HOW SUBURBAN SPRAWL CAUSES SEG...

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[Translate] Shutterstock By Ben Adler   GRIST As any sharp sociology major could tell you, a lot of the problems we associate with...

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THE POLITICS OF GREEN INFRASTR...

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[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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SWIMMING POOLS GO OFFSHORE

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[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Before the industrial boom that transformed waterfront cities into dirty manufacturing hubs in...

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TOKYO SKYSCRAPER WITH ROOFTOP ...

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[Translate]   jul 10, 2015 SANAA, kengo kuma + nikken top tokyo skyscraper with rooftop plaza DESIGNBOOM 0 SANAA, kengo kuma +...

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CLIMATE ACTION BY CITIES COULD...

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[Translate] Seth Anderson Climate action by cities could hel By Clayton Aldern  GRIST In the tepid slugfest that is international...

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IN L.A.’S ECHO PARK, A N...

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[Translate] Blackbirds, a new ‘microneighborhood’ near downtown, is Los Angeles’ latest small-lot urban infill project Julie Sheer...

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BABY, YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR

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[Translate] METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Point of View Mason Riddle Nissan’s Autonomous Drive concept car The future of driving is...

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EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ...

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[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change, a new book by urban planners Mike...

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RIVER CITIES OFFER LESSONS ON ...

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[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green “We can consider rivers as city-making landscapes,” said Thaisa Way, ASLA, professor of landscape...

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AARP’S NEW LIVABILITY IN...

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[Translate] THE DIRT   by Jared Green Over the past few years, AARP has become a much more vocal advocate in Washington, D.C. for...

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What Do Seniors Need in Parks?

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[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green The senior population is growing. By 2050, a third of the U.S. will be 65 and older. The World...

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Seattle Layers Nature and Infr...

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[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Seattle has long been an innovator in layering built and natural infrastructure so the two more...

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To Rebuild Baltimore, First Cl...

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[Translate]   By Eugene Robinson   TRUTHDIG Bev Goodwin (CC BY 2.0) BALTIMORE—This city needs to be built up again, troche but...

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In Portland, Street Food Shape...

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[Translate] by The Dirt Contributor As landscape architects and urban designers, we look for ways to create vitality in the spaces we...

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How to Save Water, the Califor...

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[Translate]  The Dirt Contributor For the past century, much of California has relied on an inherently fragile and unreliable...

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Where The Streets Have No Cars

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[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Behavior It’s funny how transparent cars are in today’s cityscapes. They’re a given and...

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Designing Urban Landscapes: A ...

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[Translate] METOPOLIS MAGAZINE Grace Lo A rendering of a reimagined Soho Square. The design draws inspiration from its surroundings...

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Landscape Architecture in the ...

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[Translate] THE DIRT by J.R. Taylor Council OKs Plan to Reimagine City’s Marquee Green Space – The Houston Chronicle, 4/1/15 “The...

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The incredible shrinking megac...

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[Translate] SALON.COM Los Angeles used to be the promised land for America’s homeowners. Now it’s tearing at the seams...

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Urban Software

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[Translate] Author and theoretician Keller Easterling discusses how architects and urbanists might hack the operating system of our...

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Constructing the City of the F...

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[Translate] Architecture, Urban Sustainability Eric Estroff The George Washington University March 13, 2015 City planning,...

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Urban Infill Architecture that...

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[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture The late 19th and early 20th centuries were boom times for urban...

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To Reshape the World, Architec...

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[Translate] Metropolis Magazine / February 2015 / To Reshape the World, Architects Need to Design at Every Scale We should revive...

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WHAT EXCITES YOU ABOUT CITIES ...

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[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green “The science is clear. Climate change is already costly and shaping development, site ” said...

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CHINESE PUZZLE

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[Translate]   Joseph G. Brin   METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Goldtex Building – high end housing comes to old Chinese neighborhood ...

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We have to build much smarter ...

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[Translate] Shutterstock By John Light GRIST If we can develop better cities, we can make a big dent in future greenhouse gas...

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The Uber-ization of everything

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[Translate] Pretty soon, sickness even your spot in line will come with a price Henry Grabar  SALON.COM The Uber-ization of...

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The Slow Death of the Walkable...

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[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture As a bit of an urban planning enthusiast, pills I’ve often wondered how...

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