Category: planning
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Corner Redux
It seems that James Corner is basking in the glow of design press recently… with another feature in New York Magazine that investigates (in depth) the evolution and potential of Fresh Kills Park. While I have yet to see the movie, Wall-E Park by Robert Sullivan alludes to the idealogy implicit in the movie and…
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Corner(ing) the Market
I’ve been sitting on this almost finished post for almost two weeks, patiently, then not so patiently waiting for Metropolis to get around to posting their November content online… mainly for this month’s great profile about James Corner, and some sweet new pics of the High Line and other work. Finally it’s here, and we…
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The Detroit Dilemma
As mentioned previously, I spent an intensive three-day long whirlwind charrette in Detroit, Michigan as part of on interdisciplinary team for the Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) program as part of the AIAs Communities by Design Program. This was my first SDAT experience, as well as my first visit to Detroit (short of passing through…
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Mind the GAP
The GAP in this case being the Grand Army Plaza, the forecourt space to the north of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, and one of those woefully inadequate urban spaces that perhaps was grandiose at one time – but due to current pressure has become inaccessible and dangerous. :: image via Grand Army Plaza Coalition Or in…
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Eco-Boulevard Redux
Some more on a project I have touched upon this project a bit in a previous post, Eco-Boulevard, from Spanish innovators Ecosistema Urbano. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to delve into some more of the eye-candy from Arch Daily… and definitely don’t miss Ecosystem Urbano’s great blog as well… which gleans some great urban…
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Should the Next President Listen to this man?
ArchNewsNow tipped me off to an article by Mitchell Joachim, visionary architect and educator – as well as partner in the non-profit Terreform 1 – a firm whose work has been referenced on L+U previously. The link to a short article on Wired was interesting, and worth reading. As one of the 2008 Smart List,…
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Habitat Heresy?
When I first heard the grumbling around Colwood National Golf Course being rezoned as industrial space from it’s current state as an ailing golf course I had the same reaction as others: Do we really want more displacement of open space into industrial lands, especially in NE Portland, which has a legacy of industrial lands…
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Salmon-Safe SoWa
I’ve riffed a bit on SoWa previously on Landscape+Urbanism as filled with potential but needing some time… A recent report by Dyland Rivera from the Oregonian and picked up on Jetson Green as well, that the 35-acre area in the South Waterfront area in Portland has acheived Salmon Safe Certification, the first urban neighborhood to…
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China’s Urban Forest
Via Bustler, an amazing competition winner at the New Urban Streetscape in Beijing, sponsored by New World China Land Limited. Entitled ‘Urban Forest’ and anchored by SITE New York along with Chinese firm WaHa Studio. :: image via BustlerBustler offers some extensive text, so definitely check out the link and the description. Some highlights: “It…
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Vancouver Olympic Village
Following up on a post regarding the recent article that featured the work of PWL Partnership, some more in-depth coverage of the work surrounding the Southeast False Creek Olympic Village for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. Beyond ‘green’ as a strategy, this site is literally green with rooftops and open space around a dense…