New Urbanism and Environmental Issues Video
2009-06-02 21:33:00 While updating our twitter account today, we noticed a fun article written by Aubrey Cohen titled, “The greatest threat to our planet is cul-de-sacs!” The article/video has also created some heated commenting including one unregistered user who offered a drink of their kool-aid after making the statement: new urbanism is just another way to get tax ...
Radical Retrofuture Rides: 12 Never-Produced Vehicles
2009-03-23 22:04:00 Concept cars, dream machines and technology-packed prototypes give us hints of what the future holds. Here are 15 that have not, though they live on in our imaginations.
By: Web Urbanist
Rotating Architecture: 16 Sweet Spinning Structures
2008-09-20 17:32:00 Architects have always aimed towards building bigger, wider and higher (and, recently, more sustainable as well). Now technology has made a fourth design dimension possible: movement. These 15 amazing structures shift their shapes, put a new spin on style! (image via: Everingham Rotating House) Don’t like the view out the window? Change it! That’s what the designers ...
By: Web Urbanist
7 Modern Wonders of Green Technology: Conceptual and Actual Ecological Desi
2008-06-09 21:06:00 [This article created with generous assistance from Agustin Otegui] Green architecture comes in many forms though lately it seems like these forms are stranger than ever. Urban skyscraper farms? Floating eco-cities? Glowing solar towers? Turbine-driven skyscrapers? Magnetically levitated wind collectors? Where does it end?! With all of these emerging green technologies it seemed an appropriate time ...
By: Web Urbanist
Traditional Neighborhood Development and LEED Go Hand in Hand
2008-05-06 15:30:00 In the 1980’s, New Urbanism catapulted into the national consciousness. Today, a site called The Town Paper lists hundreds of Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) Neighborhoods from all...
By: Green Options
The Making of 5 Modern Marvels of Engineering: Construction Truths Behind C
2008-04-25 19:07:00 Even today modern wonders of engineering like the Eiffel Tower and the Golden Gate Bridge inspire awe (and songs and works of art). A quick look at their origins, however, can turn awe to amazement and astonishment. Each of the five projects listed here took their toll financially and were paid for in part with ...
By: Web Urbanist
Vertical Cities
2008-04-08 16:02:00 The urban environment depicted in the cult classic film Blade Runner (intended to represent Los Angeles in the year 2019) has received its share of scholarly attention… and no wonder. Scenes in...
By: Green Options
New Urbanism
2008-03-28 22:53:00 You may have heard the term 'New Urbanism' before. What is it? It is a housing-revolution, redefining what the popular living environments will be here in the US as we move through the 21st century. Environmental concerns are, or should be, on the forefront of our planets mind, and our population is ever growing. New Urbanism addresses these issues. After World War II, conventional suburban development, or "sprawls", were implemented nationwide. These sprawl developments replaced tight-knit neighborhoods with a wide separation of uses. The majority of US citizens live in suburban communities built in the last 50 years. Although these suburban sprawls have been popular, they do carry a significant price. These sprawls consume large areas of countryside. Automobile use per capita has soared, because a motor vehicle is required for the great majority of household and commuter trips. Those who cannot drive are significantly restricted in their...
5 Floating Utopia and Ocean City Projects: From Seafaring Condos to Oceanic
2008-03-09 21:15:00 Who hasn’t imagined living on their very own floating paradise? For those aboard ResidenSea, a permanent ocean-going residence, this dream is at least a partial reality. Freedom Ship (upon its completion) will take floating cities to a new level and if the Living Universe Foundation has its way the oceans will just be a first ...
By: Web Urbanist
Green Communities, Part 1: New Urbanism
2008-02-21 22:27:00 [There are a number of different approaches to communities and building that serve to support sustainability (and often other aims at the same time; sustainable strategies are almost invariably...
By: Green Options
17 Extreme Houseboats and Houseboat Designs: From Luxury Habitats to Humble
2008-02-20 19:00:00 Ever dream of sailing off into the sunset in your very own houseboat? Some of these are dreamy but completely out of reach while others you may be able to afford but wouldn’t want for the world. This collection spans the extremes of design and brute-force ingenuity: from the obscenely luxurious to the absurdly simple. Want ...
By: Web Urbanist
The Triple Bottom Line: A New Paradigm for Developers
2008-02-19 15:35:00 Sustainability Victoria, in partnership with ICLEI/Local Governments for Sustainability Oceania, has been encouraging developers to work in accordance with the ICLEI’s Triple Bottom Line (TBL)...
By: Green Options
The House that Shaped an Architectural Generation: Frank Gehry?s First ?Dec
2008-02-04 01:21:00 What happened to Frank Gehry? Some call it a midlife crises, others chalk it up to a moment of revelation. Whatever occurred, this rather conventional middle-aged architect changed virtually overnight into an avante garde designer and created what is arguably the most influential residence of the 20th Century. Deconstructivism now pervades the field of architecture ...
By: Web Urbanist
Married with Children? in the City
2007-12-25 15:53:00 Communities full of “McMansions” seem to be everywhere these days, and they have plenty of buyers standing at the ready. Many of these oversized suburban homes are considered starter...
By: Green Options
8 Great Green Roofs: A Brief Pictoral History of Compelling Green Roofs and
2007-12-11 23:39:00 A green roof can be much more than just a lawn on a building, and the concept is much older than many people realize. Creative green roof designs date back to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the original ancient wonders of the world. As impressive as those were, however, some modern examples have ...
By: Web Urbanist
8 Great Green Roofs: A Brief Pictoral History of Compelling Green Roofs and
2007-12-11 23:39:00 A green roof can be much more than just a lawn on a building, and the concept is much older than many people realize. Creative green roof designs date back to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the original ancient wonders of the world. As impressive as those were, however, some modern examples have ...
By: Web Urbanist
Lloyd Crossing Sets a New Standard
2007-12-11 16:03:00 Portland has been recognized for decades as a leader in urban planning. Today its progressive philosophies are being applied to environmental policy-making. Tackling sustainability on an urban scale,...
By: Green Options
Guerilla for Good: 3 Subversive Urban Art Projects Designed to Improve the
2007-11-10 12:49:00 When most people think of guerilla art they probably think of street graffiti. Sure, graffiti can be impressively creative or can even have a social or political message. However, some of the most interesting urban art installations call more directly for social change. Here are three examples of socially-motivated projects designed to make a difference.
By: Web Urbanist
7 (More!) Underground Wonders of the World: Lost Caverns and Buried Cities
2007-10-15 09:08:00 The world is full of wonders, from abandoned towns and deserted settlements to underwater cities and underground architecture. Humans burrow into the Earth out of anything from necessity to superstition, driven by coincidence or coerced by circumstance. Without further ado, here are seven more underground wonders of the world.
By: Web Urbanist
7 (More!) Underground Wonders of the World: Lost Caverns and Buried Cities
2007-10-15 09:08:00 The world is full of wonders, from abandoned towns and deserted settlements to underwater cities and underground architecture. Humans burrow into the Earth out of anything from necessity to superstition, driven by coincidence or coerced by circumstance. Without further ado, here are seven more underground wonders of the world.
By: Web Urbanist
Burning Man 2007 Year in Images: Tragedy, Controversy and Sustainability
2007-10-13 07:19:00 The dust has finally settled in the Black Rock Desert, both literally and otherwise. Black Rock City, the largest temporary urban encampment in the world was 45,000 strong this year and for the first time made a full official effort to go green. From the unfortunate hanging suicide of a participant to the surprising and subversive ...
By: Web Urbanist
Burning Man 2007 Year in Images: Tragedy, Controversy and Sustainability
2007-10-13 07:19:00 The dust has finally settled in the Black Rock Desert, both literally and otherwise. Black Rock City, the largest temporary urban encampment in the world was 45,000 strong this year and for the first time made a full official effort to go green. From the unfortunate hanging suicide of a participant to the surprising and subversive ...
By: Web Urbanist
Global and Local Architecture and Urbanism since the End of the Cold War
2007-10-09 21:17:00 Between 1989 and 1993 the map of Europe was transformed. In Romania the final results of this seismic shift came to a conclusion only this year with membership of the European Union. The effects of the break down of - what was called in the West - the Eastern Block have had far reaching social, political and economic consequences. Advertisement: read more
Global and Local Architecture and Urbanism since the End of the Cold War
2007-10-09 21:17:00 Between 1989 and 1993 the map of Europe was transformed. In Romania the final results of this seismic shift came to a conclusion only this year with membership of the European Union. The effects of the break down of - what was called in the West - the Eastern Block have had far reaching social, political and economic consequences. Advertisement: read more
Global and Local Architecture and Urbanism since the End of the Cold War
2007-10-09 21:17:00 Between 1989 and 1993 the map of Europe was transformed. In Romania the final results of this seismic shift came to a conclusion only this year with membership of the European Union. The effects of the break down of - what was called in the West - the Eastern Block have had far reaching social, political and economic consequences. Advertisement: read more
Urban Camping: Subversive City Living from Times Square to the Car Tent
2007-09-28 18:52:00 Urban camping means different things to different people, from living without a vehicle or electricity and plumbing to squatting in unused properties and more. However, the most popular definition of urban camping provided by the urban dictionary is: “camping in an urban setting by sleeping on rooftops, under bushes, and in public parks.” Amid and Zach ...
By: Web Urbanist
Mobile Urban Architecture: From Portable Housing to Temporary Hotel Rooms
2007-09-18 05:38:00 The world’s interest phys-ical mobility has, to the surprise of many urban theorists, not decreased with the rise of global digital communication. In fact, people are more mobile than ever, changing jobs, cities, or even countries with increased frequency. This trend has played out in a variety of interesting ways when it comes to architecture and urbanism. More and more designers are developing ...
By: Web Urbanist
Wiki City Rome: Digitally Mapping the Urban Environment in Real Time
2007-09-09 07:52:00 Imagine Google Maps, but overlayed with layers of digital information, from cell phone usage to GPS activity - anonymously aggregated and available to the public. Starting today, Wiki City Rome is displaying just such data on one of the busiest urban centers in the world. An MIT SENSEable City Laboratory project, Wiki City Rome seeks to create ...
By: Web Urbanist
Wiki City Rome: Digitally Mapping the Urban Environment in Real Time
2007-09-09 07:52:00 Imagine Google Maps, but overlayed with layers of digital information, from cell phone usage to GPS activity - anonymously aggregated and available to the public. Starting today, Wiki City Rome is displaying just such data on one of the busiest urban centers in the world. An MIT SENSEable City Laboratory project, Wiki City Rome seeks to create ...
By: Web Urbanist
Manhattan of the Desert: The Oldest Surviving Skyscrapers in the World
2007-09-01 10:21:00 Most people think of skyscrapers as inventions of the post-industrial world, characteristic of tightly-packed urban environments. Density in cities is, of course, nothing new. Surprisingly, neither is the art of constructing tall buildings, as evidenced by the city of Shibam. Shibam, Yemen has been continuously occupied for over two millennia. This remote desert city boasts buildings ...
By: Web Urbanist
Manhattan of the Desert: The Oldest Surviving Skyscrapers in the World
2007-09-01 10:21:00 Most people think of skyscrapers as inventions of the post-industrial world, characteristic of tightly-packed urban environments. Density in cities is, of course, nothing new. Surprisingly, neither is the art of constructing tall buildings, as evidenced by the city of Shibam. Shibam, Yemen has been continuously occupied for over two millennia. This remote desert city boasts buildings ...
By: Web Urbanist
Urban Abandonments (Part Two): 7 More Deserted Wonders of the Modern World
2007-08-30 10:50:00 After the overwhelmingly positive responses to and praise for the original 7 Abandoned Urban Wonders article, we were compelled to create a sequel. Thanks to reader-submitted links and locations, we have compiled a follow-up that should rival (or even top) the original (75,000 views)! Without further ado, here are seven more amazing examples of deserted urban wonders from around ...
By: Web Urbanist
Burning Man 2007: Can the World?s Largest Temporary City Go Green?
2007-08-28 06:12:00 Burning Man is an amazing annual event that takes places for one week a year in the remote Black Rock Desert. This location, also dubbed Black Rock City, is home to art and artists from around the world. While it lasts, Black Rock City is the 7th largest urban environment in Nevada. Burning Man is ...
By: Web Urbanist
Burning Man 2007: Can the World?s Largest Temporary City Go Green?
2007-08-28 06:12:00 Burning Man is an amazing annual event that takes places for one week a year in the remote Black Rock Desert. This location, also dubbed Black Rock City, is home to art and artists from around the world. While it lasts, Black Rock City is the 7th largest urban environment in Nevada. Burning Man is ...
By: Web Urbanist
Associative Design: American Dream 2.0
2007-08-20 12:49:00 People used to dream of moving out of the city into single-family homes with white picket fences. More and more, however, the call for sustainability and an increased interest in urban living has brought people back into cities. From luxury condos to refitted warehouse lofts, residential living in urban areas is on the rise. This collective drive, ...
By: Web Urbanist
Urban Panoramics: 7 Illustrated City Scenes from Around the World
2007-08-18 22:40:00 Kozyndan illustrate compelling scenes from major urban areas all over the globe, from San Francisco to Tokyo, New York to Newcastle. The Kozy-and-Dan artistic duo translates their urban travel experiences into creatively colored panoramic illustrations. Armed primarily with pencils and digital media, Kozyndan represent urban locations via a whimsical mix of realism and fantasy, infused with social commentary. Chinatown, San Francisco: The ...
By: Web Urbanist
Enigmatic No More: New Urbanism for Eco-Entrepreneurs
2007-08-13 22:09:00 So, you want to start an environmentally sustainable business? Aside from figuring out what industry you want to enter and where your base funding will come from, the next important step is to...
By: Green Options
Interpreting the City: Creative Urban Photography at Three Different Scales
2007-08-11 05:08:00 Creative urban photographers have a way of representing cities in new and different lights. Unusual urban photographs can cause one to rethink familiar perspectives and can open a city up to new interpretations. The above urban typography close-ups cleverly play on both the two-dimensionality of text (and photography) and the vertical three-dimensionality of the urban environment. Sam Javanrouh ...
By: Web Urbanist
Urbanismo y Desarrollo Sostenible
2007-05-24 02:00:00 {mosimage}Nuevamente el urbanismo salta a las páginas de nuestros periódicos. La noticia del 23 de mayo se titula «La Costa del Sol está enladrillada», y realmente no sé que es lo que da más impresión si leer el artículo o ver las fotografías que vienen a ilustrar el mismo.
Urbanismo y puertos deportivos: En Ibiza se juegan intereses astronómicos
2007-05-17 08:19:00 Parece que el juez que instruye el caso de apropiación de las tierras extraídas de las obras de las autopistas que han tajado la isla por la mitad observa indicios muy claros de enriquecimiento ilícito por parte de las empresas Matutes, propietarias de los solares donde se han depositado las tierras extraídas. La finalidad podría ser una proyectada construcción de un campo de golf.Pero la isla asiste atónita a una batería de peticiones de puertos deportivos.Y en los que ya hay, follón al canto, como en éste caso.----http://www.text-link-a-ds.com/xml_blogger.php?inventor-y_key=XSYIGJ20Q714BEXU3U2X&feed-=1 http://www.text-link-ads.com/xm-l_blogger.php?inventory_key=XSY-IGJ20Q714BEXU3U2X&feed=2
By: Mariano Digital
Los Contrastes del Urbanismo en Lisboa
2007-05-01 02:00:00 {mosimage}El urbanismo en Lisboa viene marcado por sus particulares condiciones topográficas y geográficas, no podemos olvidar que es una ciudad construida sobre siete colinas y la desembocadura de uno de los ríos más importantes de la Península. Además, por ella, han pasado los romanos, godos, moros y cristianos, aportando cada uno de ellos construcciones que quedaran para la historia, siendo ejemplo vivo de ello, el Castillo de San Jorge, la Catedral de Sé, el Monasterio de los Jerónimos y la Torre de Belém, así como los barrios de la Alfama y Castelo.
New Urbanism for Bluffton, South Carolina.
2007-03-27 21:14:00 State growth is inevitable so do it right, state planners said in a South Carolina Land Use Conference in Charleston, South Carolina on Monday. Governor Mark Stanford initiated the conference to stimulate creative approaches to the inevitable growth that is expected for the coastal region of South Carolina over the next twenty years. ?New Urbanism is ...
Jornadas sobre la nueva Ley de Urbanismo de Aragón
2007-02-20 12:03:01 {mosimage}Análisis práctico del Proyecto de Ley de Urbanismo de Aragón. Ponencia inaugural con D. Julio Tejedor Bielsa, Director General de Urbanismo, con la «Visión del Proyecto de Ley de Urbanismo de Aragón». Descuento especial del 50% para asistentes que pertenezcan a las Administraciones Públicas.
Jornadas Internacionales sobre Urbanismo Sostenible y Gestión de Servicios
2007-02-20 12:03:01 {mosimage}Hola a todos: Este comentario solo pretende informar, por si puede ser de utilidad, que según el anuncio que está publicado en la Revista Carta Local del mes de diciembre, se va a celebrar en Zaragoza los días 6 y 7 de febrero de 2007 en la Cámara de Comercio e Industria, las III Jornadas Técnicas Internacionales sobre Urbanismo sostenible y Gestión de Servicios Urbanos. Un saludo.
Atwater & Urbanism
2007-02-13 17:44:01 There’s an interesting discussion on Buffalo Rising about the demise of the Atwater house and what it might mean for other parts of Buffalo. Two pullquotes from my comments there: What’s interesting about Buffalo is that the demolition of a house next to a restaurant to enable the restaurant to expand merits this much ...
By: BuffaloPundit
El chollete de ser Concejal de Urbanismo
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Torrevieja.- El grupo municipal de Los Verdes se han dirigido al Ministerio de Administraciones Públicas, considerando el Concejal de Urbanismo, Fernando Cristo Gómez Sánchez podrÃa estar incurriendo en incompatibilidades ...
By: Blogesfera
Manifestación contra el «urbanismo depredador»
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Alicante.- La plataforma «CompromÃs pel Territori» solicitará el próximo sábado a todas las fuerzas polÃticas que concurren a las elecciones que frenen la «depredación» urbanÃst...
By: Blogesfera
EL PP CONVOCA UNA SESION EXTRAORDINARIA Y URGENTE DE URBANISMO PARA DESARRO
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Torrevieja.- Via IU. El PP tramita por urgencia el expediente 6-U/07 para la ejecución del “Ecoparque Industrial” donde se pretende construir la Planta Comarcal de Residuos. En el mismo lugar donde actualmente existe una Planta de...
By: Blogesfera
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