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1 week agoToronto studying possible 7-km trail under the Gardiner Expressway | CBC News
A study is underway that brings the city one step closer to implementing a seven-kilometre multi-use trail under the Gardiner Expressway. The study, which launched in December, is expected to be completed before the end of the year and will inform the planning of the trail, according to Ilana Altman, CEO of The Bentway, a non-profit that works to improve urban public spaces and is working with the city on the project.
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Design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
4 weeks agoBIG proposes ribbon-like cultural landmark for ulsan performing arts venue in korea
Two sweeping ribbons connect city and river, creating a flexible performing arts venue with continuous public realms, plazas, and diverse cultural programming in Ulsan.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
1 month agoStudioninedots Transforms a Former Tobacco Factory into a Mixed-Use Urban Complex in Groningen, Netherlands
Niemeyer transforms a 200-year-old Groningen tobacco factory into a 38,000 m² mixed-use complex combining innovation, culture, hospitality, education, manufacturing and preserved industrial heritage.
London
fromArchDaily
1 month agoLondon's National Gallery Unveils Shortlist for Expansion Featuring Farshid Moussavi, Foster + Partners, RPBW, and Kengo Kuma
National Gallery will expand into St. Vincent House with six shortlisted design teams to create a sustainable, accessible new wing and improve the public realm.
fromTime Out London
1 month agoThis popular west London shopping street has had a leafy makeover
Streets look better with trees. Sure, some might drop sap on your motor, but there's no denying that a road framed by leafy greens is much nicer on the eyes (not to mention better for the lungs). One of London's poshest retail destinations is the latest part of the capital to benefit from a green makeover. Sloane Street, a one-kilometre stretch which runs between Knightsbridge and Sloane Square, has been transformed with new trees, plant beds and wider pavements.
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Real estate
fromArchDaily
2 months agoBarangaroo South Masterplan by RSHP and Lendlease Completes a 15-Year Transformation of Sydney's Western Waterfront
Barangaroo South transformed a 22-hectare former container port into a mixed-use, carbon-neutral waterfront precinct reconnecting the harbour edge to Sydney's urban core.
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