Why Mexican Squares May Be the...

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[Translate] By Dennis Pieprz How do you judge a public space? Is the prototypical, windswept plaza—a winner perhaps of countless...

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Your Green Home of the Future:...

Aug 4, 2016 by

Your Green Home of the Future: The LivingHomes Model House

[Translate] Take a sneak peek at this home of the future. By Natural Home staff LivingHomes (C.J. Berg/Sunshine Divis) Slideshow...

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2016: A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE &...

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2016: A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE – INFOGRAPHIC

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ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS CAN...

Aug 3, 2016 by

ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS CAN CUT GAS IMPORTS

[Translate] By Paul Brown / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Making existing buildings in Europe more energy efficient could...

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Breaking Ground: Using Housing...

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[Translate]   Vanessa Quirk   METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Images Courtesy Michael Moran Boston Road is the newest addition to the Breaking...

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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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Solar powered floating farms: ...

Jul 30, 2016 by

Solar powered floating farms: the new means of global food production?

[Translate] by J HERMAN While the sharp growth in global population that continues to occur in the 21st Century is an indicator of...

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In This Amazing City People Li...

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In This Amazing City People Live Without Politics, No Religion And No Money

[Translate] by GOSTICA · Upon learning this, you will think that happened long ago, but no. There is still a place to live, and not...

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Landscape Architecture in the ...

Jul 29, 2016 by

Landscape Architecture in the News Highlights (July 1 – 15)

[Translate] J.R. Taylor THE DIRT Hiroko Masuike/The New York TimesConservation: Geniuses of Place – Nature.com, 7/6/16 “Ethan Carr...

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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...

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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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WORLD GAME BY BUCKY FULLER

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WORLD GAME BY BUCKY FULLER

[Translate] About Fuller World Game In the 1960’s Buckminster Fuller proposed a “great logistics game” and “world peace game”...

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The Best of the 21st Century: ...

Jul 25, 2016 by

The Best of the 21st Century: Architecture

[Translate] Metropolis Magazine / July-August 2016 / The Best of the 21st Century: Architecture We asked leading practitioners to...

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Antennae to Experience: What B...

Jul 25, 2016 by

Antennae to Experience: What Bucky Fuller Taught Me

[Translate] Buckminster Fuller’s daughter shares a previously unpublished essay and reveals a rarely spotlighted side to the...

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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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How Brandcentric Architecture ...

Jul 17, 2016 by

How Brandcentric Architecture is Destroying Our Sense of Place

[Translate] By Ben Willis In 2013, an online game called Geoguessr caught fire across the social media landscape.  The user is placed...

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David Hertz’s Los Angeles Oasi...

Jul 10, 2016 by

David Hertz’s Los Angeles Oasis

[Translate] The architect and environmentalist is known for repurposing materials. Now a new device is helping him turn air into...

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zooco estudio reconfigures the...

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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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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE EXAMINE...

Jun 29, 2016 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE EXAMINES THE MINING INDUSTRY AT VENICE BIENNALE

[Translate] THE DIRT BY  Aaron King A visitor to Extraction watches a video displayed in the ground / copyright Laurian Ghinitoiu,...

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OPEN STREET NETWORKS: GATEWAYS...

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OPEN STREET NETWORKS: GATEWAYS TO CHANGE

[Translate]   THE DIRT BY Jared Green Ciclovia, Bogota / Kiwi crossfit odysseyOpen street initiatives temporarily close networks...

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CAN THESE INVENTIONS SAVE OCEA...

Jun 28, 2016 by

CAN THESE INVENTIONS SAVE OCEANS FROM OUR PLASTIC HABIT?

[Translate] (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) As an environmental catastrophe looms, innovators around the world are hoping...

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TADAO ANDO’S 152 ELIZABE...

Jun 26, 2016 by

TADAO ANDO’S 152 ELIZABETH STREET IN NEW YORK INCLUDES A MONUMENTAL GREEN WALL

[Translate]       ‘152 elizabeth street’ is an ultra luxury condominium building located in new york’s nolita...

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PENDA POSES GREEN-FILLED SKY V...

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PENDA POSES GREEN-FILLED SKY VILLA RESIDENCES IN INDIA

[Translate]         penda has shared the latest development for his magic breeze project in hyderabad / india...

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HOW FRANK GEHRY’S L.A. R...

Jun 26, 2016 by

HOW FRANK GEHRY’S L.A. RIVER MAKE-OVER WILL CHANGE THE CITY AND WHY HE TOOK THE JOB

[Translate] The 6th Street Bridge over the L.A. River; famed architect Frank Gehry has been working for about a year on a...

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THE NEW LANDSCAPE DECLARATION:...

Jun 25, 2016 by

THE NEW LANDSCAPE DECLARATION: PERSPECTIVE AND CRITIQUE (PART 2)

[Translate] The Dirt Contributo New Landscape Declaration / LAFThe second day of the Landscape Architecture Foundation‘s New...

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THE NEW LANDSCAPE DECLARATION:...

Jun 25, 2016 by

THE NEW LANDSCAPE DECLARATION: PERSPECTIVE AND CRITIQUE (PART 1)

[Translate] THE DIRT BY Jared Green New Landscape Declaration / LAFAfter hearing 23 declarations on the first day of the Landscape...

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THE RESURGENCE OF DOWNTOWN DET...

Jun 25, 2016 by

THE RESURGENCE OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT

[Translate]   THE DIRT  BY Jared Green John Varvatos boutique, downtown Detroit / John Varvatos“The opportunities Detroit has...

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THE RISE OF VERTICAL FARMS ...

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THE PUBLIC SPACES OF THE FUTUR...

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THE PUBLIC SPACES OF THE FUTURE: UP FOR NEGOTIATION

[Translate] The Dirt Contributor Demo:Polis / Carolina LeiteThe jury is in. Over the next fifty years, the world’s cities will face...

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