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  2. Central place theory - Wikipedia

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    Central place theory is an urban geographical theory that seeks to explain the number, size and range of market services in a commercial system or human settlements in a residential system. [1] It was introduced in 1933 to explain the spatial distribution of cities across the landscape. [ 2 ]

  3. Foster and Partners - Wikipedia

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    Central Market Project, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2006–2013) One Central Park, Sydney, Australia (2012–2013) 2 World Trade Center (formerly 200 Greenwich Street), New York City, US (completion date not set yet) CityCenterDC, Washington, D.C., US; Crystal Island, Moscow, Russia (completion date not set yet) Hermitage Plaza, La Défense, Paris, France ...

  4. Technical aspects of urban planning - Wikipedia

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    Oscar Newman's defensible space theory cites the modernist housing projects of the 1960s as an example of environmental determinism, where large blocks of flats are surrounded by shared and disassociated public areas, which are hard for residents to identify with. As those on lower incomes cannot hire others to maintain public space such as ...

  5. Form follows function - Wikipedia

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    The Wainwright Building in St. Louis, Missouri, designed by Louis Sullivan and built in 1891, is emblematic of his famous maxim "form follows function".. Form follows function is a principle of design associated with late 19th- and early 20th-century architecture and industrial design in general, which states that the shape of a building or object should primarily relate to its intended ...

  6. The Landmark (Abu Dhabi) - Wikipedia

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    The mixed-use project stands 324 metres (1,063 ft) [2] tall with 72 floors above ground and five basement levels. [1] Construction on the skyscraper started in late 2006 and the building was completed in 2013. It is the second tallest building in Abu Dhabi behind the Burj Mohammed bin Rashid in the Central Market Project World Trade Center complex.

  7. Homer Laughlin Building - Wikipedia

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    Along with the adjacent Million Dollar Theater Building and the Bradbury Building, the Homer Laughlin Building and the Grand Central Market underwent a major renovation in the 1990s under the direction of developer Ira Yellin and architect Brenda Levin. As part of the rehabilitation residential units were added, creating downtown Los Angeles's ...

  8. Central Market (Phnom Penh) - Wikipedia

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    The market was designed by Jean Desbois, the architect of the city from 1931 to 1937, [1] and its implementation was supervised by Louis Chauchon and the engineer Wladimir Kandaouroff. Construction was carried out by the Société indochinoise d'études et de construction (English: Indochinese Company for Studies and Construction ), frequently ...

  9. New product development - Wikipedia

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    A central aspect of NPD is product design. New product development is the realization of a market opportunity by making a product available for purchase. [ 1 ] The products developed by an commercial organisation provide the means to generate income .