The Creative Corridor retrofits a four-block segment of an endangered historic downtown Main Street through aggregation of the cultural arts rather than Main Street’s traditional retail base. The goal is to structure an identity for the Creative Corridor based upon…
Superkilen is a half a mile long urban space wedging through one of the most ethnically diverse and socially challenged neighborhoods in Denmark.
Mapdwell is mapping solar potential for entire cities and providing a cost-benefit analysis for each rooftop. On Mapdwell’s satellite-map website, people can click on an individual roof to receive information about installation price, energy and financial savings, and environmental impact.
Urbanization in the Shop Creek drainage basin had caused severe channel erosion, while downstream, sedimentation and phosphorous pollution had become significant problems in the Cherry Creek Reservoir.
A two-mile-long river island in the heart of a city is sculpted, shaped and forested to provide a refuge for wildlife and people. Utilizing the seasonal flooding regime of the river, River Forest Island demonstrates how these forces can become…
The Rotterdam adaptation strategy sets the course for the city to adapt to the changing climate. Predictions indicate that we will experience more extreme weather conditions, such as heavier rainstorms, longer periods of drought and more heat waves, as well…
The Aire river flows through valleys historically devoted to farming. From late 19th century it was progressively canalized. In 2001 State of Geneva opened a competition with the idea of restoring the river to its original shape by destroying the…
San Francisco is booming. In 2012 more than 4220 housing units began construction compared to a mere 269 units in the previous year. In addition, 32120 new units were approved by the planning department.
Hargreaves Associates led the design for the 274 acre parklands that formed the centerpiece for the London Games, recognized as the ‘Greenest Games’ in history, with the park declared the “winner of the Games”.
The responsible use of water resources was the theme of the 2008 Expo in Zaragoza. The Ebro is Spain’s largest river in terms of discharge, and flows through an agricultural landscape in northern Spain characterised by irrigation structures.