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- ...hat designating open green space is an alternative to registering town and village greens as means of protecting land. * Village.3 KB (480 words) - 11:25, 15 February 2021
- ...nsive space. Central to the building's sense of community is the elevated 'village square' on the 18th floor, set within a three-storey void. This area will p5 KB (783 words) - 15:59, 23 June 2021
- * Village homes in Western Uganda.6 KB (796 words) - 11:02, 7 April 2021
- Many village homes are above shops, attics are used, houses are close to the pavement an ...lages are often slowly evolving communities where the church, the pub, the village street and its shops, the green, the square, the cemetery and the bus stop19 KB (2,750 words) - 08:28, 15 February 2023
- Source: Living at Kidbrooke Village (12) ...l developments – Beaufort Park in Colindale, North London, and Kidbrooke Village in Greenwich, South London, during 2012-2013 (see Table 3).26 KB (3,796 words) - 11:33, 15 December 2021
- ...orth Horsham and East Grinstead and puts the flight path right over Rusper village which is some 65 m above the runway level and only some 6 kms from take off8 KB (1,190 words) - 08:25, 9 November 2020
- * The David Lloyd Lymington Sports Village.6 KB (842 words) - 08:38, 12 May 2021
- ...ing to the Park’s permanent and temporary Olympic venues and the Olympic Village. The Stratford City energy centre will also supply electricity to the grid, ... venues undergo their conversion into legacy buildings and the athlete’s village is transformed into homes.16 KB (2,651 words) - 08:25, 4 November 2020
- * Village greens.8 KB (1,025 words) - 22:20, 26 February 2024
- * In 2014 construction started on the next 475 homes at North West Village.6 KB (934 words) - 07:03, 11 November 2020
- * Making changes in relation to applications to register town and village greens.4 KB (508 words) - 17:18, 12 January 2021
- ...ny town halls have been over-zealous in trying to silence church bells and village clocks which have chimed for decades, if not centuries. We need some common2 KB (340 words) - 07:44, 25 December 2020
- * Making changes in relation to applications to register town and village greens.5 KB (707 words) - 11:30, 15 December 2021
- * Garden village.7 KB (968 words) - 17:13, 24 February 2022
- ...lage in the Ribera del Duero region of Spain, where almost everyone in the village has a stake in the winery. In response to an increasing demand for Protos w3 KB (494 words) - 07:55, 8 December 2020
- ...f a small size which is typically situated in a rural location. Broadly, a village tends to have a population of between 500 and 2,500, making it larger than ...nd a central point, such as a church, market, or public space such as a ‘village green’. This is referred to as a ‘nucleated settlement’.3 KB (417 words) - 05:54, 24 October 2022
- = Case study - Olympic and Paralympic Games Village, Stratford =5 KB (606 words) - 09:40, 24 March 2021
- * Village green.3 KB (418 words) - 11:39, 15 March 2023
- * Garden village.5 KB (690 words) - 08:12, 7 February 2021
- ...ften defined as living in certain properties, or in a certain area, e.g. a village or parish. Often the rights have died out, and a common has no commoners; o * Village green registration.5 KB (741 words) - 18:42, 19 March 2021
- * Village homes in Western Uganda.4 KB (487 words) - 06:18, 12 May 2024
- ...r spaces which make up the public realm; the relationship of one part of a village, town or city with other parts; patterns of movement and activity which are9 KB (1,438 words) - 06:31, 29 April 2022
- ...2006] is the main piece of legislation relating to common land and town or village greens. It repealed the Commons Registration Act 1965 and received royal as ...recommendations in relation to the registration of common land and town or village greens, works and fencing on common land and the agricultural use and manag5 KB (679 words) - 06:54, 11 January 2021
- Something like the Millennium Village obviously wasn’t post-modernism, but then it wasn’t Modernism either be19 KB (3,281 words) - 08:17, 20 November 2020
- * Village.9 KB (1,509 words) - 08:47, 8 November 2020
- * Village green.3 KB (468 words) - 07:52, 11 December 2020
- * Village greens.6 KB (960 words) - 09:37, 25 July 2022
- ...at to the flawed ‘village’ model of regeneration such as the Greenwich Village project on which he worked in the early-2000s.4 KB (694 words) - 07:12, 8 January 2021
- ...n the Lakeshore East neighbourhood, the developers promise that as 'a true village within the city, Vista Tower residents will enjoy the genuine community atm3 KB (476 words) - 11:41, 16 December 2021
- ...axation areas and a planted external balcony. Stairs and lifts within each village then give access to the consultation and treatment rooms which are efficien4 KB (599 words) - 07:21, 10 November 2020
- ...assified roads with A and B roads, and often linking a housing estate or a village to the rest of the network. Similar to ‘minor roads’ on an Ordnance Sur7 KB (1,044 words) - 11:49, 15 February 2023
- ...tial apartments complemented by commercial and hotel uses as well as a new village retail concept, setting a benchmark in the region. ... in the water, creating a unique contextual architecture to the old Tebrau village.2 KB (291 words) - 08:28, 24 December 2020
- ...m basis through Get Living London, the manager of over 3,000 homes at East Village.4 KB (622 words) - 08:35, 29 November 2020
- ...d liturgical history, as well as to research the history and heritage of a village or town.'3 KB (463 words) - 18:29, 10 September 2020
- # Cynical vandalism of a deserted medieval village in Withybrook. Feb 202036 KB (4,480 words) - 06:19, 12 May 2024
- ..., Southampton and in a number of housing developments, such as the Olympic Village. However, there are far fewer networks than other European countries. There5 KB (709 words) - 12:16, 14 January 2022
- ... model of the Tower of Babel and a replica of a 1st century Middle Eastern village. However, it has been beset with controversy for receiving an $18 m tax inc2 KB (350 words) - 07:47, 19 November 2020
- | We do not consider that there is a single template for a garden village, town or city. It will be important for the new community to establish a cl ... be a new discrete settlement, and not an extension of an existing town or village. This does not exclude proposals where there are already a few existing hom5 KB (752 words) - 20:39, 25 September 2020
- ...r, since the mouth of the river had shifted 4 miles to the east of the old village of Shoreham and was blocked with shingle. At the first meeting of the Harbo9 KB (1,425 words) - 17:20, 31 December 2020
- From the historic Sizergh Castle and postcard village of Orton to the breath-taking Lyth Valley, the extensions will see nearly 25 KB (679 words) - 07:52, 15 December 2020
- ...vation areas affected are the Ideal Village in Bordesley Green, the Austin Village in Longbridge, and the Hagley Road/Barnsley Road area in Edgbaston.2 KB (261 words) - 13:06, 2 January 2021
- = Case Study – Cambourne Village College = Sean Sumner, Deputy Head at Cambourne Village College said, “The children and staff absolutely love their new school an8 KB (1,192 words) - 08:01, 29 December 2020
- ...nced that West Oxfordshire District Council may be developing a new garden village; as it submitted an expression of interest to DCLG relating to a site near ...ession of Interest’ to central government to create a locally-led Garden Village. An area just off the A40 and to the north of Eynsham is the location speci3 KB (466 words) - 06:43, 14 January 2021
- * Village.4 KB (578 words) - 07:25, 28 April 2022
- ...the attention to detail displayed in its architecture and streetscape, the village reflects a Victorian paternalism that influenced the future development of ...he 1980s and it was through several early efforts and initiatives that the village was recognised with a Europa Nostra Conservation Award in 1997 for its cons14 KB (2,177 words) - 19:12, 7 September 2020
- "In France, 'village' urbanism seems to be adamantly resisting the vertical city, without truly3 KB (403 words) - 07:37, 9 December 2020
- ... Hengqin Laisun Creative Culture City have entered into a partnership with Village Roadshow Theme Parks to create the first themed immersive experience for th2 KB (334 words) - 08:11, 26 December 2020
- * Garden village. * Village.6 KB (908 words) - 06:05, 22 June 2021
- Christiania is an anarchist settlement and eco-village that operates as a self-governing community in the centre of Copenhagen, De4 KB (638 words) - 07:50, 6 November 2020
- The South Devon Highway has taken traffic away from Kingskerwell village and improved access to Torbay and South Devon. Congestion and accidents hav6 KB (844 words) - 10:36, 3 January 2021
- ...t can be used as a positive term for those who oppose development in their village or town or city, but is more commonly used in a derogatory way. Local powers such as neighbourhood planning and village green registration can be used by Nimby's to frustrate development.2 KB (342 words) - 07:30, 24 November 2020
- [East Village Skybridge connecting Studio Bell and the King Edward Hotel. Courtesy Allied ...musicians and music lovers and catalysing the redevelopment Calgary's East Village as a core urban district.”3 KB (442 words) - 07:55, 5 January 2021
- ...e concept and character of Espelkamp (free market town vs charitable model village) was resolved in 1949 in favour of a secular new town with commercial build ... large-scale town planning in later years, such as the 1972 Munich Olympic Village, but these have not reached the level of communal autonomy of the early new11 KB (1,671 words) - 08:14, 7 February 2021
- In July 2017, Trinity Islands, touted as ‘Manchester’s first vertical village’, received planning permission from Manchester City Council. ...retail units and educational facilities forming the core of a city-centre 'village'. It will boast independent bars supporting locally-brewed craft beer, cafe3 KB (460 words) - 08:43, 15 January 2021
- * Village green.2 KB (205 words) - 19:44, 2 July 2021
- In 1950, the fishing village of Shenzhen in south-east China had just over 3,000 inhabitants. By 2025, t11 KB (1,646 words) - 19:54, 9 October 2020
- ...ao, Spain), the First World Trade Center (Manhattan, USA) the 2012 Olympic Village (London, UK), Los Angeles subway, and Denver International Airport. ...to achieve such alignment. For example, the managers of the London Olympic village had a coordinated network of contractors using a set of common rules and ri9 KB (1,392 words) - 07:23, 2 February 2021
- ...nhattan was without power, most of New York University’s (NYU) Greenwich Village campus had electricity, heat and hot water. The traditional utility grid st8 KB (1,206 words) - 08:10, 22 December 2020
- * Smart village trials autonomous shuttle and private mobile network.4 KB (555 words) - 08:01, 7 April 2022
- ... favourite Snow Queen-inspired Disney film, but tucked away in the Swedish village of Jukkasjärvi is a real-life hotel constructed out of ice blocks.6 KB (935 words) - 12:57, 10 December 2021
- ...d the Village as an example of a vibrant urban community and the Greenwich Village Historic District was designated in 1969. But, oddly, there is no trace of11 KB (1,702 words) - 07:39, 4 September 2022
- Undeniably there are other types of hurdles to building a practical garden village/town. However, with the government’s financial backing, lessons learned f * Garden village.7 KB (1,026 words) - 07:24, 26 June 2021
- Beneath the vaulted brick roof of Village Underground in east London, guests from across the built environment sector5 KB (641 words) - 11:20, 26 October 2021
- * Designated open space (such as village greens, public parks and gardens).4 KB (665 words) - 11:05, 15 February 2021
- | Learning building skills at a workshop in the village of Karpachevo on the Devetaki Plateau, Bulgaria.7 KB (952 words) - 06:57, 28 May 2023
- ... in recognition of the village’s special feature of being a model worker village and representing a housing ideology of the 19th century.12 KB (1,799 words) - 07:39, 25 December 2020
- “The world has become a global village and professionals travel from one country to another. Companies also move f7 KB (952 words) - 07:19, 4 January 2021
- ...menities Act), a community’s efforts are not usually best focused on the village conservation area or on other designated heritage assets, since these are a13 KB (1,871 words) - 09:06, 16 January 2021
- ...roups of other buildings, open spaces, trees, a historic street pattern, a village green or features of archaeological interest.’15 KB (2,252 words) - 11:36, 22 December 2021
- * Garden village.5 KB (717 words) - 08:42, 17 January 2021
- ...den behind trees on one side of Coldharbour Lane from the thriving Brixton Village indoor market, few noticed the landmark that was languishing in a worsening6 KB (862 words) - 05:52, 23 January 2024
- === Prosperous City, Town and Village Centres ===43 KB (6,210 words) - 08:27, 27 July 2022
- * Village.6 KB (898 words) - 21:06, 23 December 2021
- ...a’. This plaza acts as a community garden, emulating the main plaza of a village. The name of building is derived from the fact that the plaza, located 40 m2 KB (228 words) - 08:49, 4 December 2020
- ...pical of the tenement block style found in the city, particularly the East Village of Manhattan, with design features such as external fire stairs, and concre7 KB (1,010 words) - 07:07, 21 December 2020
- * Concentrations of facilities. Historic city, town and village centres have concentrations of community and other facilities and also ofte10 KB (1,519 words) - 08:18, 23 December 2020
- ...d their designs for Europe’s first underwater restaurant. Located by the village of Baly, at the southern-most point of the Norwegian coastline, the restaur2 KB (355 words) - 08:47, 20 December 2020
- * Village.2 KB (323 words) - 08:57, 6 November 2020
- ...extending 20 hectares or more. Therefore, the definition of rural includes village locations, green field sites or small urban centres with a population of le7 KB (1,019 words) - 06:44, 21 December 2020
- ...e centre will house brands currently only found in places such as Bicester Village and Cheshire Oaks to the doorstep of Cannock residents and tourists and we3 KB (501 words) - 08:31, 31 December 2020
- ... an activist. She promoted the example of a historic urban area, Greenwich Village in New York, as a template for successful urbanism in her campaign against ... planning terms, it is often those represented by Jane Jacobs in Greenwich Village, which we might term ‘liveability’, that dominate, and no more so than10 KB (1,661 words) - 08:10, 12 July 2021
- ... move around independently, but in a safe environment. Just like any other village, Hogeweyk offers a selection of facilities, like a restaurant, supermarket10 KB (1,609 words) - 10:19, 10 March 2022
- * Smart village trials autonomous shuttle and private mobile network.7 KB (1,042 words) - 15:21, 11 November 2020
- * Village homes in Western Uganda.4 KB (520 words) - 14:35, 8 March 2022
- * Thorpe Mandeville Village Hall Trust: To resolve damp issues at the village hall.2 KB (295 words) - 07:36, 18 January 2021
- ...e island for anticipated social and climate change impacts. The 1:20 model village is intended to “see, experience, measure, analyse and enjoy the landscape5 KB (725 words) - 06:48, 1 February 2021
- ...oke house in the grounds of their existing home, known as Becketts, in the village of Norton, Suffolk. The brief called for the design of a contemporary, sust6 KB (903 words) - 16:16, 17 June 2021
- ...n model', active development, acquiring land cheaply within garden city or village-type structures. It could be done through development corporations or local15 KB (2,438 words) - 08:12, 17 January 2021
- Our proposal includes careful integration of new homes around existing village structures. We are densifying villages based on historic development patter6 KB (851 words) - 07:20, 26 January 2021
- ...Craven Arms and the obelisk remained isolated structures since the nearest village of Newton had been given a bypass in the eighteenth century by the Ludlow T10 KB (1,683 words) - 07:52, 29 January 2021
- * Garden village.7 KB (993 words) - 07:25, 15 January 2021
- A few weeks ago, I visited the village of Sea Palling on the Norfolk coast. It was my first time there, and yet wh18 KB (3,109 words) - 07:00, 21 January 2021
- ...se are unlikely to be approved in, or on the outskirts of, a rural English village. On the other hand, respecting the local vernacular in terms of style, scal5 KB (835 words) - 08:13, 4 January 2022
- ...viduals living in the village – why did the floodwater accumulate in the village, why didn't it drain away? ...e that could have had a role to play (such as a culvert that ran under the village to the sea, and a tidal barrage to prevent sea flooding).6 KB (867 words) - 08:40, 23 January 2021
- ...re, major transport node, community focal point (surgery, school, library, village centre etc). Only local services should be assessed, unless a national publ19 KB (2,912 words) - 07:08, 21 December 2020
- * Garden village.3 KB (373 words) - 08:26, 27 December 2020
- ...domestic houses and associated structures which can best be described as a village.12 KB (1,861 words) - 18:52, 26 October 2021
- * Garden village.2 KB (350 words) - 08:13, 7 February 2021
- * Village homes in Western Uganda.14 KB (2,073 words) - 10:59, 7 April 2021
- * Village * Village greens2 KB (217 words) - 11:08, 13 February 2023
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