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Johanna Hoffman | Jul 12th, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Since its inception in 2004, the Future Cities Lab has explored the relationship between land and water through architecture, digital technology and public art. Installations invite viewers to question conventional wisdom by engaging them through sight, touch, and sound.
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Mary Jones | Jul 9th, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Economy, Built Environment | Region: West Coast | Cities: |
The Santa Fe Railyard Redevelopment Project was a bold step for a small city of 70,000 people to undertake; bolder still was the extent to which the process allowed the public to influence planning and design.
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This Big City | Jul 7th, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Economy | Region: | Cities: |
Creating new Intelligent Cities is a grand plan that should be lauded but what if nobody wants to live in the cities you’ve created? (
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Mary Jones | Jul 2nd, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
Brooklyn Bridge Park has been a community goal since the mid-1980s when the Port Authority property ceased its shipping operations on the site. Today’s park is the result of dedicated advocacy and planning by community members, elected officials and civic organizations. (
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Theodore Brown | Jun 24th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Bike sharing is a fledgling concept in the United States and has the tendency to be scattershot geographically. Chicago, Minneapolis, and Des Moines have programs in the Midwest while shares in Miami, Boston, and Washington, D.C. dot the coastlines.
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Next American City | Jun 22nd, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Culture, Economy, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Life at the Speed of Rail explores how high-speed rail is a technology that could be as transformative as the interstate highway system. Competition entrants unearthed unique insight into how working together, the disciplines of design and policy could influence the fate of our country. (
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Theodore Brown | Jun 18th, 2011 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: | Cities: |
Vogue isn’t a term that conjures up images of vast stretches of infrastructure perfected by years of engineering research and tinkering with delicate designs. How then do we explain the current vogue of high speed rail? (
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Joe Peach | Jun 5th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Economy | Region: | Cities: |
New York city has twice thrown out plans for a congestion charge, and San Francisco is waiting until 2015 to begin its trial period. When the most enthusiastic response involves waiting four years, you know it’s not good news. (
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Angie Schmitt | May 7th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: South | Cities: Houston |
Piece by piece, the Houston area has been building a third — yes, third — bypass for the region. And much to the horror of local environmentalists, the next segment is planned to directly bisect the international wintering grounds of millions of birds.
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Christine Fisher | Sep 8th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
Manhattan architect Scott Francisco proposes developing a Brooklyn Bridge Forest to grow a sustainable supply of tropical hardwood timber for the Brooklyn Bridge boardwalk, appealing to both the aesthetically and environmentally conscious. (
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Since its inception in 2004, the Future Cities Lab has explored the relationship between land and water through architecture, digital technology and public art. Installations invite viewers to question conventional wisdom by engaging them through sight, touch, and sound. (keep reading…)
The Santa Fe Railyard Redevelopment Project was a bold step for a small city of 70,000 people to undertake; bolder still was the extent to which the process allowed the public to influence planning and design. (keep reading…)
Creating new Intelligent Cities is a grand plan that should be lauded but what if nobody wants to live in the cities you’ve created? (keep reading…)
Brooklyn Bridge Park has been a community goal since the mid-1980s when the Port Authority property ceased its shipping operations on the site. Today’s park is the result of dedicated advocacy and planning by community members, elected officials and civic organizations. (keep reading…)
Bike sharing is a fledgling concept in the United States and has the tendency to be scattershot geographically. Chicago, Minneapolis, and Des Moines have programs in the Midwest while shares in Miami, Boston, and Washington, D.C. dot the coastlines. (keep reading…)
Vogue isn’t a term that conjures up images of vast stretches of infrastructure perfected by years of engineering research and tinkering with delicate designs. How then do we explain the current vogue of high speed rail? (keep reading…)
New York city has twice thrown out plans for a congestion charge, and San Francisco is waiting until 2015 to begin its trial period. When the most enthusiastic response involves waiting four years, you know it’s not good news. (keep reading…)
Piece by piece, the Houston area has been building a third — yes, third — bypass for the region. And much to the horror of local environmentalists, the next segment is planned to directly bisect the international wintering grounds of millions of birds. (keep reading…)
Manhattan architect Scott Francisco proposes developing a Brooklyn Bridge Forest to grow a sustainable supply of tropical hardwood timber for the Brooklyn Bridge boardwalk, appealing to both the aesthetically and environmentally conscious. (keep reading…)
