CLIMATE CHANGE IS UPON US. HOW...

Oct 15, 2016 by

CLIMATE CHANGE IS UPON US. HOW ARE WE PLANNING FOR IT?

[Translate] By Steve Cochran, Steven Bingler   COMMONEDGE.COM In his 1972 science fiction novel The Gods Themselves, which takes...

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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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SHOULD NEW YORK CITY ABANDON I...

Sep 19, 2016 by

SHOULD NEW YORK CITY ABANDON ITS WATERFRONT?

[Translate] Rockaway Park, NYC, a few weeks after Hurricane Sandy. cgc76 Wet behind the piers By Ben Adler GRIST Even under the...

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Why de Blasio’s Huge Rezoning ...

Sep 19, 2016 by

Why de Blasio’s Huge Rezoning is Unlikely to Create Enough Affordable Housing

[Translate] By M. Barden Prisant, FRICS   COMMON EDGE.ORG I tried to rain on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s parade. I was not...

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WHY CITY PLANNERS LOVE PORTLAN...

Jul 5, 2016 by

WHY CITY PLANNERS LOVE PORTLAND

[Translate] By Dennis Pieprz Portland, Oregon is a poster child for urban geeks everywhere–and for good reason. It’s an urban design...

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OPEN STREET NETWORKS: GATEWAYS...

Jun 29, 2016 by

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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STACKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS COULD ...

Jun 15, 2016 by

STACKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS COULD BE THE WAY OF THE FUTURE FOR CITIES

[Translate] RAW-NYC By Samantha Lee GRIST In 2015, Czech libertarian politician Vit Jedlicka called the Free Republic of...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Jun 8, 2016 by

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

[Translate] THE DIRT   J.R. Taylor NYC park overhaul / Chang W. Lee, The New York TimesMeet the Garden Designer Who Transformed Rio...

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This U.S. City Is a Sustainabl...

Jun 4, 2016 by

This U.S. City Is a Sustainable Utopia—Here’s What They Have Accomplished & Where They Are Headed

[Translate] They have set out to reduce emissions by 80 percent. By Brian Holland, Juan Wei / Island Press  VIA ALTERNET LOCAL PEACE...

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WELL THAT’S ON WAY OF AD...

Mar 30, 2016 by

WELL THAT’S ON WAY OF ADDING DENSITY

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture The skyscraper is without a doubt the most effective way of adding density to...

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BRINGING LIFE TO MORIBUND SHOP...

Mar 24, 2016 by

BRINGING LIFE TO MORIBUND SHOPPING MALLS

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture No structure better represents consumer culture like the shopping mall. For...

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10 PARKS THAT CHANGED AMERICA

Mar 23, 2016 by

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green PBS will broadcast a new documentary, 10 Parks That Changed America, on April 12th. Produced by...

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HAS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FAI...

Mar 23, 2016 by

HAS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FAILED?

[Translate] by The Dirt Contributor Welcome to the Anthropocene / The Topograph “A sense of crisis has brought us together. What is...

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BOOST YOUR SUSTAINABLE CITY AM...

Jan 12, 2016 by

BOOST YOUR SUSTAINABLE CITY AMBITIONS

[Translate]  THE DIRT BY JARED GREEN The American Architectural Foundation’s Sustainable Cities Design Academy (SCDA) is looking for...

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6 CITIES DESIGNING FOR HEALTH

Jan 11, 2016 by

[Translate]   From Detroit to Edinburgh, these cities are helping residents live more healthful and equitable lives. Anna Clark YES...

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A KINDER, GREENER NEW YORK CIT...

Dec 18, 2015 by

A KINDER, GREENER NEW YORK CITY

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture Living in New York City can be many things: exciting, dynamic, culturally...

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HELP SHAPE THE NEW URBAN AGEND...

Nov 18, 2015 by

HELP SHAPE THE NEW URBAN AGENDA

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green Nearly twenty years ago, world leaders met in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss the fate of cities at...

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LIVING STRUCTURES SHOULD COME ...

Nov 9, 2015 by

LIVING STRUCTURES SHOULD COME FROM LIVING PATTERNS

[Translate] Nikos A. Salingaros  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Space that exists “out there” is used only reluctantly by human beings, because...

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ETHICAL DESIGN PRACTICES MAY H...

Nov 7, 2015 by

ETHICAL DESIGN PRACTICES MAY HELP SLOW GENTRIFICATION

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Jared Green Gentrification replaces diversity with homogenized people and places. This process has...

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INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN NYGREN &...

Oct 23, 2015 by

INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN NYGREN – ON SERENBE – A FARM TO TABLE COMMUNITY

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Jared Green Steven Nygren is the founder of Serenbe, which has won numerous awards, including the Urban...

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BEIJING DESIGN WEEK – FU...

Oct 3, 2015 by

BEIJING DESIGN WEEK – FUTURE OF HUTONG

[Translate] DESIGNBOOM during beijing design week 2015, designers, architects and innovators from across the world have come together...

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PLACEMETER MEASURES THE FLOW O...

Sep 18, 2015 by

PLACEMETER MEASURES THE FLOW OF PEOPLE THROUGH URBAN SPACES

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Cities are increasingly loaded up with technology. Sensors now enable managers of urban water and...

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World’s Biggest Economie...

Sep 5, 2015 by

World’s Biggest Economies Devise Plan That Spells Doom for Planet Earth

[Translate] Experts warn that the G20’s massive infrastructure plan will cause “rapid ecological deterioration.” By...

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BEAUTY REDEEMED – DESIGN...

Aug 25, 2015 by

BEAUTY REDEEMED – DESIGN THINKING FOR A POST-INDUSTRIAL CENTURY

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Yoshi Silverstein Gas Works Park in Seattle. Landscape Park Duisburg-Nord in Germany. Ariel Sharon (Mount...

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MODERN ARCHITECTURE TELLS AN I...

Aug 21, 2015 by

MODERN ARCHITECTURE TELLS AN INCOMPLETE STORY

[Translate] Nikos A. Salingaros  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Figure 8. Philip Johnson’s Glass House moved to a parking lot has no biophilic...

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SANTA MONICA: THE CITY THAT WA...

Aug 18, 2015 by

SANTA MONICA: THE CITY THAT WANTS TO DESIGN ITSELF HAPPIER

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN With sun and sea, prosperity and progressive politics, residents of this enclave west of Los Angeles appear...

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DESIGNING OUTDOOR PUBLIC SPACE...

Jul 27, 2015 by

DESIGNING OUTDOOR PUBLIC SPACES IS VITAL TO THE FUTURE OF OUR CITIES

[Translate] Metropolis Magazine The vice president of design and marketing at Landscape Forms calls on the outdoor-furniture industry...

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A POST-INDUSTRIAL STONEHENGE R...

Jul 26, 2015 by

A POST-INDUSTRIAL STONEHENGE RISES IN SCOTLAND

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Liz Camuti As Scotland becomes one of the first countries to run solely on renewable energy, communities...

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THE POLITICS OF GREEN INFRASTR...

Jul 16, 2015 by

THE POLITICS OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN D.C.

[Translate] THE DIRT by Liz Camuti While the Potomac and the Anacostia Rivers gave birth to the District of Columbia, they have...

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THIRSTY YET? 8 CITIES THAT ARE...

Jun 28, 2015 by

THIRSTY YET? 8 CITIES THAT ARE IMPROBABLY RUNNING OUT OF WATER

[Translate] A woman in India walks atop a water main on her way to collect water. (Photo: Meena Kadri/Flickr) takepart features The...

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