Friday Faves! 5 Things to Watch and Read
The last Friday Faves of 2011! How to Bridge Neighborhood Gaps? Turn Overpasses into Main Streets – An interesting article and slideshow over at GOOD on “habitable bridges” in American cities that have...
View ArticleIs Urbanism Over? A Controversial Debate
In a place like Barcelona where the practice of urbanism has left such an indelible mark on the city and become a renowned model in and of itself, announcing the death of urbanism is almost akin to...
View ArticleHistory as a Guide for Adaptive Reuse
In a recent article, Atlantic Cities transports us to the town of Split, Croatia to point out the importance of looking back at history when reshaping our cities for the future. In an age of urban...
View ArticleNetworked Society short film: Thinking Cities
Check out Ericsson’s latest Networked Society short film, which deals with one of the biggest societal trends today: urbanization. Thinking Cities explores the challenges and opportunities of...
View ArticleFriday Faves! 5 Things to Watch and Read
This week in Friday Faves: Philadelphia E-Lane Initiative April 1, 2012 – A hilarious little April Fool’s joke on Philadelphia’s pedestrians, who were witness to the unveiling of a new “E-Lane” for...
View ArticleFriday Faves! 5 Things to Watch and Read
Here are this week’s Friday Faves…enjoy! Dutch Landscapes – Mishka Henner analyzes the peculiarly (or predictably?!) stylistic method of censorship employed by the Dutch on its sensitive sites on...
View ArticleLiu Wei’s crumbling urban landscapes
We thought these renditions of crumbling urban landscapes by artist Liu Wei were pretty cool. Made of discarded schoolbooks held together with wood and steel, some of Wei’s sculpture measure more than...
View ArticleThree things worth checking
Hello friends, This week we leave you with this three different initiatives that we think are worth some of your time. . Urban Observatory is a live museum with a data pulse. You’ll have access to rich...
View ArticleThe 10 Cities That Are Leading The Way In Urban Sustainability
Cities are the laboratories where the most innovative ideas for surviving in the future can be tested. These 10–from New York to Tokyo to Bogota–were just awarded City Climate Leadership Awards for...
View Article“The real pollution from the automobile is architectural.”
via: thisbigcity Tagged: cars, Cities, planning, TRANSPORTATION, urbanism
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