Urban Design

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Urban Design”

• Web & media - Nov 12

  
  Energy Bulletin - — Authority: 584
  -Building With Whole Trees -From TED: Edward Burtynsky photographs the landscape of oil -Straight Talk for the Planetary Era: A Trio of Book Reviews -Eric Sanderson pictures New York -- before the City -Al Gores Inconvenient Truth sequel stresses spiritual argument on climate read more
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• Bananas

  
  Design Under Sky — Authority: 103
  A park in Norrebro, Denmark designed by Danish firm Nord Architects is a delicious display of urban design goodiness. In all honesty, I do like it simply for the fact that it doesnt take itself to seriously and isnt incessantly covered with planting, allowing the open space to just be.  Part of a neighborhood ...
  19 hours ago

• Board of Adjustment versus Urbanism

  
  M1EK's Bake-Sale of Bile — Authority: 103
  Short and not-so-sweet; still no time for this. Those who didnt think it was a big deal when the ANC crowd were appointed en-masse to several critical boards and commissions should be ashamed of themselves. Go to this video . If it doesnt advance automatically, go to C11. Whats here? Well, its just ANC guys ...
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  Fort Worthology — Authority: 126
  
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• Better Underground

  
  Architecture Lab — Authority: 425
  When cities reach their breaking point, life must be moved beneath the surface. China’s subterranean-development expert speaks.
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• Could Detroit become the City of Urban Agriculture?

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 139
  View Larger Map The idea of returning Detroit to farm land is an interesting idea that was recently covered in New Geography (DETROIT: URBAN LABORATORY AND THE NEW AMERICAN FRONTIER, Nov. 4) and New York Times( Plowing Detroit Into Farmland blog post Nov. 9 based on New Geography article). The New Geography ...
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• Its not just sidewalks and money, spatial form and density influence the propensity to walk

  
  Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space — Authority: 498
  One of the encouragement programs out there is based on the Bogota Ciclovia, when streets are closed to cars for a day on the weekend and programs promoting walking, health, and bicycling are offered. I find these programs very interesting, even if DCs first version a couple months ago, held in a park miles away from ...
  2 days ago

• Is the Millennium London Eye a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?

  
  Gardenvisit.com Blog — Authority: 121
  Following in the footsteps of Britain’s most quoted historians ( W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman ) we should ask: is the London Eye is a Good Thing or a Bad Thing ? 30m people have ridden in the Eye (@ £17.5 each =£525m) and the owners pay the South Bank Centre £2.5m/year to rent a tiny strip of land. It ...
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• Surveying political candidates on their transportation behaviors

  
  Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space — Authority: 498
  According to " Transit riders movement " in the Boston Globe , a coalition of groups asked candidates for Boston City Council a number of pointed questions on mobility, and created a website with the results for each office. BOSTON CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES TRANSPORTATION SURVEY 1. What is the most unsafe ...
  3 days ago

• Population Shifts in the East

  
  German Joys — Authority: 130
  Clay Risen continues his series of reports from Germany (which appear in different outlets) with this guardedly optimistic take on East Germanys economy: The east isn’t lagging so much as diversifying, with some areas nearly even with the west and...
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• Charlotte Mayor Patrick McCrory on transit

  
  Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space — Authority: 498
  From " Charlotte Mayor Patrick McCrory advocates Bay area rail " in the Tampa Bay Business Journal : “Wherever you put transit, it will create jobs,” he said. “The more choices you have, the more the consumer will want to live, work and play here.” I dont think this is exactly correct. If you dont put ...
  3 days ago

• Rollin Stanley, planning director in Montgomery County

  
  Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space — Authority: 498
  I went to a training session (a "planners bootcamp" at Catholic U, sponsored by the local chapter of the Am. Planning Association), and he spoke, ostensibly about how to do spellbinding graphic presentations, featuring presentations on the current Montgomery County Growth Strategy update process (the strategy is up ...
  3 days ago

• re:Use Canopy Upcycled from Plastic Cups by BIOS Design Collective

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 745
  One of the main principles of permaculture is that “the problem is the solution.” Problem: tons of waste cups created by attendees of the OutsideLands concert in San Francisco. Solution: a fabulous recycled cup canopy. BIOS Design Collective tapped a keg and invited their friends over for a canopy party, ...
  5 days ago

• Revisions to Innerbelt Bridge plans

  
  Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog — Authority: 433
  The Cleveland Downtown/Flats Design Review Committee approved changes to the design of the planned new Innerbelt Bridge on Thursday, and the Cleveland City Planning Commission discussed the plans today. Cyclists are not pleased with ODOTs treatment of bicycle path issues .
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• Smart, Cheap Stormwater Fixes

  
  Worldchanging: Bright Green — Authority: 649
  WorldChanging Team: By Lisa Stiffler Stormwater -- the rainwater that streams off roofs, parking lots, roads, and yards, carrying with it toxic pollutants -- poses a...
  6 days ago

• CurbedWire: Goldman Lights Up FiDi, Thom Mayne Speaks!

  
  Curbed NY — Authority: 674
  FIDI— Were used to gazing out from our Palazzo Chupi penthouse ( William J.B. Brady is our pseudonym) and seeing lights glowing atop 7 WTC, but it looks like another new FiDi skyscraper has joined the light show. A tipster writes, "This evening includes new lights atop the Goldman Sachs HQ ." Welcome to the party, ...
  1 week ago

• Brisbane’s 470-meter Solar-powered Footbridge

  
  The Dirt — Authority: 514
  A 470-meter solar-powered footbridge recently opened in Brisbane’s Central Business District, writes Inhabitat . The footbridge, designed by Cox Architects, an Australian firm, cost $63 million. Approximately 36,000 pedestrians and bikers are expected to use the bridge per year.  According to Inhabitat , the LED ...
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• Manhole of the Future is Powered by Rainwater

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 745
  Instead of acting as one of the most bland parts of city landscapes, what if manholes served a purpose? That’s what designers Cheolyeon Jo and Youngsun Lee propose with their “ Eco Sign “, an electronic manhole cover that gives directions to the closest train or bus stop . Read the rest of Manhole ...
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• Two Interesting Downtown Design Review Board Items

  
  Fort Worthology — Authority: 126
  We were perusing the agenda for today’s meeting of the city’s Downtown Design Review Board, and a couple of items under “New Cases” caught our eye. Here they are, as written on the agenda:DG09-053401 West Lancaster Avenue; Texas & Pacific WarehouseOwner / Applicant: Cleopatra Investments, Ltd./Gromatzky, ...
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• Sustainable FLOAT House in New Orleans by Morphosis

  
  Home and House Design — Authority: 131
  Morphosis has completed the first floating house permitted in the United States for Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation in New Orleans designed and built by Morphosis and UCLA Architecture and Urban Design graduate students.The FLOAT House is a new model for flood-safe, affordable and sustainable housing that is ...
  1 week ago

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