Latest Stories in Urban Design - Page 15
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Restoring Buffalo's Once Great Train Station Starts with an Outdoor Eco-Classroom
An ambitious restoration of Buffalo's abandoned Central Terminal has begun with the creation of an urban habitat classroom.
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New Banksy Graffiti in London is Satirical Slap at Consumerism
The graffiti artist is at it again with a few Christmas "presents" for Londoners.
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Agenda 21 Wackos On The Move to Stop Smart Growth
The Tea Party of Urban planning is gaining traction and attention. Smart Growth supporters and Historic Preservationists better wake up.
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An Abandoned Pool in Queens Will Become a Unique Outdoor Theater
A delapidated dive pool in Astoria is set to be converted into a one of a kind outdoor performance space.
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Derelict Docks in London Will be Transformed into "Pleasure Gardens" for the 2012 Olympics
The docks will be transformed into a 60,000 square meter waterfront park with wild and formal gardens, restaurants, cafes, art and cultural activities.
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More Proof That Young People Are Giving Up On The American Dream of A House In The Suburbs
It's not that they want to live in the city or near transit, it's that they can no longer afford the alternatives.
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Turning an Abandoned Industrial Island into a Green Cultural Center in Paris
A small island in the Parisian suburbs, once home to Renault car factories, is being converted into a cultural hub with a focus on sustainable development and a quality living environment.
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Ugly Utility Boxes Become Sweet Public Art in San Jose
A public project in San Jose is turning ugly utility boxes into works of art.
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More Fun Without Electricity: A Roller Slide In Kanagawa
This looks like fun, and is beautifully filmed.
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Massive Digital 'Realitrees' Would Broadcast Global Climate Health
One of the top concepts to emerge from PSFK's 'Gaming for Good' salon was a giant digital tree that grows or withers according to global climate health.
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French Firm Proposes To Transform Eiffel Tower Into World's Largest "Tree"
By covering France's most famous monument with 600,000 plants, the Ginger Group's controversial plan hopes to remake the tower into a symbol of sustainability and a hotspot for eco-tourism.
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Is Suburbia Doomed? Not According to Joel Kotkin, Who Accuses Urbanists of "Wishful Thinking"
I wonder who is doing all the wishful thinking, the New Urbanists or Joel Kotkin.
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2012 TED Prize Winner is an Idea, Not an Individual: The City 2.0
" It is an idea upon which our planet’s future depends."
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Rail Station and Warehouse Recycled into Cultural Center and Massive Park in Argentina
An old freight train loading station and warehouse and its surrounding areas were transformed into amazing public spaces.
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Wretched Excess Dept: In New York Condo, Cars Get Rm w/a Vu
Just what we wanted: a "suburban home in New York."
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Paris to Plant 80,000 Square Yards of Green Roofs and Rooftop Gardens by 2020
Paris' recently ratified Biodiversity Plan includes a call to triple the number of rooftop gardens and green roofs in the next decade.
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Could the Underground "Low Line" Be New York's Next Great Park?
Two New Yorkers have put forward a proposal to make an underground lot into a park (with real sunlight).
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An Etiquette Guide For Urban Life
Cities can be crowded and controversial; Use the etiquette guide to help people be better citizens.
