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New Directions: 7 Ways Contemporary Architects Are Shaking Up Traditional Transport Spaces

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Yet, in deft hands, transportation structures can transcend this hazy realm of the in-between to become meaningful destinations in their own right. Meanwhile, a parking zone was absorbed into a new, wider public pathway that accommodates pedestrians and cyclists amid a burgeoning ecosystem of planting.

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Glasgow approves 'people first' city centre transport plan

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Glasgow City Council has approved a transport plan which will guide the delivery of a People First Zone across the city centre over the next decade.

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Barvikha Club by Asadov Architectural Studio

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Then the pedestrian zone begins – the central boulevard leading to the community center of the village. A ring road with branches to each group of houses runs along the perimeter of the site. The residential part consists of 110 semi–detached cottages — «townhouses» — with an area of 175 and 200 sq.m.

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High-Tech, High Pace: This Groundbreaking Humanitarian Build Reimagines Reconstruction in Crisis Zones

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. “You never know where and when the missiles will come,” says Maria Povstyana, clarifying, as if it were needed, how challenging logistics can be in the world’s most visible war zone. The post High-Tech, High Pace: This Groundbreaking Humanitarian Build Reimagines Reconstruction in Crisis Zones appeared first on Journal.

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R&D facilities for electric vehicle production are now the manufacturing sector's hottest commodity

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The city of Detroit is also working on a transportation innovation zone in conjunction with Ford’s new 30-acre Michigan Central mobility tech district from PAU to go along with another $130 million center for the University of Michigan that was announced recently for Ann Arbor.

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Zhuhai north area water purification plant Phase II and high-tech zone Sports Centre by Aedas

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Led by Aedas Executive Director Fiona Chen and Founder and Global Principal Designer Keith Griffiths, Aedas joint venture with Southwest Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute of China won the design competition for Zhuhai North Area Water Purification Plant Phase II and Sports Centre in the High-tech Zone.

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A '15-minute' planned community is set to rise in Utah

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A range of transportation strategies will be employed in order to achieve this plan. 125-square-mile section of the downtown core called the “pedestrian priority zone.” ” In addition, mixed-use zoning will make homes easily accessible to jobs, schools, and essential services.

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