Building & Design

suburbia

Times are changing, and there’s evidence that design firms and planners are changing with them. Here are great examples of a refreshing mentality: plans for suburban design that account for sustainability from the very beginning.[read more]

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A large number of projects seems to fall in the category of what I will dub "Mostly Empty Syndrome". MES projects are infrastructure that are underutilized. Mostly they are not underutilized by design, but by mis-forecast.[read more]

new urbanism in Salt Lake City

Christie Oostema, Planning Director at Envision Utah said in a recent podcast that she hopes to see Salt Lake City become an incubator for new urbanism projects.[read more]

rebuilding conflict cities

What if I create a channel for anyone in the world to invest in real estate in Afghanistan, Somalia, Libya, Iraq or South Sudan? Most investors would not be deterred by possibly losing 100 USD when the potential return could be 1000%.[read more]

post-Kantamanto Market fire

Now would be a perfect opportunity to develop a design solution that formally integrates market vendors’ and their activities into the overall economy; to work with those trading at markets like Kantamanto, rather than working against them.[read more]

energy-efficient appliances

There are a lot of different types of water heaters on the market, though, so how do you know which one will work most efficiently for your living environment?[read more]

transit-oriented development

Oakland continues to bring new development and innovation to its neighborhoods. Next up is an impressive urban planning initiative to be built in Temescal beside the MacArthur BART station.[read more]

summit attendees

Imagine a future for urban Africa in which free thinking reigns supreme, roof tops are adorned with urban parks, and the streets are littered with electric powered scooters.[read more]

green roof in Kabul

Upon identifying the specifics of climate change, we can create relevant methods within our communities to internalize these specifics and to develop strategic, pro-active responses to contend with the harsh reality of climate change.[read more]

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Maggie Comstock, a global policy wonk on green buildings and cities, spoke with SCC about global sustainable development trends and the emergence of resiliency planning for cities around the world.[read more]

restoring infrastructure

Taking a site near to the Gowanus Canal, one of the most polluted water bodies in the country, a group of architects explored a new potential relationship between people and their infrastructure.[read more]

When it comes to city planning, there’s no tougher decision to make than the modernization or preservation of historic culture. Continuity and consistency is lacking in Nottingham’s city planning.[read more]