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Sister City Profile: Richmond-upon-Thames

As part of a continuing series, ArchitectureRichmond has documented the cities that comprise our five active Sister City partnerships, in order to learn more about similar urban environments throughout the world as a point of reference for our own development. Richmond-upon-Thames is the Sister City most familiar to Virginians, as it is our capital’s namesake. Not a …

Sister City Profile: Windhoek, Namibia

As part of a continuing series, ArchitectureRichmond will document the cities that comprise our five active Sister City partnerships, in order to learn more about similar urban environments throughout the world as a point of reference for our own development. With a population of approximately 330,000, Windhoek is the geographic, political, economic and cultural center of …

Sister Cities profile: Saitama

Saitama is a city of roughly 1.2 million inhabitants located in the Kanto region of Japan, near the eastern coast of the country’s main island. While some form of the name Saitama can be traced back more than 1,200 years, the modern city was established in 2001 as part of political reconsolidation of several existing …

Sister City Profile: Ségou, Mali

As part of a continuing series, ArchitectureRichmond will document the cities that comprise our five active Sister City partnerships, in order to learn more about similar urban environments throughout the world as a point of reference for our own development. Situated on the Niger River in Mali, Ségou is the fifth largest city in the country …

Sister City Profile: Zhengzhou

As part of a continuing series, ArchitectureRichmond will document the cities that comprise our five active Sister City partnerships, in order to learn more about similar urban environments throughout the world as a point of reference for our own development. Zhengzhou is the capital and largest city of Henan Province, China. With a city population of …

Sister Cities: Introduction

ArchitectureRichmond is announcing a series of articles focused on each of Richmond’s sister cities. The organization Sister Cities International pairs cities from around the globe with each other in order to promote intercultural exchange and understanding. Richmond is lucky enough to have five active sister city partnerships with cities from five separate nations. They are: …