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Cities are always work-in-progress. Buildings are mantained, new are contructed, and existing building are being rehabilitated. It is an ongoing flow of actions of transformations and adjustments. And sometimes street spaces are literally needed as temporary construction sites. Timing is everything, to limit unconvincies for others and to be efficient as possible. And with the reenforcement of exting urban area this will be become more often the reality in many cities. ... the Future Design of Street - association ... PORTO, Oct 2024

The newer development for the tourists and residential settlement answers to Emilio Ambasz’ design principle that the #buildings should be so integrated into the #landscape that they are invisible to their neighbors and that their #gardens be connected to the roofs by means of easily walkable #earth ramps. #greenroofs

#FunFact: The Virginia Beach Convention Center, featuring approximately 28,000 cubic yards of concrete, stands as a model of sustainability and modern design. Its construction includes high-performance concrete that significantly reduces its carbon footprint, contributing to its LEED Gold certification and establishing it as a pioneering venue for eco-friendly conventions and large-scale events. #BuildVirginiaStrong #concrete #construction #buildwithstrength #paveahead #deliveryourfuture #VirginiaBeachConventionCenter #VirginiaBeach #VABeach

Neighborhood Building & Activation ++ [improving communities]>> why tactical urbanism matters >> Tactical urbanism refers to the temporary, low-cost, and often grassroots efforts to make positive changes in a city or neighborhood to improve its livability and economic vitality. This can include activities such as: *pop-up parks, *public art installations, *temporary bike lanes, or *street festivals. Tactical urbanism is important for cities because it allows for quick and cost-effective ways to test out potential improvements before committing to larger, more permanent changes. It also provides a way for communities to be more actively involved in shaping their own neighborhoods and creating a sense of ownership and pride. Photo by Umbrella Sky Project

#Europan #E17 Runner-up in Eibar (ES) -- HYPER-TXONTA -- by AS: Gonzalo Pena Sancho (ES), Victoria Collar Ocampo (ES), Jon Garbizu Etxaide (ES), Diego Sologuren Martin (ES) – architects "Nowadays, urban environments have evolved into dynamic entities. Consequently, we posit that no singular system or dogma can offer a panacea to the intricacies of a multifaceted problem. In our Hyper-Txonta approach, emphasis was placed on mitigating the introduction of new constructions and their associated, foreseeable carbon footprints. This was achieved through the revitalization of the extant industrial real estate park in Eibar, leveraging Hyper-objects across various scales." #europan17 #livingcities2 #architecturecompetition #urbanplanning #urbanism #landscape #competition #architecturaldrawings #archilovers #axonometrics #eibar #espa?a

An excellent critique here of the C6 tower in Perth - asking whether we should really be building tall buildings at all, and certainly whether it is efficient to do so in timber. Key takeaways for me: ??As a positive, Andrew's article suggests an upfront carbon footprint of 10,000tCO2e*, which is 220kgCO2e/m2, or 41t per apartment - which sounds pretty good to me. Though I'd love to see the final numbers! ??However... the 6000t of timber used in the building is coming from Austria, shipped to Australia. This would double the emissions related to that timber, I believe. Could this wood have been better used in Europe? If sustainability was the goal, why wasn't Australian timber prioritised? ??And, given that most of the surrounding buildings are 3-6 storeys tall, what's the need for a 52-storey tower here? If used in low-rise construction, could those 6000t have been used to create a greater floor area? Timber construction continues to gain interest, but we need to keep asking where, how, and why we use it. Is 'tallest timber building ever' really an accolade worth persuing? Thank you Andrew Waugh for provoking some thoughts with my morning coffee! #timber #structuralengineering #netzero #climatechange *calculated from the statement around the biogenic carbon stored in the structure outweighing the upfront emissions of the building. At 6000t of timber, this would be around 10,000t of upfront emissions.

The first issue of #VERTICALURBANISM is out now! Published by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).

Located in midtown Manhattan, the 1,428-foot-high skyscraper is the second-tallest residential tower in the Western Hemisphere.

Located in midtown Manhattan, the 1,428-foot-high skyscraper is the second-tallest residential tower in the Western Hemisphere.