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Entryway encourages strolling and interaction at Italian hospital

Beyond the iPad: What if everything had a touch screen?

Take a look inside the Wabi House, a Japanese-inspired design in Carlsbad, California, by Sebastian Mariscal Studio.

Tschuggen Grand Hotel Wellness Center by Mario Botta Architetto

Wildlife recovery center by Boston’s Ruhl Walker Architects

A look at the Imperial Towers in Mumbai, India.

A look at the Imperial Towers in Mumbai, India.

Spectacular Architecture in Spain

Spectacular Architecture in Spain

One Hyde Park, the world’s most expensive apartments.

Architect Andrés Duany and his firm Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company envision Port-au-Prince Urban Village with super-blocks.

The biggest advantage of this arrangement is its incremental cost. The Urban Core scenario, by contrast, would require $175 million to restore electricity, running water and sewage throughout the old city in a one-shot deal — but it’s unclear whether there is enough money and will to do something of that magnitude. “Every street must be broken to effect this,” Duany said in a web conference. By contrast, each super-block in the Urban Village scenario would cost only $3.7 million to build, with “potable water, electricity, and sewage self-contained in the block. No pipes out,” he said. “You’re on your own.”

Architect Andrés Duany and his firm Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company envision Port-au-Prince Urban Village with super-blocks.

The biggest advantage of this arrangement is its incremental cost. The Urban Core scenario, by contrast, would require $175 million to restore electricity, running water and sewage throughout the old city in a one-shot deal — but it’s unclear whether there is enough money and will to do something of that magnitude. “Every street must be broken to effect this,” Duany said in a web conference. By contrast, each super-block in the Urban Village scenario would cost only $3.7 million to build, with “potable water, electricity, and sewage self-contained in the block. No pipes out,” he said. “You’re on your own.”

Intel offices have been redesigned to promote innovation and create more space for employees to collaborate.

By allotting less space per person, companies can squeeze more employees — sometimes double or triple as many — onto a floor. One newly redesigned floor of Intel’s campus can now accommodate 1,000 people, up from 600. In some departments where employees are often on the road, two people may be assigned to a desk.

Intel offices have been redesigned to promote innovation and create more space for employees to collaborate.

By allotting less space per person, companies can squeeze more employees — sometimes double or triple as many — onto a floor. One newly redesigned floor of Intel’s campus can now accommodate 1,000 people, up from 600. In some departments where employees are often on the road, two people may be assigned to a desk.