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Unpaving Philadelphia
The Greenfield School in Philadelphia is re-doing a playground as part of a city water department pilot project to combat stormwater overflow, which overwhelms the city’s sewage system, and can… more →
The Dirt
The river and its bridges
drlayes wrote 1 day ago: When I was in New York, working as a musician, my only knowledge of the Chicago river was that it h … more →
BoConcept & Cocktails
Michelle Christina wrote 1 day ago: Last week BoConcept – a super modern, sleek urban furniture store with international acclaim … more →
Carfree In... Hayward?
Daniel wrote 2 days ago: Could this be Hayward? While Hayward is usually thought of as one of the Bay Area’s biggest su … more →
Unpaving Philadelphia
asladirt wrote 3 days ago: The Greenfield School in Philadelphia is re-doing a playground as part of a city water department p … more →
Local Farming Projects
asladirt wrote 3 days ago: Good Magazine wrote about a new 6,000-square-foot rooftop farm that went up in New York City. The r … more →
Retrofitting Cities
asladirt wrote 4 days ago: The Boston Globe wrote about the challenge of making urban living sustainable, given more than half … more →
Town Hall Dunedin Centre architecture for a What if? second
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Elizabeth Kerr wrote 4 days ago: Today DCC and its project team presented the “new proposal” for the Dunedin Centre … more →
Urban retrofits: How to make a city green without tearing it down
paxam wrote 5 days ago: Urban retrofits: How to make a city green {ndash} without tearing it down – The Boston Globe. … more →
cities + arenas
danc22 wrote 5 days ago: Yesterday’s New York Times featured an excellent article on the glut of sports arenas in the N … more →
Is Residential Land Use Incompatible with Non-Residential Development?
Dom Nozzi wrote 5 days ago: By Dom Nozzi Isn’t it necessary to segregate noisy, smelly or potentially toxic office or industrial … more →
Indigenous Innovations - I (The Wall)
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nippo wrote 6 days ago: It is amazing to read about a phobia called Paruresis, how can someone have such a phobia which woul … more →
Jeff Koons Part II
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Jeff Koons
casadiseno wrote 6 days ago: What is there to say about Jeff Koons except WOW! Jeff Koons is one of the most innovative and out o … more →
Quick Hits June '09
drlayes wrote 1 week ago: -I don’t really enjoy biking in the rain or snow, but I hate biking in heavy wind. I know Chic … more →
Green Lake Street Mural!
walkingseattle wrote 1 week ago: A street mural is a painted intersection or street. It adds beauty to a neighborhood, brings neighbo … more →
Street Absurdity
Corey wrote 1 week ago: Okay, I didn’t intend to post about this particular topic, but then I happened upon this most … more →
Queens Plaza Bicycle and Pedestrian Landscape Improvement Project
asladirt wrote 1 week ago: Urban Omnibus, a project of the Architectural League of New York, interviewed the landscape archite … more →
LEED-Neighborhood Development (ND) Rating System Gears Up for Launch
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asladirt wrote 1 week ago: The National Building Museum held a session on Sustainable Communities, which highlighted the lates … more →
LED Graffiti in NYC
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stuart male wrote 1 week ago: Check out this new form of graffiti. They go by the name of LED throwies, most probably because that … more →
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