Dongtan, a entirely new city being developed by the Shanghai Industrial Investment Corporation (SIIC), is designed to be the first eco-city, sustainable environmentally, socially, economically and culturally.
The goal as stated by engineering and planning firm ARUP is to “create a development with low energy consumption that is as close to carbon neutral as possible.”
The island [...]
The “Urban Voids Grounds for Change” competition in 2006 (sponsored by the Philadelphia City Parks Association and the Van Allen Institute) sought to find a “compelling long-term vision for developing [Philadelphia's] vacant lots. This particular entry, named Farmadelphia, was submitted by Yen Ha and Michi Yanagisita of Front Studio. They describe their project as:
Farmadelphia proposes [...]
One Park is a visionary master plan for creating a network of interconnected parks, boulevards, bike paths, and pedestrian ways throughout the city of Baltimore. The plan was conceived by the Parks and People Foundation of Baltimore as a way to “(allow every citizen) to benefit from a green network of open space.” Their [...]
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