Friday Faves! 5 Things To Watch and Read
This week in Friday Faves… MVRDV – Almere Oosterwold – MVRDV proposes this development strategy for Almere Oosterwold, titled ‘Estate for Initiatives’ a Dutch urban planning scheme that steps away from governmental dictate and invites organic urban growth where inhabitants create their own neighbourhoods including public green, urban agriculture and roads. Is DIY urbanism possible? … Read more
Winners of the European Prize for Urban Public Space
Winners have been announced for the seventh edition of the European Prize for Urban Public Space, a biennial competition created in 2000 and organized by six European institutions with the aim to recognize and encourage the recovery projects and defense of public space in our cities. The competition is organized by Barcelona’s Centre de Cultura Contemporània … Read more
Interview with Romina Canna
As we gear up for the launch of our masters program this fall, in the following weeks we’ll be introducing some of our stellar faculty members in a series of exclusive short and sweet interviews that tell us a bit more about these seasoned urban practicioners; from personal favorites to snippets of advice to young … Read more
Friday Faves! 5 Things to Watch and Read
This week in Friday Faves: Waterline: 12 Designers, 12 Visions – Waterfront regeneration being one of our main interests, here is an interesting video summarizing the proposals of GSD students for the transformation of the South Branch of the Chicago River. Rehaul of Popular Singapore Park Restores Urban River – More on river regeneration: Read … Read more
Next American City Launches Forefront
Next American City, the popular website and non-profit organization dedicated to connecting cities and informing the people who work to improve them has just launched a new website that delivers content on a subscription-based delivery model called Forefront: “A weekly series of long-form, in-depth articles about cities around the world. Each Monday morning…a story concerning … Read more
Interview with Lorena Vecslir
As we gear up for the launch of our masters program this fall, in the following weeks we’ll be introducing some of our stellar faculty members in a series of exclusive short and sweet interviews that tell us a bit more about these seasoned urban practicioners; from personal favorites to snippets of advice to young … Read more
Puertas abiertas ESARQ | Regalamos una copia de LAU2 a ex-alumnos!
Este sábado 14 abril están invitados a acudir a las puertas abiertas de la ESARQ, una jornada en la cual podrán ver una exposición de proyectos de estudiantes, escuchar un debate sobre “Los nuevos perfiles del arquitecto” en la cual participa uno de nuestros profesores, Carola Enrich, arquitecta y paisajista en Londres, y disfrutar de … Read more
Friday Faves! 5 Things to Watch and Read
This week in Friday Faves: Philadelphia E-Lane Initiative April 1, 2012 – A hilarious little April Fool’s joke on Philadelphia’s pedestrians, who were witness to the unveiling of a new “E-Lane” for the exclusive use of texting addicts. Just one of the city pranks highlighted over at Atlantic Cities. Critical Cities - While cities are expanding, … Read more
Interview with David Martínez
As we gear up for the launch of our masters program this fall, in the following weeks we’ll be introducing some of our stellar faculty members in a series of exclusive short and sweet interviews that tell us a bit more about these seasoned urban practicioners; from personal favorites to snippets of advice to young … Read more
