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Autodesk makes to “The 10 Most Innovative Companies in Education” list by Fast Company

The magazine recognized Autodesk’s Sustainability Workshop as a program at the forefront of education. The workshop, offered free to mechanical engineers, teaches the principles behind sustainable design […]

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Architecture & Urban Planning in China: Urbanization to drive growth

China’s urbanization will provide “sustainable investment” and become a key factor in bolstering the country’s growth during the coming five years […]

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Architecture & Urban Planning in China: creating the World’s Largest City

China is going for all the records these days. It recently completed the world’s longest high-speed rail line, only to follow that up with the world’s fastest train. For an encore, the Chinese are now preparing to create the world’s largest mega-city […]

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Architecture & Urban Planning in China: urbanization rate to be at 51.5% by 2015

China expects its urbanization rate to rise from 47.5 percent in 2010 to 51.5 percent by the end of 2015, with an average annual increase of four percent, according to a Chinese Government plan […]

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Architecture & Urban Planning in China: Exhibition site in Shanghai will be world’s biggest

Shanghai is to build the world’s largest exhibition complex, the city’s urban planners announced recently […]

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Architecture & Urban Planning in China: Average building lasts only 20 years

More than half of China’s existing residential structures will be demolished and rebuilt in the coming 20 years, according to a senior researcher from the Chinese Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, a claim that has sparked fresh questions about the short lifespan of Chinese buildings […]

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Watch Liz Danzico’s “Notes on Improvisation and Design” talk at IxDA | Interaction ‘10 Conference

Drawing on improvised models from urban planning to jazz, Liz Danzico investigates improvisation at work and illustrate directions interactions designers might take in understanding how frameworks take hold […]

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Architecture & Urban Planning in China: private fund investment to support urban development

China’s urban development looks to get further support from the private sector. An Chinese Government official from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country’s top economic planning agency, says the government encourages the use of private capital in developing China’s urban areas […]

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Architecture & Urban Planning in China: the top 10 fast-developing cities in 2009

The annual selection of China’s top 10 fast-developing cities was held by the China International Urbanization Development Strategy Research Committee to illustrate the rate of China’s urbanization […]

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Architecture & Urban Planning in China: Smart future showcased at Shanghai World Expo

With heavy coverage from newspapers and television, you may have become quite familiar with the theme of the Shanghai World Expo – “Better City, Better Life.”[…]