Rethinking the Refugee Camp

Dec 27, 2017 by

[Translate] Architects have long been celebrated for their innovative designs for disaster relief housing. But there’s a better...

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Yale Architecture Students Des...

Dec 27, 2017 by

[Translate] 0 2K Affordable Housing The school’s annual first-year design/build project has built 29 houses in the city, and...

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Could This Be the Solution to ...

Dec 3, 2017 by

[Translate] By Liz Posner / AlterNet Photo Credit: Framlab /Mashable Winter is a brutal time for the homeless of America’s cities,...

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Eight Designs that Aim to Alle...

Oct 19, 2017 by

[Translate] Alice Morby    dezeen.com The refugee crisis is one of five topics we will explore as part of Good Design for a Bad...

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Resilient Rebuilding in Puerto...

Oct 5, 2017 by

[Translate] Martin O’Malley   RMI.ORG Reality check. Two of the largest hurricanes in recorded history hit Puerto Rico, the...

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How Local Housing Regulations ...

Sep 6, 2017 by

How Local Housing Regulations Smother the U.S. Economy

[Translate] By CHANG-TAI HSIEH and ENRICO MORETTI   NYTIMES Houses fill the landscape near the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. Credit...

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How to Make “Music Cities” in ...

Aug 13, 2017 by

How to Make “Music Cities” in an Age of Rapid-Fire Gentrification

[Translate] The takeaway from this year’s Music Cities Convention was clear: if we want vibrant cities, we must start...

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The Greenhouse of Abundance: H...

Aug 4, 2017 by

The Greenhouse of Abundance: How to Build Your Own Abundance Oasis for Food Self-Sufficiency

[Translate] By Daisy Hunt & Andy Whiteley Co-Founder of Wake Up World Breaking from the conventions of the Victorian Age, the...

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Designing for the Moment Refug...

Aug 1, 2017 by

Designing for the Moment Refugees Become Neighbors

[Translate] A Seattle architect has created an award-winning guide for refugees navigating day-to-day life in American cities. Audrey...

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A Carbon-Free City Is Being Bu...

Jul 29, 2017 by

A Carbon-Free City Is Being Built from Scratch

[Translate] DENVER — Can a city built from scratch be profitable to developers and enjoyable to residents as it tries to be...

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Using design to protect studen...

Jul 28, 2017 by

Using design to protect students from the unexpected

[Translate] Kim Slowey   CONSTRUCTIONDIVE.COM Violence has a long history in U.S. schools, with recorded incidences dating back to...

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A Guide to Helping Senior Citi...

Jul 25, 2017 by

A Guide to Helping Senior Citizens Stay Safe at Home

[Translate] Introduction Care about a senior citizen in your life? Then make sure his or her home doesn’t become a house of horrors....

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From Jails to “Justice Hubs”: ...

Jul 19, 2017 by

From Jails to “Justice Hubs”: New Report Details How Design Can Improve & Integrate Jails in Our Cities

[Translate] Van Alen Institute today released “Justice in Design,” a report that examines how re-designing our jails...

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How Tiny Homes Could Spur Affo...

Jul 18, 2017 by

How Tiny Homes Could Spur Affordable Housing, Ease Gentrification, Reduce Consumerism and Help the Environment

[Translate] There’s a growing movement to downsize living, but is America ready for a nation of micro-houses? By Lorraine Chow...

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Landscape Architecture in the ...

Jul 17, 2017 by

Landscape Architecture in the News Highlights (June 16 – 30)

Shades of Green’s 630-square-foot Pacific Heights rooftop garden

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LA Riverwalk Architects propos...

Jul 10, 2017 by

LA Riverwalk Architects propose seven ways to reinvigorate the Los Angeles river

[Translate] Dezeen Magazine Eleanor GibsonColourful playgrounds, undulating pathways and a spot for kayaking are among the proposals...

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medical clinic can drive itsel...

Jul 9, 2017 by

[Translate] Emma Tucker This concept for a self-driving mobile medical clinic by Seattle studio Artefact includes diagnostics powered...

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JOAN CLOS: THE PROBLEM ISNR...

Jul 8, 2017 by

JOAN CLOS: THE PROBLEM ISN’T ARCHITECTURE, IT’S URBAN DESIGN

[Translate] Metropolis’s Avinash Rajagopal asks Dr. Joan Clos, executive director of UN-Habitat, for his insight into successful...

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HOW A HYDRAULIC BOARDWALK IS G...

Jul 8, 2017 by

HOW A HYDRAULIC BOARDWALK IS GIVING ISTANBUL ITS WATERFRONT BACK

[Translate] A master plan by Gensler and U.S.-based design firm Dror will reintegrate Istanbul’s waterfront within the ancient...

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10 LOW-COST HOMES THAT COULD H...

Jul 8, 2017 by

10 LOW-COST HOMES THAT COULD HELP TACKLE THE GLOBAL HOUSING CRISIS

[Translate] Dezeen Magazine Trudie Carter  DEZEEN.COM An affordable micro home that takes less than a day to build has just launched...

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QUIRKY COUPLE TRAVELS AROUND T...

Jul 7, 2017 by

QUIRKY COUPLE TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD TO PLAYFULLY INTERACT WITH ARCHITECTURE

[Translate] Citing the street as their favorite workplace and the whole world as their canvas, Valencia-based couple Anna Devis...

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The Urban Common Spaces That S...

May 12, 2017 by

The Urban Common Spaces That Show Us We Belong to Something Larger

[Translate] Environment We must protect the parks, pathways, and gardens that connect us to each other and to the ecosystems of our...

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URBAN MIGRATION: SHAPING THE F...

May 10, 2017 by

URBAN MIGRATION: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR CITIES

[Translate] 100 Resilient Cities 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by @RockefellerFdn, In the largest wave of human displacement...

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HOW TRUMP COULD SPEND $1 TRILL...

May 10, 2017 by

HOW TRUMP COULD SPEND $1 TRILLION TO FIX AMERICA IF HE KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING

[Translate] Grist / Amelia Bates Pipe Dreams By Nathanael Johnson and Matt GRIST.ORG Infrastructure! We’ve really got your attention...

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THE ‘CITY OF THE FUTURE&...

May 3, 2017 by

[Translate] by Karla Lant FUTURISM.COM Cliff Hellis/Flickr Dubai’s Blockchain Goals Dubai has quickly grown into a global hub for...

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The Urban Common Spaces That S...

May 2, 2017 by

The Urban Common Spaces That Show Us We Belong to Something Larger

We must protect the parks, pathways, and gardens that connect us to each other and to the ecosystems of our home.

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SERENBE’S NEW WELLNESS D...

Apr 30, 2017 by

SERENBE’S NEW WELLNESS DISTRICT FEATURES A FOOD FOREST

[Translate] THEDIRT.ASLA.ORG  Jared Green Deep in the woods southwest of Atlanta, Serenbe is a unique designed community — a...

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SHOWING COMMUNITIES HOW TO LIV...

Apr 7, 2017 by

SHOWING COMMUNITIES HOW TO LIVE WITH FLOODS

[Translate] The Dirt Contributor DesignWeek Greenville winning team / NCSU master’s of landscape architecture student Rouqing Ke...

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SEATTLE ORGANIZATION CREATES T...

Apr 4, 2017 by

SEATTLE ORGANIZATION CREATES TINY HOME VILLAGE FOR THE HOMELESS

[Translate] Esther Yu Hsi Lee Immigration Reporter at ThinkProgress. “Keeping people safe temporarily is a good thing, but not the...

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QUEBEC’S VACANT CHURCH B...

Apr 2, 2017 by

[Translate]   By Ruby Irene Pratka, Shareable.NET | Report The novelist Mark Twain is said to have referred to Montreal as a city of...

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