Latest Stories in Urban Design - Page 2
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Hong Kong's housing crisis seen through 40 sq.ft. "cubicle" apartments (Photos)
The growing disparity between wealthy and poor is reflected in this shocking photo report on the tiny island city's critical lack of affordable housing.
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"Farmscraper" masterplan concept created for Shenzhen, China
A mixed-use vertical farm scheme, incorporating residential with office, retail and leisure, hopes to increase food production and improve air quality in southern China.
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More blaming the victim as Toronto police tell pedestrians to "Do the Bright Thing"
As far as the police are concerned, pedestrians should wear orange vests and lights, or they only have themselves to blame.
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Our buildings, ourselves: The difference between Apple and Google, represented by their headquarters
Where would you rather work? They are two very different places.
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Floating ship crane converted into urban garden in Antwerp
One of the city's newest green spaces is an experimental one -- built right on an old crane vessel.
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Jargon Watch: Hipsturbia
Alex Williams coins the term in the New York Times, describing Brooklyn hipsters moving to the 'burbs. You haven't heard the last of it.
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Are Main Streets a thing of the past, or are they just getting ready for their closeup?
Kaid Benfield at the NRDC suggests that they are artifacts or tourist attractions; In fact they may well be the new economy
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Treehuggers May Kill Fort Lauderdale Megaproject
Starchitect Bjarke Ingels' three-tower project is on site of Florida's largest rain tree
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Happy Birthday, Grand Central Terminal
The Cathedral to Transportation is one hundred years old, and never looked better.
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Quote of the Day: Ron Shiffman on Urban Planning
The New York Times interviews the influential planner, who makes a lot of sense.
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Housing Recovery: Be Careful What You Wish For
Everybody is so happy that the housing industry is recovering, but is it real, and is it a good thing?
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BREAKING: Winner Announced in New York City's Tiny Apartment Competition
And the winner is.....
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Other Comments: Steve Mouzon on the Citadel, Kaid Benfield on the New American Home
My valentines pick up on TreeHugger stories and add serious substance.
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Glenn Beck's Independence Park: Utopia or Crazy Town?
It starts off sounding quite reasonable, a vision of a community based on "education, independence, entrepreneurship and apprenticeship. "
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The Citadel is a Planned Community Designed for Resilience and Sustainability. Not.
Designed like a medieval town and operated on Jeffersonian principles, The Citadel is a model of "Sustainability with Guns"
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Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Uses 760 Bicycles to Create Massive Sculpture
The controversial and outspoken artist's latest work comments on over-consumption, mobility, mass production, and human labor.
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On Sesquicentennial of First Tube Ride, a Look at the Incredible Design Influence of London Underground
It's just over a hundred years since Frank Pick started working there, and his influence has been felt around the world ever since.
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Can Rooftop Farms Green the Skylines of China's Megacities?
Take a tour of two pioneering rooftop farms that could be the first signs of a growing and much needed movement in a rapidly urbanizing China.
