Tag: Architecture
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The Cities of Central China: Urban Development Case Studies in Wuhan
Researchers Carl Hooks and Allison Sherlock reflect on trends in urban development on the high streets of Wuhan, China.
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Shoe Box Living in Micro-Apartments: A Response to Housing Shortages
Micro Apartments are a new trend in urban housing. Ryan Bellinson tells us more about living in a shoebox, or micro apartment.
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Nothing Left to Chance: Chicago’s Millennium Park
Martijn Sargentini explores the ostentatious design and experience of Millennium Park in Chicago.
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Kibera Calling: Locally-Led Development in a Nairobi Slum
A photoessay from Adam Nowek (@adamnowek) that focusses on locally-led development in Kibera, the largest slum in Nairobi.
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Building Cultural Symbols: Battling for Creative Status
Isabella Rossen considers the implications of the Taipei Performing Arts Centre (TPAC) and Hong Kong’s Museum M+ on local art and culture.
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Sunny Beach: The resort dream on the Bulgarian seaside
From modernism to ‘mafia-Baroque’: Miroslav Damyanov describes the cultural and architectural changes in Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach over the past few decades.
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New Era, New Station: Design in Birmingham and Rotterdam
Marco Bontje on starchitecture at two major train stations: in the English city of Birmingham and the Dutch city of Rotterdam.
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Implementing Climate Change Goals
How can cities become sustainable and resilient to climate change? Maarten Markus searches for answers by exploring regulations and practices in Boston and Amsterdam.
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Building Metro Connections: Catchick Street in Hong Kong
A photoessay from Isabella Rossen on rapid transit development, high-rise architecture, and change in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong.
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Manchester’s Northern Quarter: Fostering or Exploiting Authenticity?
Authenticity is often considered as the magic ingredient for cultural and commercial regeneration of post-industrial neighbourhoods. But what is considered authentic and to what extent can authenticity be ‘used’? Valerie van Lieshout looks for answers in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.