Topic
Urban Design
12 published works
Allens Insights
Update on the Draft Design and Place SEPP
By Allens
Simplifying development, or another layer of complexity? 10 min read The widely anticipated draft Design and Place SEPP (DP SEPP) has now been publicly exhibited and contains some surprising departures…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Making DC More Dementia-Friendly?
By rmorgan
My friend Morris Klein sent me this article a couple weeks ago (thanks Morris). Good urban design can make Greater Washington more dementia-friendly explains that "Greater Washington’s population of older adults…
Unfamiliar Terrain
What We’re Reading | October 21, 2016
By Nick DuBroff
A roundup of news and articles the Unfamiliar Terrain team is reading this week: Top-Down, Bottom-Up Urban Design (The New Yorker): Updating Le Corbusier’s Athens Charter at the UN Habitat III…
PropertyProf Blog
Architecture Moment of the Day: 20 Awesome Urban Bridges
Rich Heap at Future Cities puts together a list of 20 fascinating bridges in city centres.(Image: Banpo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea)
The Right Coast
London’s ‘Walkie Talkie’ building melts car
A new skyscraper in London dubbed the "Walkie Talkie" is reflecting ultra-bright light with such intensity that is has caused serious damage to a Jaguar XJ parked nearby, according to…
Land Use Prof Blog
The Trick-or-Treat Test
Happy Halloween! If you're out trick-or-treating tonight, think about what planners call the "trick-or-treat test" for your neighborhood. The idea is that based on design and form, a great neighborhood…
inversecondemnation.com
Honolulu Premiere: “Urbanized” – Designing Cities, Working Cities
Thanks to the Land Use Prof Blog for getting the word out about the most recent documentary from filmmaker Gary Hustwit, "Urbanized," which will have its Hawaii premier this weekend…
PropertyProf Blog
Can Parking Lots Achieve Greatness
By propertyprof
Slate reviews Eran Ben-Jospeh's new book, ReThinking a Lot. Ben-Joseph, a professor of landscape architecture and planning at MIT, tries to determine whether the humble parking lot can become a…
Land Use Prof Blog
Sustainable Suburbia
Speaking of the suburbs, I just got this report from Houston Tomorrow (via Planetizen) by the Sustainable Cities Collective about what sounds like a very interesting conference on "The Sustainable Suburb: Reimagining the…
Land Use Prof Blog
Move it! “Active Design” is coming through.
Those of you teaching or interested in design guidelines may wish to check out New York City's new "Active Design Guidelines." New York City has produced a wonderful 144-page document that "focus[es] on…