SOM envisions renewal of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence region
“The health and resiliency of the Great Lakes has never been more important to the future of the city and the region. Unquestionably, the growing global demand for clean fresh water and a rapidly urbanizing world define a core issue of our time. Addressing this issue requires holistic ecological thinking at an unprecedented scale.” Skidmore, … Read more
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
10 urban infrastructure regeneration projects
There’s no doubt that the High Line‘s success pushed urban renewal to the forefront and made its mark on public awareness. In our fourth installment of case studies related to our program’s field of research and practice, we’ve decided to highlight similar projects involving infrastructural renewal that are perhaps less known but just as significant … Read more
Friday Faves! 5 Things to Watch and Read
This week in Friday Faves: Tour of Istanbul’s Conceptual New Taksim Square – In a push for urban renewal, Turkey is redesigning Istanbul’s pulsating Taksim Square. Do you agree with critics who say that the new design transforms it into a “soulless, concrete desert“? Unintended Consequences of the Neo-Traditional City Planning Model – An interesting … Read more
Friday Faves! 5 Things to Watch and Read
Here are this week’s Friday Faves: Improving Urban Planning in Africa – In tune with our ongoing study of informal cities, here is an interesting interview with project coordinator for A.A.P.S. and a planning professor at the University of Cape Town, in South Africa on the association’s effort to reform planning education in Africa, … Read more
Friday Faves! 5 Things to Watch and Read
Detroit Wild City – This documentary on the boom-and-bust story of the Motor City promises for its focus on people rather than ruins. Amidst talk of urban agriculture and a return to pastoralism, what futures might actually be possible for places like Detroit? Here’s the trailer. South Africa: From Township to Town – Design Observer’s … Read more
Friday Faves! 5 Things to Watch and Read
This week in Friday Faves: Jan Gehl on the Past 40 Years of Urbanism – A 32-min interview with the famed Danish urban designer and his thoughts on the past and future of urbanism, and the importance of working at the people scale. via Planetizen Urbanized: An Interview with Gary Hustwit – We featured the … Read more
