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Can we better design green cities while balancing economic and climate concerns? Lee Polisano speaks to Channel News Asia

With the completion of Bankside Yards’ first building on the horizon, Building Magazine’s Thomas Lane explores what will be the UK’s first major mixed-use net zero development. Thomas spoke to PLP’s Midori Ainoura and other key players on the project about creating a hypermixed cultural neighbourhood for London, integrating first-in-country energy technologies, and the complexities of rejuvenating and building around historic railway arches.

PLP’s WLA Artificial Intelligence Lab Tops Out in Shanghai

In Shanghai, China, the structure for PLP Architecture’s WLA AI Lab has topped out. The event was celebrated on site marking a key milestone in the building’s construction, which is due for completion in autumn 2023.

Tokyo Cross Park Vision, Tokyo, Japan

PLP Architecture has developed plans for a new district redevelopment in the prestigious and culturally significant Uchisaiwaicho 1-Chome district of Tokyo, which connects to the 16-hectare Hibiya Park and looks across to the Imperial Palace. PLP are the master designer and placemaking strategist for the entire development, as well as the architect for two of the four mixed-use towers on the 6.5-hectare site. The design is for a multi-stakeholder partnership, comprising of ten of Japan’s most prominent companies.

Epsom College Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Bringing the spirit of British education to Japan, Epsom College translates the traditions of English schooling into an architecture rooted in play, imagination and care. The five-storey primary school, for children aged 3 to 11, transforms an existing building in the heart of the city into a place that celebrates creativity, curiosity and craft. Rather than replicating Epsom’s original Surrey campus, the Tokyo school evolves its architectural language and academic ethos to create a setting tailored to the learning journeys of each age group.

Gateway District Offices, Delhi, India

The Gateway District Offices in Delhi’s Aerocity set a new benchmark for premium workplaces in India, shaped by global perspectives on the future of work. In line with the Gateway District Masterplan, the building extends across the full site footprint and is organised around a generous central landscaped courtyard.

Park Nova, Singapore

Created for Shun Tak Holdings, this new luxury residential tower sits within a verdant site along Orchard Boulevard in Singapore’s most desirable neighbourhood: a biophilic vertical enclave redefining urban living in the garden city. Our inspiration for the project is drawn from its surroundings. We looked back to the 19th Century, when the region was filled with plantations and orchards laden with fruit, pepper and nutmeg, symbolising good fortune. The projects represents an encounter with nature – a moment in a secluded garden underneath a canopy of lush green trees.

Aerocity Delhi, Delhi, India

Dubbed ‘The 9th City of Delhi’, Aerocity is set to become India’s first sustainable Transit Oriented Development with over 30 million square feet of mixed-use commercial development and a working population of over 100,000. Within the new district, PLP Architecture have designed over 7 million square feet of mixed-use office, retail and hospitality space across a number of different sites.

Apgujeong, Seoul, South Korea

PLP Architecture, in collaboration with Tomoon Architects, have developed a proposal for a new residential development in South Korea’s Apgujung district. Situated between the serene Han River and a bustling retail thoroughfare, the development melds nature, luxury, and urban connectivity within an integrated and iconic architectural expression.

Worldmark 4, 5 & 6 Aerocity, Delhi, India

PLP Architecture were engaged to design an office-led mixed-use development at Aerocity’s Gateway District, setting the standard for the next generation of smart and sustainable office buildings at Aerocity. We were inspired by the masterplan vision aiming to break away from the model of inward-facing developments and introduce an active and permeable public realm, creating an exciting new environment for office users and the general public. Our challenge was reconciling a high-density development with a generous provision of open public space that is adequate for Delhi’s climate.

WLA Artificial Intelligence Lab, Shanghai, China

The opening of the World Laureates Association (WLA) Artificial Intelligence Lab in Shanghai marked a world-first for the global real estate sector, an AI training facility designed specifically for businesses undertaking AI R&D. As the use of AI within business, science and technology grows, demand for large model training and R&D is expected to accelerate, and the AI Lab represents a potential new real estate asset class to satisfy this demand.