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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IN CHICAGO, NEW PARKS ARE CIVI...

Nov 18, 2015 by

IN CHICAGO, NEW PARKS ARE CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Heidi Petersen For Daniel Burnham, the Chicago architect and planner who created the 1909 Plan of Chicago,...

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REDESIGN OF THE AMERICAN MUSEU...

Nov 10, 2015 by

REDESIGN OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

[Translate]   nov 06, 2015 american museum of natural history reveals expansion plans by studio gang       the...

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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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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Nov 2, 2015 by

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

[Translate] THE DIRT by J.R. Taylor The Spiritual and Spectacular Meet at an Ultramodern Community Center in Connecticut – The New...

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NEW TALENT: LAB.PRO.FAB

Oct 27, 2015 by

NEW TALENT: LAB.PRO.FAB

[Translate] Metropolis Magazine October 2015 The Caracas–based architects champion a bottom-up approach that strengthens community...

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ARTIST FILLS THE VAULTS OF A D...

Oct 25, 2015 by

ARTIST FILLS THE VAULTS OF A DILAPIDATED 1924 BANK IN CHICAGO WITH BOOKS AND ARTWORK

[Translate] Architecture by Lidija Grozdanic   INHABITAT What happens when you fill bank vaults and offices with books and artwork...

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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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THE ENDURING APPEAL OF OEHME, ...

Oct 19, 2015 by

THE ENDURING APPEAL OF OEHME, VAN SWEDEN’S “NEW AMERICAN GARDEN”

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green The default American landscape before game-changing landscape architecture firm Oehme van Sweden...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Oct 9, 2015 by

[Translate] THE DIRT by J.R. Taylor Sunday Conversation with Shane Coen, Landscape Architect – The Star Tribune, 9/19/15...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Oct 1, 2015 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS–SEPT. 16 – 30

[Translate] THE DIRT   by J.R. Taylor Sunday Conversation with Shane Coen, Landscape Architect – The Star Tribune, 9/19/15...

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What To Do with Lost Spaces Un...

Sep 26, 2015 by

What To Do with Lost Spaces Under NYC’s Elevated Bridges, Highways, Subway Tracks, and Rail Lines?

[Translate] Susan Chin  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Broadway and Flushing Avenue under the elevated JMZ subway line in Brooklyn.  Photo...

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AN UNDERLYING ISSUE: PRIMING I...

Sep 19, 2015 by

AN UNDERLYING ISSUE: PRIMING IN STUDIES ON THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF NATURE

[Translate]  by The Dirt Contributor Landscape architects are increasingly called upon to address the challenges of changing...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Sep 19, 2015 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (SEPT. 1-15)

[Translate] THE DIRT by J.R. Taylor The True Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Never Truly Ate the South – Smithsonian Magazine,...

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REMAKE LOS ANGELES’ OLDE...

Sep 18, 2015 by

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Jared Green Pershing Square Park is Los Angeles’ oldest park. First opened in 1867 as St. Vincent’s Park,...

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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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HISTORY, VEGETATION, HAPPINESS...

Sep 6, 2015 by

HISTORY, VEGETATION, HAPPINESS … YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT MAKES A CITY ATTRACTIVE

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but is it all cities need to be attractive? Readers shared their...

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DESIGN A NEW HUB FOR DEAF CULT...

Sep 5, 2015 by

DESIGN A NEW HUB FOR DEAF CULTURE

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Gallaudet University, the only liberal arts university in the world that teaches its students in...

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MEXICO CITY’S AMBITIOUS ...

Aug 28, 2015 by

MEXICO CITY’S AMBITIOUS ELEVATED PARK

[Translate] THE DIRT    by Jared Green Mexico City, one of the world’s great megalopolises, with more than 20 million people, is...

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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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IT’S DE BLASIO AND BRATT...

Aug 24, 2015 by

IT’S DE BLASIO AND BRATTON VS. THE WORLD ON TIMES SQUARE PLAZAS

[Translate]   by Stephen Miller   STREETS BLOG, NEW YORK CITY Let’s start with some basic facts: Most people like Times Square...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS: GET YOUR...

Aug 16, 2015 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS: GET YOUR PARK(ING) DAY ON

[Translate] THE DIRT by J.R. Taylor Founded in 2005 by landscape architect John Bela, ASLA, a founding principal of Rebar, PARK(ing)...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Aug 15, 2015 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST 1-15

[Translate] THE DIRT  by J.R. Taylor Red Rocks, Conservation Corps Camp Named National Historic Landmark – The Denver Post, 8/4/15...

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Q&A: JAN GEHL ON MAKING C...

Aug 12, 2015 by

Q&A: JAN GEHL ON MAKING CITIES HEALTHIER AND THE REAL MEANING OF ARCHITECTURE

[Translate] METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Celebrated architect-planner Jan Gehl has worked with the Copenhagen city council to improve the...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Aug 8, 2015 by

[Translate] THE DIRT by J.R. Taylor In Seattle, Framing Mount Rainier – The Huffington Post, 7/16/15 “Gustafson Guthrie Nichol was...

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BALANCING OLD AND NEW ON ALEXA...

Aug 8, 2015 by

BALANCING OLD AND NEW ON ALEXANDRIA’S HISTORIC WATERFRONT

[Translate] THE DIRT by Liz Camuti A new master plan for Old Town, the historic center of Alexandria, Virginia, just a few miles from...

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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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SAVING LIVES WITH SMART URBAN ...

Jul 27, 2015 by

[Translate] THE DIRT by Liz Camuti Globally, 1.24 million people are killed in traffic accidents every year, with more than 90...

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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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