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Contemporary Urbanism 465

W 13 : Rethinking Metropolis

The Highline in New York City and the 606 in Chicago are two projects that begin to show the potential of pedestrian roads. By eliminating the vehicle, and in the case of the Highline, bicycles, a space that caters solely to the pedestrian is created. The main issue is that these spaces are more of a destination than a mode of transportation. How do we encourage people to engage in these spaces and truly activate their potential?

London Plans a High Line-Style Park for the River Thames

"There’s something quite magical about watching trams in Barcelona, Strasbourg or Frankfurt glide silently along beds of grass as they do their city circuit. Where possible, this attractive combination of efficient public transport and inspired landscaping should be standard as part of the urban fabric." - Monocle Magazine

W 12 : the 606/ highline

BORGMAN | LENK + jan körbes reconstruct building façade using plastic pallets

Vincent Callebaut's Wooden Orchids reimagines the shopping mall as a living, breathing ecotopia | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Vincent Callebaut unveiled designs for a self-sustaining urban utopia in India that not only grows organic food, but also produces more energy than it consumes.

W 11 : Recycling the Metropolis

Week 10 - Urban Intervention This is the intersection of Cermak and State in the South Loop of Chicago. We see this area being reactivated by businesses; we begin to see how one restaurant has decided to make better use of the sidewalk converting it to outdoor dining space.

W 10 : City Streets

What Playgrounds can Learn from Swings as Art Installations, Part 1 - Playscapes

cultural & leisure centre by Mi5 arquitectos and PKMN architectures, teruel, spain

These basketball courts are out of this world - Curbedclockmenumore-arrownoyes : Cue the Space Jam theme song

W 9 : City Conditions and Strategies

Tent Cities of the West Coast The truth is: 'this problem is solvable.'—

Income Inequality In California

Julien de Smedt Architects envisions Logistic City as a vertical forest for Shenzhen, China, with walkable paths weaving up and down throughout the towering structure. A ‘massive urban intervention,’ the sustainable tower will be used as a tool for reforestation within the city, mixing gardens with public areas and housing. Open spaces within the program are filled with wind turbines, producing enough power to add to the entire city’s grid.

Week 8 : California Urbanism

This image is a building designed in the south of China for the slums or the poor people. It is a example that can give us some inspirational when we deal with the slums problem. Except the outside environment, inside building space also need to be designed in order.Like this section, when we design, the high building can be divided by partition regularly, which gives enough personal space to people, also saves the space and is well- organized as the same time. Besides, green area is also need.

Photographic collages : shanty towns of Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, artist Dionisio Gonzalez.

Created by South African designer Justin Plunkett, the so-called Con/struct series is meant to illustrate the overbearing influence of commercialization both on the way we live and on our urban landscape. Plunkett hopes his computer-animated work—which lo

Week 7: Urban poor and global slums

Trees in Hard Landscapes - Trees and Design Action Group

Public space makes a city | The Daily Star

Week 6: Urban renewal

7 Basics of Bus Rapid Transit

Transit Oriented City – Dongtan Central Business Master Plan / Ojanen Chiou Architects + SWA Group

The development will also include a diverse offering of transit systems and prioritized pedestrian connections with transit centres located around dense, civic areas.

Week 5 : Infrastructure

riken yamamoto local community - Google Search

Green Roofed Farm City Combines Agriculture and Urban Density

# Week5 In this graphic we are shown major world cities based on their densities. In some cities, there is really no sprawl since it is all contained in one area but some have a very wide reaching sprawl.

Week 4 : Density

# Week5 In this graphic, we are shown the economic effects of sprawl. According to this, sprawl is very costly on taxpayers since the sprawl requires a lot of roads and overall resources to maintain. Having everything contained is much cheaper.

In Levittown, The Ur-Suburb, A Proposal To Remake Sprawl Into A Small-Biz Oasis

Start Your Own Cul-de-Sac Commune : TreeHugger

Week 3 : American Metropolis

Vertical Factories in Megacities by Tianshu Liu and Lingshen Xie

laird kay's LEGO city critiques the artificial architecture of modern megacities

Week 2 : Manufactured Urbanism