Tag: Cities
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Pop-Up Gardens, Other 'Urban Interventions' to be Showcased at Venice Architecture Biennale
Pop-up gardens, urban farms, guerrilla bike lanes, examples of crowdsourced city planning, and other urban interventions will be the focus of the official U.S. Pavilion at the world's most prestigious architecture event.
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Interactive Solar Art Lights Up New Sydney Space
The world’s largest permanent interactive light installation has been installed in Sydney's recently revitalized Darling Quarter.
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1916 Plan Would Have Added 50 Square Miles of Artificial Land to NYC
A 1916 proposal from a respected engineer called for the moving of the East River and the connection of Manhattan to Staten Island.
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Boston Gardening Initiative to Offer Free ‘TOM-ato’ Plants to Promote Urban Gardening
Boston is hosting a tomato plant giveaway to encourage new urban gardeners.
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Rooftop Fish Farm Ups the Ante for Urban Agriculture
The prototype Globe/Hedron is a bamboo greenhouse designed to organically grow fish and vegetables on top of generic flat roofs. It uses aquaponic farming techniques so the fish's water nourishes the plants and plants clean the water for the fish.
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Is Placemaking the "New Environmentalism"?
Kaid Benfield of the NRDC makes the case that people habitat is as important as natural habitat.
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The Week in Pictures: The Freaky Future of City Driving, "Supertrees" Take over Singapore, and More
The lightweight Renault Twizy could shake up the automotive world, 18 biometric "supertrees" are turning Singapore into a lively forest, and more.
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Green Rural Design Aims to Slow Urban Slum Growth
The NESTown development concept envisions the building of self-sufficient, environmentally friendly 'semi-urban centers' in rural Ethiopia that would allow farmers to improve their financial prospects without abandoning the land.
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How Do You Fit 1 Million More People in NYC?
Three New York urbanists discussed how to balance infrastructure development, neighborhood character and other factors in preparing for the future growth of New York.
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Pigeons Could Poop Soap, Thanks to a Special Diet
A plan to alter what pigeons eat to turn their feces into soap, to clean up buildings and car windshields raises ethical, legal and practical questions.
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Sky Network Would Add Elevated Pedestrian Bridges to NYC
A proposed plan for New York would build a layer of pedestrian paths connecting upper levels of buildings.
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The Many Ingenious "Urban Hacktions" of Florian Rivière
Urban "hacktivist" Florian Riviere has a talent for finding crazy new uses for urban fixtures. Here's some of his best work.
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What would it mean If Micro-cars Ruled the Roads?
Micro-cars could reinvent city streets while reducing the cost of transportation infrastructure. They take up less space, and get pretty good gas mileage. Maybe it’s time to rethink the size of car for the good of the environment and cities.
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Listen to David Owen, Amy O'Leary and Lloyd Alter Discuss Urban Density on NPR
Worldwide, more people are moving to cities than ever before...but can our cities handle the load?
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The Not So Green Metropolis: More Proof that Density Isn't Everything
What happens to the arguments in the Green Metropolis and the Triumph of the City when Los Angeles turns out to be denser than New York?
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One Man's Guerrilla Campaign Makes a City More Walkable
Matt Tomasulo went around Raleigh, NC posting wayfinding signs to encourage residents to walk instead of drive.
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Experts Warn Urban Expansion Puts Humanity at Risk
With 7 billion people on the planet, things have already begun to feel a bit hot and crowded, particularly in swelling urban centers -- but researchers warn that we've ain't seen nothing yet.
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Low Tech Magazine on How To Heat And Cool Cities Without Fossil Fuels
Kris De Decker explains passive solar design for cities, in what may be the most important urban design post of the year
