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| "Urban
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lo Sviluppo attraverso la Costruzione di Quartieri più Belli, più Efficienti, più Sicuri Promoting Sustainable Developments through the Construction of Livable Communities University of Ferrara Facoltà di Ingegneria, Via Saragat 1 2007 March 6, h 14 - 19 I N T E R N A T I O N A L W O R K S H O P http://www.avoe.org/reforming-suburbs.html |
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| MONTELAGO
VILLAGE RESORT Lake Las Vegas, 2006 |
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A village that echoes Mediterranean
towns where the pace is slow and leisurely. Just 17 miles from Las
Vegas, MonteLago Village is just one of the many outstanding resort
villages created by Intrawest, located throughout North America that
offer a total vacation experience in a unique pedestrian-oriented
setting.
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| More informations at: http://www.montelagovillage.com | ||||||||||
| THE MONSTER OF THE MONTH | ||||||||||
| Towers
and Favelas: A Contribution to both social segregation and the creation of an hostile environment |
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| Lisbon, Portugal: chambers of commerce | ||||||||||
| THE DEMOLITION OF THE MONTH | ||||||||||
| Lyon La Duchère Démolition de la barre 260 - vue de la tour © Jacques LEONE / MAIRIE DE LYON ©http://www.anru.fr/ Localisation |
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| A.N.R.U. Agence Nationale pour la Rénovation Urbaine http://www.anru.fr |
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Reforming the Suburbs
2nd Announcement !
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 The new city of Val d'Europe under construction, France, Ile-de-France, 2006 (www.tibo.org credit) |
REFORMING
THE SUBURBS UNA RIFORMA PER LE PERIFERIE Promoting Sustainable Developments through the Construction of Livable Communities INTERNATIONAL - WORKSHOP University of Ferrara, Via Saragat 1, March 6, 2007 h 14-19 |
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U R O P E A N - C A M P A I G N TO TRANSFORM SUB-URBAN PERIPHERIES INTO TRUE LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS Conference II |
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| promoted by A VISION OF EUROPE CIVICARCH-UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA FOUNDATION POUR L'ARCHITECTURE CEU-ITALY |
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| Cuba, Havana,
24 February - 3 March 2007 TOUR AND INTERNATIONAL CHARRETTE |
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The Cuban and Norwegian chapters of
C.E.U. - Council for European Urbanism - invite you to join a one
week tour of three Cuban cities and UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Havana,
Cienfuegos and Trinidad, 24 February - 3 March 2007. The tour will
be followed by a one week charrette in Old Havana and the neighboring
town of Casablanca, 4 - 10 March 2007. You are welcome to join one
of the events, or both.
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Who is it for: Architects, planners, art historians, antiquarians, writers and others with an interest in the history of Cuban architecture, urbanism and culture. Tour: The one week Tour February 24 - March 3 will include an introduction to the history of urbanism and architecture in Havana, and the regeneration of Old Havana. One day tours by bus to two smaller historic towns, Trinidad and Cienfuegos. Our expert guide will be Prof. Julio Cesar Perez, Faculty of Architecture, Havana. Prof. Perez has been a speaker at several INTBAU and C.E.U. conferences. He is a Loeb Fellow at Harvard Graduate School of Design 2001-2002 and adjunct professor at the School of Architecture in Havana, has lectured widely in the US and Europe about Cuban architecture. Charrette: International architects and planners are invited to join Cuban experts and local communities for a one week Charrette Workshop March 4 - 10 to develop ideas for the development of the waterfront sector of the Old Havana Harbor, and for Casablanca, a small marine town across from Old Havana with 5,000 inhabitants, founded in 1780. |
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Web site for programme and registration:
http://www.moderno.no/cuba
For information and registration, please contact: Audun Engh (audun.engh@broadpark.no) Tel. 047. 92 62 26 26 Claus Zapffe (zapffe@gmx.de) |
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Exposition 21.11.06 > 25.03.07 Fondation pour l'Architecture Horaires |
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| Info + 32 (0)2 642 24 80 - (0)2 642 24 62 / fondation.architecture@skynet.be www.fondationpourlarchitecture.be info@aam.be - www.aam.be |
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GOODBYE EUROPA edited by: Alberto Alesina, Francesco Giavazzi
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| THE ARCHITECTURAL
POLLUTION OF EUROPE AS MANIFESTATION OF A GLOBAL DECADENCE |
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| SLAB-URBIA = ECONOMICAL CRISIS | ||||||||||
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SUBDIVIDED
Isolation and Community in America a film by Dean Terry USA 2007 |
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 ©image from the documentary film "Subdivided" by Dean Terry |
Subdivided is a documentary film about
life in contemporary suburbia: a personal study of isolation and the
struggle to find and maintain community in an era of careless development,
the uninspired design of the modern subdivision, urban sprawl, and
the invasion of the McMansion.
American life is more divisive than ever, and poorly designed neighborhoods further encourage isolation and separation. With no sense of place or belonging, is this the new American Dream? The film is written and directed by Dean Terry and features interviews with Andres Duany, James Howard Kunstler and Robert Putnam, with aerial photos by Jim Wark. |
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Andres Duany looked at these structures
below:
"it couldn't have taken more than 15 minutes to design the whole facade." |
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Quotes from Subdivided interviewees
(©http://www.pegasusnews.com):
JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER ON THE CURRENT STATE OF SUBURBIA: "It's a cartoon of country life in a cartoon of a country house. The dirty secret of it is it's very disappointing. It's less clear where 'home' is. We live our lives in big triangles (going from home to work to shopping areas), and the triangles have gotten much larger." |
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| MASTERPIECES OF 20th CENTURY ARCHITECTURE |
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COLUMBIA
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New York City, NY, USA, 1906-1938 McKim, Mead & White James Gamble Rogers |
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| More info available at: The Other Modern, edited by G.Tagliaventi, Dogma Editions | ||||||||||
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A new Civic building
in Versailles
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Symposium
We are pleased to announce an upcoming symposium hosted by the School
of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin: "SANCTIONING
MODERNISM: a symposium on post-WWII architecture"
Friday, 2 March, 2007 / more detail at: sanctioningmodernism |
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Upcoming Events
at The Prince's Foundation
20th 22nd February 2007 Planning for Change ‹ Coding and Planning Systems in Urbanism One Day Conference and Two Day Transect/Coding Workshop with Andrés Duany Venue: The Prince¹s Foundation, London (Conference) and Lincoln (Workshop) 20th 22nd March 2007 Structuring Settlements ‹ Theories and Practice of Traditional Architecture and Urbanism Masterclass with Leon Krier Venue: Poundbury, Dorset 18th April 2007 Making Public Buildings and Places ‹ Effects of the Built Environment upon Human Health Lecture and Seminar with Demetri Porphyrios Venue: The Prince¹s Foundation, London 22nd 23rd May 2007 The Languages of Architecture ‹ Sacred Geometry and Proportional Systems in Architecture Lecture and Masterclass with Keith Critchlow Venue: The Prince¹s Foundation, London 20th June 2007 Building Heritage ‹ Heritage as a Living Process to Revitalise the Built Environment Seminar with Robert Adam Venue: The Prince¹s Foundation, London 19th 30th July 2007 Culture of Building ‹ Integration of Arts and Crafts in Architecture and Urban Design Summer School Venue: Lincoln For more information or to register,
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