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"Urban
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| Dedicated
to all those who live and love the Traditional City. The Traditional City of the Past, the Traditional City of the Present, and, expecially, the Traditional City of the Future. Dedicated to all those who love strolling through the network of streets and plazas that make the Traditional City a unique place to experience. Dedicated to all those who love having a drink or a cappuccino in a café within an urban context. To all those who love going to the theatre or to the cinema by walk, and then having dinner with friends in a nearby restaurant. Dedicated to all those who prefer living in a townhouse or in an urban condominium, both enjoying the richness of the public street and the calm of the inner courtyard. Dedicated to all those who prefer taking their kids to school at a walking distance. To all those who choose urban shops, markets or supermarkets. Dedicated to all those who prefer to work at a walking distance from home, and to all those who would like to do so! URBANLOVERS NEWSLETTER is intended to offer information about events, projects, competitions, books, and exhibition regarding the urban world. URBANLOVERS NEWSLETTER will help spreading the urban culture by enlightning the positive experiences that reinforce the status of the Traditional City as the most attractive and efficient form of settlement. URBANLOVERS NEWSLETTER will try to involve citizens, developers, public officials and administrators, as well as architects, townplanners, engineers, and all the actors in the urban set in a new effort to share information and succesful experiences that contribute to the construction of a better urban environment. | ||||||||||||||
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CITY vs SUBURBAN SKYSCRAPERS Perspectives for an Ecological Smart Growth |  | ||||||||||||
CIVICARCH
2008 International Workshop University of Ferrara - A Vision of Europe - Fondation pour l'Architecture | ||||||||||||||
Another
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University
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Tagliaventi (AVOE) and Maurice Culot (FpA) | |||||||||||||
New
compact cities presented at the University of Ferrara as an ecological alternative to obsolete skyscrapers. A campaign to develop and enrich EU-city begins | ||||||||||||||
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Enrico
Sicignano (University of Salerno) | Federica
Ribera (University of Salerno) | Chiara
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Donatella Diolaiti, Alessandro Bucci CIVICARCH – Laboratory of Architectural Design and Building Technology University of Ferrara - Via Saragat 1, 44100 Ferrara, Italy Phone ++39-0532-974915 Fax ++39-0532-974870 civicarch@unife.it | ||||||||||||||
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THE
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Potomac
Greens, Alexandria, VA www.eya.com | ||||||||||||||
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| Located just off the GW Parkway in Old Town Alexandria's Historic District, Potomac Greens features 120 EYA townhomes designed in classic colonial style. As part of the Potomac Greens neighborhood, EYA also designed and constructed Potomac Plaza - a 15,000 square foot retail shopping center that features restaurants, clothing stores, dry cleaner and other neighborhood serving amenities. | ||||||||||||||
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Greetings
from Neumarkt, Dresden, Germany photo by Chiara Casati, 2008 February | ||||||||||||||
 Neumarkt Reconstruction: the new buildings | ||||||||||||||
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THE
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Milano,
new facilities of the Bocconi University | ||||||||||||||
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"The
new facilities of the Bocconi University is a monster, Students commite suicide
as they enter the building. (...) I sugegst to visit it in order to realize how
ugnly things are..." (2007, Adriano Celentano) /"La nuova sede dell'Università Bocconi di Milano è un mostro. Gli studenti appena entrano si suicidano..(...) Consiglio di visitarla, perchè si veda fino a che punto le cose sono brutte..." (2007, Adriano Celentano) | ||||||||||||||
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THE
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 Space Invaders (Type A) |  Space Invaders (Type B) | |||||||||||||
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NEW ! Readers are invited to vote and suggest ideas. Many are the possibilities. The editing committee is confident that an interesting set of candidatures will emerge. | ||||||||||||||
 Milano, Italy: suburbs "propellers" | ||||||||||||||
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THE
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Demolition
of the ABC Tower Cité Balzac, Vitry-sur-Seine 2007, February 14th | ||||||||||||||
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THE
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CNU
XVI: New Urbanism and the Booming Metropolis Austin, Texas - April 3 trough 6, 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| How do we make New Urbanism flourish in the suburbs and boomtowns of high-growth America? How can regions preserve their local character and environment while creating vital new and renewed communities? From new rail systems to infill transit-oriented development to the downtown high-rise boom, Austin is the place to see how New Urbanism is making a difference on the front lines of American growth. Attend the premier gathering of new urbanists April 3-6, 2008. | ||||||||||||||
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 Ecocity World Summit 2008 April 22-26, 2008 in San Francisco, California | ||||||||||||||
| Throughout
Earth Day Week, April 22-26, 2008 in San Francisco, California, the Ecocity World
Summit (7th International Ecocity Conference) will be convening an international
community of inspired change-makers; courageous individuals who are addressing
problems of the world's environment with thoughtful long-range solutions that
are truly sustainable, ecologically healthy and socially just. The International Ecocity Conference Series brings together the key innovators, decision makers, technologists, businesses and organizations shaping the conversation around ecological and sustainable city, town and village design, planning and development. We intend to put these issues on the economic and environmental agenda for 2008 and beyond. | ||||||||||||||
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THE
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| Présentation Imaginez une commune de 21000 habitants, en faillite, comptant près de 75 % de logements sociaux à l'abandon. Imaginez-vous élu à sa tête à 33 ans... Ce fut le cas de Philippe Pemezec, élu maire du Plessis-Robinson en 1989. Dix-huit ans plus tard, il a su faire de ce bastion de la "ceinture rouge de Paris", de cette banlieue à la triste mine, une ville recherchée du sud de la capitale. Une ville qu'il a reconstruite pièce par pièce, en appliquant des principes qui s'imposent aujourd'hui : rénovation urbaine, mixité, centralité, urbanisme de rue, architecture classique, accession sociale à la propriété... Au-delà du témoignage se dessine le véritable combat d'un élu pour réhabiliter la banlieue et offrir à ses habitants une ville à visage humain. Un bonheur de ville. | Titre
: Bonheur de ville Sous-titre : Un maire au chevet de sa banlieue Éditeur : Editions d'Organisation juin 2007 Édition : 1ère édition Support : aucun Nb de pages : 126 Format : 15 x 22,5 Couverture : Broché Intérieur : Noir et Blanc ISBN10 : 2-212-53894-4 ISBN13 : 978-2-212-53894-6 EAN13 : 9782212538946 | |||||||||||||
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THE
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Charlie
Wilson's War Writers (WGA):Aaron Sorkin (screenplay) Release Date: 8 February 2008 (ItalY) Genre: Biography / Drama more Tagline: A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn't bring down the Soviet empire. Plot Outline: A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects. Plot Keywords: Show Girl / CIA Officer / CIA Agent / Blowback / Belly Dancer more Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 10 nominations User Comments: A Bittersweet Political Comedy |  | |||||||||||||
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CLIP
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Everybody
needs good Neighbours 1986 | ||||||||||||||
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is a soap made by Grundy TV and shown in 55 countries. Neighbours was born in Australiaa, following the lives and relationships of the residents of Ramsay Street in the fictional suburb of Erinsborough. Neighbours explores the romances, family problems, domestic squabbles and other key life events affecting the various residents. The secret of Neighbours’ longevity lies not only in the show’s consistently strong storylines but also in its constant supply of talented actors. | |||||||||||||
| Neighbours has launched the successful careers of international stars such as Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, Guy Pearce, Natalie Imbruglia and Holly Valance. | ||||||||||||||
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MASTERPIECES OF 20th CENTURY ARCHITECTURE | ||||||||||||||
 Cass Gilbert Detroit Public Library Detroit, Michigan, USA, 1921 . | ||||||||||||||
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EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||
A
new Graduate Fellowship Programme for architects & designers | ||||||||||||||
| The
Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment has established a Graduate Fellowship
to meet the need for the next generation of architects and designers who will
evolve traditional architecture and urbanism in response to the global climate
and urbanisation challenges. The two-year paid Graduate Fellowship will commence in summer 2008. It ,is designed for recent graduates in architecture, planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering and surveyors who wish to take part in addressing the global need for a more sustainable urbanism. It involve placements at The Foundation and with committed practitioners in the United Kingdom as well as an ongoing programme of master classes. For more information |  | |||||||||||||
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to Cut Crime? It Takes a Neighborhood. (READ) By Tim Harford, washingtonpost.com Foreclosures lead to another problem: suburban blight (READ) Empty homes attract criminals and squatters, but communities are fighting back. By Chip Jacobs, Special to The Times Who loves contemporary urban planning? The dream wonder the mayor of Plessis-Robinson (READ) Cyber ARCHI A design idea too good to hide (READ) Vision Group Realty www.liveinsouthborough.com (LOOK) APTA Study on Transit and Land Use (READ) Posted by Laurence Aurbac (Ped Shed) No Big Dig copycats (READ) As other cities consider removing elevated highways, activists cite Boston as a reason not to go underground By Noah Bierman , Boston.com Leaving the Dark Ages (READ) Princeton’s new Whitman College is a triumph and a vindication of traditional building. By Richard Sammons America's 50 Greenest Cities (READ) By Elizabeth Svoboda, with additional reporting by Eric Mika and Saba Berhie popsci.com L.A. officials do a 180 in traffic planning (READ) By Steve Hymon, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer The 2008 Winners of the Charter Awards (READ) CNU.ORG Prince and the revolution (READ) www.propertyweek.com New condos echo Tudor style (READ) BY LISA BERNARD-KUHN, The Enquirer Some Cities Are Spared the Slide in Housing (READ) By CLIFFORD KRAUSS and RON NIXON New York Times Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You (READ) By ALEX WILLIAMS New York Times The Age of Alternative Energy: Is the Future Renewable? (READ) SageJournalsOnline Cyburbia, The Planning Community (LOOK) Urban Advisors Ltd (LOOK) The Traditional Buildings Conference and Exhibition (LOOK) New Urban Guild Manufactured Architecture Program (LOOK) Prevention Institute (LOOK) Living Upstairs at Bethesda Row (LOOK) The Goodspeed Update Rob Goodspeed’s website about urbanism and Washington, D.C. Can Wheaton Become the Next Silver Spring? (READ) TND Neighborhoods by State and Country (LOOK) The Town Paper The Original Green Sustainability That’s More Than Gizmo Green (VISIT) Village Partners Developers of Distinctive Places (VISIT) | ||||||||||||||
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