The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) is a network of the world’s megacities taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.C40 harnesses the assets of member cities to address climate risks and impacts locally and globally. C40 is composed of…
The City of Boston is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing for climate change impacts. The 2014 Climate Action Plan Update recommends expanding the use of on-site combined heat and power, renewable energy technologies and district energy.
The Overdiepse Polder is located in the Dutch region of Brabant, to the south of the River Bergsche Maas between the towns of Waalwijk and Geertruidenberg. The Maas arises in the south of the country and, within the project area,…
The ‘Berges de Rhône’ (Banks of the Rhône) development was a project undertaken by the local authority who launched an architecture competition with the assistance of the Greater Lyon Open Spaces Department (Grand Lyon) and its project-management team
Mexico City sits on a valley, home to a rich network of lakes, wetlands and rivers. This complex ecology is almost extinct due to a relentless urban development which threats the viability of Mexico City while denying its inhabitants access…
atNight is a research project based on the (re)definition of the term “nightscape” able to build bridges between different technical and humanistic disciplines. The research explores night urban landscape as a sensitive and cognitive relationship between people and their environment.…
Manifatture Knos is a cultural center created in an old metal school, closed and abandoned in 1994, located in Lecce (IT). In 2012, the Manifatture Knos launched the workshop “Incontri del Terzo Luogo.”
In 2015, the Beijing-based environmental nonprofit Air Quality Index China released a real-time, interactive map displaying air pollution levels around the world. The AQICN map, which automatically updates every 15 minutes, compiles verified data from official environmental protection agencies about…
