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- MVRDV unveils sustainable Chengdu Sky Valley masterplan Wed, 25 Nov 20, 3:30amMVRDV has revealed designs for Chengdu Sky Valley, a competition entry for the Future Science and Technology City, which is a planned district on the outskirts of Chengdu, China...
- Affordable senior housing gets a climate-responsive upgrade in California Wed, 18 Nov 20, 6:30amSan Diego-based design firm Studio E Architects has given an affordable housing development a climate-responsive renovation while strengthening the multiplex’s sense of placemaking in the desert of La Quinta, California...
- Beautiful Washington bridge with lace-like metal walls shimmers at night Tue, 27 Oct 20, 1:30amWhen Seattle-based LMN Architects and KPFF Consulting Engineers were tapped to design the Grand Avenue Park Bridge in Everett, Washington, the team worked to not only meet functional demands but to also achieve aesthetic...
- UNStudio designs sculptural, driverless metro stations for Doha Fri, 2 Oct 20, 4:30amUNStudio has completed the first 37 stations for Qatar Railways' Doha Metro, one of the most advanced and fastest driverless metro systems in the world...
- SXSW Eco Announces Winners of the 2014 Place by Design Competition Thu, 9 Oct 14, 12:00amRather than pick one overall winner, SXSW Eco selects three winners for the categories of Community Impact, Global Potential, and Transformative Design...
- BIG Unveils Plans for BSN7 Mixed-Use Neighborhood in Aarhus Fri, 3 Oct 14, 11:00pmBIG's decision to design the public realm first deviates from the norm, which usually starts with developing private residences and then activating the remaining landscape after residents have settled in...
- BIG Unveils Designs for BSN7 Mixed-Use Neighborhood in Aarhus Fri, 3 Oct 14, 11:00pmBIG's decision to design the public realm first deviates from the norm, which usually starts with developing private residences and then activating the remaining landscape after residents have settled in...
- Los Angeles’ First Parklet Opens on York Boulevard in Highland Park Fri, 8 Feb 13, 3:00amRead the rest of Los Angeles’ First Parklet Opens on York Boulevard in Highland Park Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "Glass tiles", California, Cathi Milligan, glass art, Glass Studio, Highland...
- Copenhagen Design Week: Clear Village Launch Sat, 5 Sep 09, 3:00pmOn September 1st, Jennifer Leonard of IDEO and Massive Change fame joined Alex Steffan of Worldchanging, Cameron Sinclair of Architecture for Humanity, architects Bjarke Ingels and Ken Yeang, and other well-known designers,...
- Making Public Places: Forum on Placemaking in Cities Sat, 1 Aug 09, 3:00pmOn Monday, July 13, 2009, Diana Balmori and her NYC-based landscape and urban design firm hosted a forum that was part-academic discussion, part-social media experiment...