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Smart district on historic site

With a total of €600 million being invested, Siemensstadt 2.0 is the largest development project in the history of the Siemens Group. The winning design was submitted by Ortner & Ortner Baukunst. The new site will cover an area of 70 hectares and includes listed architectural monuments.

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High-rise premiere in Toulouse

Skyscrapers used to be unchartered territory in France’s “Pink City”. The city of Toulouse, famous for its many terracotta brick buildings, will soon boast its first tower: exquisitely designed by star architect Daniel Libeskind – and with the potential to become a new landmark.

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Melbourne reaches for the stars

It’s official: the “Southbank Project” has been given the green light. Melbourne will be home to the world’s first genuine vertical city.

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New look for old shipyard

The Imperial Shipyard in Gdańsk has had an eventful history. This historical setting is now to be revitalized and transformed into an attractive district. The master plan for the old shipyard is the brainchild of Danish architectural firm Henning Larsen. Before construction work begins, fields of sunflowers will be used to prepare the ground – in every sense of the word.

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Rising to the challenge

Floating cities have always been a favourite area for science fiction authors and visionary architects to explore. However, these could well become reality in the near future as part of the UN-Habitat New Urban Agenda.

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SUP “beehive” car park as eco-friendly space saver

The Smart Urban Park System (SUP) is intended to solve several of the most pressing urban parking space management issues. The underground car park of the future is space-efficient, cheaper and faster to construct, climate-friendly, largely maintenance-free, fully automated and equipped with an intelligent charging system for electric vehicles.

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The greenest city in the world

130,000 people in Mexico are soon expected to be living in perfect harmony with nature. This vision of “the greenest city in the world” is actually within grasp.

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Manhattan reinvents itself

Spectacular and controversial in equal measure, the “Hudson Yards” building complex is the largest and most expensive non-public sector development project in US history.

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The Tower of Arles

The mirrored tower designed by star architect Frank Gehry is the latest attraction in the southern French city of Arles, where it is hoped that the Bilbao effect will strike again. The new art hotspot, Luma Arles, is being financed by Swiss millionaire Maja Hoffmann.

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BIG in Japan

While the rest of the world is merely talking about its visions of future cities, Toyota is getting serious. It has teamed up with architectural firm BIG to build its city of the future in Japan. Construction is already scheduled to begin in 2021.

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A design hotel on a bunker

The redevelopment of an above-ground Nazi-era bunker is Hamburg’s largest building project since the Elbe Philharmonic Concert Hall. With spectacular rooftop gardens and nhow Hamburg design hotel, this new landmark in the heart of the St. Pauli district is sure to become a magnet for visitors.