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The Chinatown Stitch, an urban design project that would cap part of the Vine Street Expressway, moves forward in Philadelphia

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A $159 million federal grant was issued this week to Philadelphia officials interested in capping portions of the Vine Street Expressway: A menacing, below-grade thoroughfare that’s divided Philadelphia’s Chinatown since The post The Chinatown Stitch, an urban design project that would cap part of the Vine Street Expressway, moves forward in Philadelphia (..)

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SWA constructs park over Dallas highway to reconnect historically divided neighborhood

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SWA has unveiled the design for a major urban infrastructure project which seeks to reconnect a historically Black neighborhood in South Dallas. Image credit: HKS The park will be delivered in two phases, with infrastructure currently under construction to ‘cap’ the highway to allow the landscape to be built overhead.

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SWA and HKS construct park over Dallas highway to reconnect historically divided neighborhood

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SWA has unveiled the design, undertaken with HKS , for a major urban infrastructure project which seeks to reconnect a historically Black neighborhood in South Dallas. The finished scheme will feature event spaces, a market-style dining and retail area, and lawns.

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Will Austin’s tall-buildings boom survive the skyscraper effect and looming tech recession?

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With a slate of high-rises and supertalls, including KPF ’s Waterline design and the record-setting Wilson Tower from HKS in the works, Bloomberg asks if the pace of development can be sustained amidst tech’s downturn and the annals of urban economic history.

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Cesar Mancillas distributes patios throughout narrow Mexican house

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Mexican architect Cesar Mancillas used high concrete walls while creating a linear house with spaces focused on relaxation in the often-changing urban landscape of Ensenada, Mexico. A thick roof profile caps the covered patio Inside the perimeter wall, the parking area is separated from an outdoor patio by a planted linear garden bed.

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Heryco blends "history and modernity" in renovation of pink apartment block

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Steel arched frames cap the square windows Previously square windows were capped by arched steel frames that were painted one shade darker than the walls to create contrast. Globe-shaped lighting is suspended in the office The renovation also "reduces pressure on land use and prevents uncontrolled urban expansion".

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77 logements by ALTA architectes and Atelier 56S

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The project actively animates the site boundaries, and the development layout creates a calm, well-lit central garden area, with a series of stepped storeys. Photo © Charly Broyez The project is also designed around the east-west sloping profile of the site, which gives a staggered and fragmented aspect to the buildings.