Tag: Urban Development

Articles

Integration of Rivers in Urban Development

Waterfront Development and the River Water is one of nature’s elements which is very much important for our survival. Our bodies are also 70% water, kids’ stuff-right? Why are we not respecting water as a resource knowing very well that fresh water is a finite resource and we are still

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Climate change, Sustainable cities, urban development, green infrastructure, healthy cities
Articles

Designing cities for the health of people and planet

In a changing climate—with more frequent, longer lasting, or extreme wind, rain, snow, cold, and heat—how can urban planning and design influence our mobility choices?  And how can city governments around the world nudge urban-dwellers to choose low-carbon transport options? I pondered these questions often during the COVID-19-related lockdown, when my

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Climate change, Sustainable cities, urban development, green infrastructure, green cities
Articles

How can we meet the urgency of financing climate action in cities?

The science is clear: Cities are hot spots for climate change, as reported by the latest IPCC report. With 70% of global CO2 emissions coming from urban areas, where 7 out of 10 people will live by 2050, the solution to the climate crisis requires bold climate action in cities. To date, more than 6,000

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urban policy, physical planning, urban and regional planning, urban development, urban design
Transportation

Preserving the heritage of the past for the people of today | Gehl

Istanbul is a vibrant, creative city with millennia of human history. The historical peninsula at the heart of the city has a stunning skyline silhouetting the architectural masterpieces perching atop the hilltops, making it one of UNESCO’s world heritage sites of Outstanding Universal Value. But Istanbul is also one of

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Transport, Township Master¬plan, metro system, road network, pedestrian network
Urban Planning

Foshan New City Mass Transit Center | Tianjin, China

The design has a core concept of “cloud”, showing avant-garde architectural form and language. It also indicates the company’s future positioning. The architecture resembles floating clouds, the idea behind which is the Cloud Space concept of the virtual digital age. The concept of “cloud” is consistent with the company’s future

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Urban development, urban planning, urban transformation, neighborhood, urban design
Urban Design

Bergedorf West | Hamburg | Karres Brands

New possibilities for our modernist housing legacy In collaboration with ADEPT, Karres en Brands made a transformation strategy for the social housing area Bergedorf West. The strategy is part of a parallel study, which explores new urban and architectural concepts for the housing association estates from the 1950s-1970s in Hamburg.

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