What would cities say to one another if they could talk? (Sustainable Cities)
Featuring "Metropopular," a charming animated short film exploring city stereotypes through an imagined dialogue between anthropomorphized metropolises.
Popsicles and the Importance of Simplicity (PlaceShakers and NewsMakers)
Rehashing the importance of simplicity via the “popsicle test” — the ability of an 8 year old to safely get somewhere to buy a popsicle, then make it home before it melts — as the measure of a good neighborhood.
One Path to Better Jobs: More Density in Cities? (Planetizen)
Economist Ryan Avent writes that the statistics show that people who live in denser cities have better jobs and are more productive.
More "Parklets" Pop Up in Vancouver (Planetizen)
Ever seen roofing made from the wings of a 747? (Design Milk)
The 4,000-square-foot Wing House, as it has become known, is made from an old plane that was 230 feet long, 195 feet wide and 63 feet tall, but cost David barely nothing.
Polluting power plants turned green neighborhood development? (Switchboard)
Industry analysts predict that environmental and economic factors will lead to the retirement of dozens of aging coal-fired power plants in the coming decade, which present tremendous opportunities for new civic and private uses.
100% Design London (Life of an Architect)
Some of what you will be missing at this year's 100% Design London festival - a showcase of a vast range of weird and wonderful materials from wood and plastic to embroidered wallpaper and steel cladding.
More "Parklets" Pop Up in Vancouver (Planetizen)
Transplanting the wildly popular pilot projects in NYC and SF across the northern border, the City launches VIVA Vancouver program that converts parts of eight streets into public spaces.
Ever seen roofing made from the wings of a 747? (Design Milk)
The 4,000-square-foot Wing House, as it has become known, is made from an old plane that was 230 feet long, 195 feet wide and 63 feet tall, but cost David barely nothing.
Polluting power plants turned green neighborhood development? (Switchboard)
Industry analysts predict that environmental and economic factors will lead to the retirement of dozens of aging coal-fired power plants in the coming decade, which present tremendous opportunities for new civic and private uses.
100% Design London (Life of an Architect)
Some of what you will be missing at this year's 100% Design London festival - a showcase of a vast range of weird and wonderful materials from wood and plastic to embroidered wallpaper and steel cladding.