Latest Stories in Urban Design - Page 10
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Giant Umbrellas Turn a Public Space into a Water Cleaning Art Garden
The conversion of an intersection in Portland to house a storm water sculpture garden has aesthetic and ecological benefits.
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Building a City for Plants, Inspired by NYC
A proposed art project would make a model city for plants, complete with infrastructure.
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Urban Food Jungle from AECOM Offers Towers of Pineapples and More
Design proposes "bringing together sustainable food production, entertainment, education and culinary delight."
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New Study Confirms That Walkability Increases Property Values
Across the country, people are voting with their feet as walkable communities become the most desirable places to live.
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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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Simple Swing Makes Any City Spot a Playground
A minimalist, easy to setup swing lets you have more fun anywhere you go.
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Chicago Parklet Goes from PARK(ing) Day Setup to Full Time Green Space
A PARK(ing) Day setup in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood will now be a permanent feature.
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A Unique Patch of Native Forest Survives at the Heart of America’s Largest City
Smaller than world famous urban green spaces like Central Park or Tijuca, the Trianon park in Sao Paulo holds the native richness of the land before development.
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Urban Design Lessons from Milan and Bologna: Architecture Matters as Much as Planning
In one city the pedestrian rules; in the other, the car. And it's the architecture that makes the difference.
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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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Vertical Farm Proposal Is Woven Into The Fabric Of The City
If vertical farming is going to get real, then it has to get really local and mix it up.
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Happy 3rd Anniversary David Brower Center! How a Building Can Build Community
The David Brower Center Serves As A Model For How A Building Can Be an Epicenter of Education and Activism for A Community
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Speed Kills; Toronto's Top Doctor Wants Speed Limits Reduced to Protect Pedestrians
You can imagine how this is going over in a city where drivers say there is a war on the car.
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LA Looks To NYC For Its First Pedestrian Plaza
Silver Lake's New Pedestrian Plaza Adds A Welcome Splash of Green To LA's Concrete Jungle
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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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Is It Time to Add Land to NYC? Introducing "Lower Lower Manhattan"
Idea to create land bridge to Gov's Island, make more land in NYC.
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Huge Biomimetic 'Supertrees' Taking Root on Singapore's Waterfront (Video)
These towering, tree-like vertical garden structures are designed to collect sunlight, water, regulate temperatures and "breathe" for the buildings below.
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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.
