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An opportunity for renewal, recovery, rejuvenation At the breakout sessions, panelists share ground-breaking insights, new research data that can help grow businesses, and updates on new tools to support various initiatives. sponsored content Feb 24, 2021 Sustainable Brands 2021 Yokohama will take place on Feb. 24 and 25 at Pacifico Yokohama North in the city’s vibrant Minato Mirai area. As one of the largest domestic sustainability community events and the fifth of its kind to be held in Japan, the conference is a chance for stakeholders from every sector of society to learn about...

City reaches deal for redevelopment of Public Safety Building site Images courtesy of Capital City Partners) Months of negotiations have reached a proposed deal for a multimillion-dollar redevelopment of Richmond’s city-owned Public Safety Building property. Ordinances and legal documents reflecting the negotiated deal between the city administration and developer Capital City Partners were formally introduced to the City Council at its meeting Monday evening. The deal will be reviewed in committee and brought back to the council for consideration at a future meeting. Capital City Partners,...

Bucks, Montco students 'Zoom' to moon, take top prizes in Future City competition Imagine living on the moon 100 years from now, watching "Moonstruck" while munching on moon pies.  Middle-school students from 30 educational institutions throughout the Delaware Valley got the chance recently to show just how they would not only survive but thrive that far from home and that far into the future. They participated in the 29th annual Future City competition.   Future City is an organization that asks sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students to research and build cities using their imagina...

Copy Throughout history, religious reformers and visionary starchitects have attempted to envision the future of our cities: from the Venetian model city of Palmanova to the multi-story housing complex for 5,000 people drafted by Italian architect Paolo Soleri, from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Broadacre City to Le Corbusier’s Radiant City, numerous masterplans have been crafted to illustrate some of the most unprecedented ambitions. Two figures from The Radiant City that display Le Corbusier’s worldview: he strongly opposes commercial household decorations.. Image Courtesy of Le Corbusier,196...

by Stephen Chapman Bruntwood Scitech has seen its turnover rise 34.5% (£40.1m) over the last financial year. The owner of science and technology developments in Manchester, Liverpool and Alderley Park also saw its portfolio value increase to £526.8m (2019: £438.2m). However, while its gross profit has risen to £9.9m, it reported pre-tax losses of £7.6m (2019: £20.1m profit). “The UK’s science and technology sectors have been two bright spots amid the economic challenges of the pandemic, as well as remaining central to the country’s long-term growth prospects. And our proposition i...