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  "description": "West 8 is an international office for urban design and landscape architecture, recognized for designing places with transformational social impacts. The firm focuses on creating vibrant landscapes through ecological sustainability, master planning, placemaking, and building with nature, aiming to revitalize cities and connect identities.",
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  "category": "Architecture & Urban Planning",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-08-09T00:02:32.856Z",
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    "website": "https://west8.com",
    "founded": "Not explicitly stated",
    "headquarters": "Rotterdam, The Netherlands",
    "pricing_model": "Not explicitly mentioned, likely project-based consultancy fees.",
    "core_products": "Urban design services, landscape architecture services, master planning, placemaking strategies, green infrastructure development.",
    "key_differentiator": "Focus on designing places with transformational social impacts, ecological sustainability, and creating a dialogue through living landscapes that foster community building and connect identities.",
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    "employee_count": "Not explicitly stated",
    "funding_stage": "Not explicitly stated",
    "subcategory": "Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Master Planning"
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      "In-house Municipal Planning Department: A city or regional government might use its own urban planning or parks department to design and implement smaller-scale public space or urban renewal projects ",
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      "Postpone or Abandon Project: Deciding not to proceed with an urban design, landscape architecture, or master planning project due to budget constraints, changing priorities, or lack of political will."
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