Gothenburg Showcases Award-Winning Green Buildings
Green Gothenburg is inviting its travel-banned visitors to a virtual tour of its award-winning buildings, where the latest innovations in smart technology...
Read Full ArticleA new city close to Beijing is being designed to protect residents against future pandemics, known as the "pandemic-proof city."
The community will feature wooden apartment blocks, rooftop farms and renewable energy solutions. There will also be drone-friendly terraces and home working spaces.
Barcelona-based Guallart Architects won the contest to design the community, as an example of a new standard of planning in the post-COVID era.
The premise of the design is to provide all amenities "even in moments of confinement,” tackling issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We cannot continue designing cities and buildings as if nothing had happened."
–Vicente Guallart
Founder, Guallart Architects
The community is based in Xiong'an, a newly built urban area in Baoding. President Xi unveiled plans in 2017 to create the Xiong'an New Area, about 130 km (80 miles) southwest of Beijing, as an urban innovation zone.
The competition for the Xiong'an project was held when employees of Guallart Architects were in lockdown in Spain, and that influenced the design "completely", Founder Vincent Guallart told the Thomson Reuters Foundation:
"This pandemic has accelerated the future. Cities have seen what they are capable of if they face a challenge, and therefore decisions related to climate change and its impact on the urban model, on the design of buildings, on mobility, should be made immediately."
According to The Telegraph, up to $500 billion is expected to be invested in the creation of Xiong'an over coming years.
Picture: an aerial view of the city. All images courtesy of Guallart Architects
Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 02 October 2020
Green Gothenburg is inviting its travel-banned visitors to a virtual tour of its award-winning buildings, where the latest innovations in smart technology...
Read Full ArticleIn today’s competitive world, with stakes higher than ever, facilities and maintenance managers strive to achieve near-zero downtime, operational efficiency...
Read Full ArticleFSI is now officially operating under the MRI Software brand, after the business was acquired in August 2021. The combined team now provides an expanded offering, as a...
Read Full ArticleA residential building in Changsha, in central China's Hunan Province, has collapsed. According to state broadcaster CGTN, the building in Changsha's...
Read Full ArticleHow will the intersection of retrofits, smart homes and digitally transformed building maintenance help the UK to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050? Nik Flytzanis,...
Read Full ArticleThe IFM Innovators Programme is a free course to help FM and maintenance professionals improve their knowledge on innovation and maintenance. Industry 5.0 is shaping...
Read Full ArticleFelipe Ávila da Costa from Infraspeak shares his insights on how Industry 5.0 is shaping the way we create safe and comfortable environments for...
Read Full ArticleBoth China and Norway have pledged to phase out petrol vehicles by 2050. According to new research from commercial vehicle finance company, Asset...
Read Full ArticleFacilio has announced the launch of Connected CMMS, reportedly the only software platform to consolidate all property maintenance, client engagement, vendor management,...
Read Full ArticleChina's new Personal Information Protection Law came in on August 20 – find out what the repercussions are for UK property owners. David Smith...
Read Full Article