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A. VISION. OF. EUROPE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE DEBATE
ON THE CITY, ITS ARCHITECTURE AND THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT
Towards a new policy to demolish obsolete sub-urban peripheries and develope compact walkable cities and neighborhoods

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Seaside New Town, Walton Country, Florida (courtesy by www.dpz.com)






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Casteldebole, Bologna, Italy, 1986

Casteldebole, Bologna, Italy, 2007



AN ASSOCIATION OF CITIZENS RUNS FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN PARIS
Vote for Monts14 !
Monts14 is an association of citizens of the 14 Arrondissement in Paris. Its rich background in civil fights for the protection of the traditional architectural patrimony and the development of an ecological and accessible urban environment includes the succesful fight to save the Necker Hospital.
Now, Monts14 runs for the Municipal Elections on March 9, 2008.
The program focuses on:
- THE DEMOLITION OF THE OBSOLETE MONTPARNASSE TOWER and construction of a
true mixed-use traditional neighborhood including shops, apartments for both the elders and the young, offices, a wellness center, sport facilities, etc.
- THE MIXED-USE RE-GENERATION OF THE BOULEVARDS, with the elimination of the
concrete barriers that prevent citizens from pedestrian crossing, new trees , bus-stops close to the pedestrian sidewalks and more parking spaces to facilitate the accessibility to the many shops and cafes that make Montparnasse a unique place in Paris.
- THE REINFORCEMENT OF THE MIXED-USE CHARACTER OF MONTPARNASSE, based upon the enrichment of green spaces, plazas, monuments, and a friendly urban forniture.
- THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW MIXED-USE TRADITIONA BUILDINGS THAT COMPLETE THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND ALLOW MORE CITIZENS TO LIVE MONTPARNASSE
Monts14 front-runner is the dynamic Patrice Maire, leading a true Urban Task Force including Maurice Culot, Laurence Senechal, William Pesson, Michele Perez, Ariane Boviatsis, Sabine Bois, Bernard Poullain, Myriam Mignot, Karine Hanselman...and many others. (brochure download)

METROPOLITAN AREAS RANKED FOR WALKABILITY
WALKABILITY RANKINGS in USA
1. Washington
2. Boston, Massachusetts
3. San Francisco, California
4. Denver, Colorado
5. Portland, Oregon
6. Seattle, Washington
7. Chicago, Illinois
8. Miami, Florida
9. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
10. New York
(source: Brookings Institution)
Read the article (CNN.com/US)
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DRIEHAUS PRIZE
goes to Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, who lead the traditional town planning movement called the New Urbanism, were named the winners of next year's Richard H. Driehaus Prize, which goes annually to a tradition-minded designer and now comes with $200,000 in prize money.
DPZ has designed scores of towns, neighborhoods and regional plans, including Seaside, the Florida panhandle resort community that formed the backdrop for the movie "The Truman Show." In 2005, Duany led a weeklong state-sponsored brainstorming session, or "charrette," to redesign 11 cities and towns in Mississippi that had been devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
"The Richard H. Driehaus Prize was created to celebrate classicism in the contemporary world. As champions of the New Urbanism movement, Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk have promoted the value system that defines classical architecture. Their body of work emphasizes community and context, which are the underpinnings of classical design," said Driehaus, founder and chairman of Driehaus Capital Managemen.
 They are also among the nation's leading critics of suburban sprawl, arguing that car-dominated settlement patterns have victimized everyone from commuters stuck in traffic jams to inner-city residents who lack access to jobs and services that have spread to the suburban fringe.
Previous winners of the Driehaus Prize include architect Allan Greenberg and urban planner Jaquelin Robertson. Duany and Plater- Zyberk were selected by a jury that included Driehaus and Paul Goldberger, the architecture critic of The New Yorker. (source: Chicago Tribune) (Press Release - Italian Language)
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ADRIANO CELENTANO AGAINST STUPID ARCHITECTURE
On November 26, RAI 1 TV prime time has been dedicated to Adriano Celentano's speach on environment and architecture. With an audience of 9 millions Celentano attacks the skyscreaper vandalism and the Municipal Authorities which promote them.
"Vorrebbero più grattacieli perché qualche deficiente identifica il benessere dall'altezza dei grattacieli, a paritre dai Comuni che sono i mandanti di architetti kamikaze, che distruggono ogni cosa". A.Celentano, 26-11-2007







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SAVE PARIS FROM JURASSIC-TOWERS
Another A vsion of Europe campaign (click on the images to see larger)
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THE COMPACT CITY PROMOTED BY AVOE BREAKS GROUND
While EU cities are still confronted with the sprawl tragedy, the world is moving forward towards the ecological alternative to sub-urbanization presented at Triennale IV (Bologna, 2004). When will EU politicians respond to the big environmental challenge?
Look at the new city proposed by Abu Dhabi government and promoted by Abu Dhabi Future Energy Comp.: click !

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BOLOGNA ADOPTS AVOE PRINCIPLES OF NEW URBANISM
The new Masterplan embraces the schemes of AVOE for a Polycentric City proposed in 2001. Also the main italian newspaper welcomes AVOE's position on the necessity to reform italian sub-urban peripheries.
AVOE European Campaign started in 2006 is focusing on the Urban Renaissance of the Mall-Highway-Suburbs/Slab-urbs system, which is in crisis.





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THE TREE AND THE CITY
THE TREE AND THE CITY
The Best Drawing on a Balanced Relationshipbetween the City and Nature.
THE FIRST EDITION OF THE ROTARY PRIZE ( read )







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