BOOK REVIEW: SEEING THE BETTER...

Mar 30, 2017 by

BOOK REVIEW: SEEING THE BETTER CITY

[Translate] THE DIRT   Aaron King Seeing the Better City / Island Press In her book The Eye Is a Door, landscape architecture...

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ASLA OUTLINES INFRASTRUCTURE P...

Mar 30, 2017 by

ASLA OUTLINES INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES

[Translate] The Dirt Queens Plaza in Queens NYC, 2012 / Sam Oberter The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) urges policy...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Mar 30, 2017 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (MARCH 16-31)

[Translate] THE DIRT.ASLA.ORG   J.R. Taylor Dominique Perrault reimagines the Île de la Cité in Paris / Dominique Perrault...

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WANT AN ENERGY-EFFICIENT DATA ...

Feb 23, 2017 by

[Translate] IEEE SPECTRUM   Illustration: MCKIBILLOWhen Sean James, who works on data-center technology for Microsoft, suggested...

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HARNESSING THE POWER OF NATURE...

Feb 18, 2017 by

HARNESSING THE POWER OF NATURE TO IMPROVE OUR CITIES

[Translate] Jared Green   THE DIRT Handbook of Biophilic City Planning & Design / Island PressPeople feel happier, healthier, and...

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GOOD DESIGN IS SUSTAINABLE

Feb 18, 2017 by

GOOD DESIGN IS SUSTAINABLE

[Translate] The Dirt Perk Park, Cleveland by Thomas Balsley Associates / Land StudioGood landscape design is intrinsically...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Feb 2, 2017 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS JAN 16-31

[Translate] J.R. Taylor THE DIRT.ASLA.ORG From mall to park in Meriden, Connecticut / Clem KasinskasOne Connecticut Town Swaps a...

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MEXICAN DESIGNERS ENVISION A T...

Jan 27, 2017 by

MEXICAN DESIGNERS ENVISION A TRUMP BORDER WALL THAT COULD TAKE 16 YEARS TO BUILD

[Translate] Leanna Garfield  BUSINESSINSIDER.COM   Estudio 3.14’s vision for Donald Trump’s proposed wall along the...

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A SHIPPING CONTAINER COSTS ABO...

Jan 14, 2017 by

A SHIPPING CONTAINER COSTS ABOUT $2,000. WHAT THESE 15 PEOPLE DID WITH THAT IS BEYOND EPIC

[Translate] A luxury home doesn’t always necessarily mean thousands of square footage, towering great rooms and gilded toilets. Take...

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A SMART STREETSCAPE FOR A HIGH...

Jan 12, 2017 by

A SMART STREETSCAPE FOR A HIGH-TECH CORRIDOR

[Translate] THE DIRTJared Green Kendall Square, before / Klopfer Martin Design GroupKendall Square, after / Christian Phillips...

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A PROGRESS REPORT FROM THE CUT...

Dec 2, 2016 by

A PROGRESS REPORT FROM THE CUTTING EDGE OF RESILIENT DESIGN

[Translate] THE DIRT   Jared Green Resilient Bridgeport / Rebuild by Design“We don’t know what resilience policy will look like in...

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INTERVIEW WITH MITCHELL SILVER...

Dec 2, 2016 by

INTERVIEW WITH MITCHELL SILVER ON NYC’S GAME CHANGING PARK SYSTEM

[Translate] THE DIRT    Jared Green Mitchell Silver / NYC Parks and RecreationMitchell Silver is commissioner of the New York City...

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HOW TRUMP PLANS TO FIX THE NAT...

Nov 19, 2016 by

HOW TRUMP PLANS TO FIX THE NATION’S INFRASTRUCTURE

[Translate]   The President-elect’s ambitious proposal relies on private financing, but the plan has its critics. By...

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BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ...

Nov 13, 2016 by

BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE FROM THE GROUND UP

[Translate] THE DIRT Larimer vision / Larimer Consenus To boost resilience in vulnerable, under-served communities, we need to “build...

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THE DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES OF AG...

Nov 7, 2016 by

THE DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES OF AGRICULTURE

[Translate] Heidi Petersen   THE DIRT Farmers at Grow Dat Farm / Claire Bangser In New Orleans’ City Park, Grow Dat Youth Farm...

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WHAT’S WRONG WITH POLITI...

Nov 2, 2016 by

[Translate] Allison Arieff NYTIMES Regional parliament of Punjab in Chandigarh, designed by Le Corbusier, is set up with opposing...

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THE PRINCIPLES OF ETHICAL REDE...

Oct 15, 2016 by

THE PRINCIPLES OF ETHICAL REDEVELOPMENT

[Translate] By Isis Ferguson   COMMON EDGE.ORG Where does creativity live? Can the highest level of cultural production come from...

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GERMANY UNVEILS WORLD’S ...

Oct 7, 2016 by

GERMANY UNVEILS WORLD’S FIRST ZERO-EMISSIONS HYDROGEN-POWERED PASSENGER TRAIN

[Translate] French company Alstom unveiled the first-ever passenger train powered completely by hydrogen at this week’s Berlin...

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INNOVATIVE WATER-GEN MACHINE H...

Oct 7, 2016 by

INNOVATIVE WATER-GEN MACHINE HARVESTS UP TO 825 GALLONS OF CLEAN WATER FROM THIN AIR IN A DAY

[Translate] by Katie Medlock  INHABITAT View Slideshow You might remember from grade school science class that water vapor is all...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Oct 4, 2016 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (SEPT. 16-30)

[Translate] THE DIRT   J.R. Taylor Kites, by Jacob Hashimoto, was created specifically for the east and west atria of GSA...

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DESIGNING FOR THE SENSES: THE ...

Oct 3, 2016 by

DESIGNING FOR THE SENSES: THE PROMISE OF DISTRACTION-FREE OFFICES

[Translate] Point of View Anna Zappia  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Susan S. Szenasy (left) leads a panel discussion on designing office...

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COULD ...

Sep 28, 2016 by

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COULD FEED THE WORLD’S GROWING POPULATION AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     African farmers using cattle to thresh wheat in Eritrea, a...

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WILD GARDENING AND WHY NATURE ...

Sep 11, 2016 by

WILD GARDENING AND WHY NATURE ALWAYS WINS

[Translate] Margie Ruddick on Wild Gardening and Why Nature Always Wins By Martin C. Pedersen   COMMON EDGE.ORG Margie Ruddick, like...

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New Material Transforms Your W...

Aug 29, 2016 by

New Material Transforms Your Windows Into Flexible ‘Smart Windows’

[Translate] Industrial Rev 2.0 Cockrell School of Engineering A team of engineers found a way to operate smart windows in a low temp,...

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HOW URBAN DESIGN PERPETUATES R...

Aug 1, 2016 by

HOW URBAN DESIGN PERPETUATES RACIAL INEQUALITY — AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT

[Translate] Our cities weren’t created equal. But they don’t have to stay that way. [Illustration: AvDe via Shutterstock]...

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Pokémon Go Adds a New Layer to...

Jul 29, 2016 by

[Translate]  Pershing Square Park as depicted in Pokémon Go Karen Grajales THE DIRT According to the National Academy of Sciences,...

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DESIGN COMPETITION: A MORE RES...

Jul 29, 2016 by

DESIGN COMPETITION: A MORE RESILIENT WEST PALM BEACH

[Translate] Jared Green   THE DIRT Shore to Core / Van Alen Institute and West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment AgencyWest Palm...

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PARKS CAN ALSO BE GREEN INFRAS...

Jul 29, 2016 by

PARKS CAN ALSO BE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

[Translate] Aaron King  THE DIRT Historic 4th Ward Park / Beltlandia.com City Parks, Clean Water: Making Great Places Using Green...

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Hamburg Creates a Vibrant Neig...

Jul 17, 2016 by

Hamburg Creates a Vibrant Neighborhood by Creating Spaces for People

[Translate] By Dennis Pieprz Cities develop over time. A relatively “new” city might be as old as a century. Any city or neighborhood...

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zooco estudio reconfigures the...

Jun 30, 2016 by

zooco estudio reconfigures the bedroom with modulor concept

[Translate]         ‘modulor’ is an interior organization proposal that adapts the bedroom to meet changing...

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