city defines affordable housing as residences affordable to "residents earning an average 60 per cent of the area median income".

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What if?

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One of the articles , by architecture critic Aaron Betsky for ARCHITECTURE magazine, questions whether empty downtowns are here to stay. 1) City officials work with local business leaders in a search for solutions, but many of the ideas they pose fail to yield appreciable gains. The Obie Companies' 5th Street Market Expansion. (my

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University of Nottingham showcases 10 architecture student projects

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Also included is an architecture project that incorporates nesting techniques used in natural habitats and a housing complex designed to accommodate both humans and wildlife. Architecture BArch (ARB/RIBA Part 1) is a three-year degree built around thoughtfulness, creativity, individual choice and technical rigour.

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Panel discussion: fusing creativity through design collaboration

Hotel Designs

On the sofa with him was Marie Soliman, Co-Founder of Bergman Design House and Jessica Morrison, Senior Associate at G.A Like fashion and retail, interior designers have long seen the value of putting two (or more) heads together to take an idea from being an empty concept to being a marketable product. You have to build that trust.

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Crosshouse | TDA

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Project Description. This project found us focused on freedom and understanding it in direct relation to limits. When Sergio, a vial engineer contacted us to design his house. Excerpt: Crosshouse is a residence designed by an architectural firm, TDA in San Lorenzo. Text as submitted by the Architects”). meters’ pillars.

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The impact of office-to-residential conversion on downtown areas

BD+C

As the market has proven time and time again, making these conversion projects work financially can be difficult without additional incentives. Outside of financial incentives, another option for cities is to remove friction in the development process to allow projects to get to market faster and reduce the holding cost.

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Detroit Month of Design highlights initiatives and reuse projects "for a better Detroit"

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This year's edition of Detroit Month of Design features a number of adaptive reuse projects , including furniture made from recycled bulletproof glass and religious buildings converted into art spaces. The yearly festival, put on by local NGO Design Core Detroit , creates programming to celebrate design projects and initiatives in the city.

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