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| "Urban
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WISHING
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ECO-COMPACT
CITIES NETWORK | |||||
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are glad to announce you that, by following the great success of the Philippe
Rotthier European Prize 2008, A VISION OF EUROPE and the FONDATION POUR L'ARCHITECTURE,
have decided to launch the: ECO-COMPACT CITIES NETWORK (ECCN) . The new ECCN is intended to be a Forum for Municipalities, Developers, Architects, Urbanists, Engineers, and all those who are interested in the designing and creation of true Eco-Compact Cities. | |||||
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aim of the ECCN is to exchange ideas, share succesful experiences, and spread
the culture of the Eco-Compact City. The structure of the ECCN is based upon the organization, every year, of: - an international conference - an international exhibition - the publication of a ECCN Year-Book Every year one city will take the charge of the organization of the ECCN Forum, and in this occasion, other cities will advance their candidatures to host the next ECCN Forum. A specific ECCN website will be vreated to allow every member to publish his/her best experiences in the field of designing and building New Eco-Compact Cities. The first ECCN Forum will be held in Bologna in October 2009 thanks to the collaboration of the University of Ferrara. We hope that you will join us in the new ECCN Forum and actively participate in the organization of the future ECCN events. More informations will be available soon (contact: civicarch@unife.it). | |||||
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THE
PROJECT OF THE MONTH | |||||
  The new Masterplan embraces the scheme for a Polycentric City (left) On the right, The Historic Center: commercial axes, piazzas, and new shopping terminal [blue] | |||||
MASTERPLAN
TO REGENERATE BOLOGNA HISTORIC CENTER | |||||
 The Historic Center is based on neighbourhoods, districts, faubourgs (22) | |||||
| The masterplan systematically analyzes the main features of commercial spaces in the metropolitan area from a typological and morphological point of view. This operation underlines their fundamental role in the actual process of both architectural re-qualification of historic edifices and urban redevelopment of ill-conceived sub-urban areas, and lead towards the design of an architectural strategy for interventions of re-urbanization based upon the use of the commercial spaces -markets buildings, squares, arcades, etc.- as key elements for the creation of a better urban environment. | |||||
  Urban Renaissance in Malpighi Neighbourhood: BEFORE (left) and AFTER (right) | |||||
  The new multilevel-parking under Piazza Malpighi (left) ; Via Zamboni-Piazza Verdi Masperplan (right) | |||||
 Piazza Verdi: BEFORE (left) and AFTER (right) | |||||
 Urban Renaissance in Piazza Porta San Felice: new park, new mixed-use building, new multilevel-parking | |||||
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POSTCARD
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Anybody can make good use of this photo ! | |||||
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Greetings from Carcassonne, France | |||||
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THE
MONSTER OF THE MONTH | |||||
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Agbar
Tower (on the left) and Sagrada Familia (on the right) SACRED VS PROFANE | Agbar
Tower, Barcellona, detail | ||||
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Barcellona
skyline after VIAGRA therapy | |||||
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THE
VIRUS OF THE MONTH | |||||
 Space Invaders (Type A) |  Space Invaders (Type B) | ||||
| 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. | |||||
Madrid
suburbs virus types (Spain)  | |||||
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NEW URBANISM CHECK-LIST: Walkability: 0 Connectivity: 0 Mixed-Use & Diversity: 0 Mixed Housing: 0 Quality Architecture & Urban Design: 0 Neighborhood Structure: 0 Density: 0 Smart Transportation: 0 Sustainability: 0 Quality of Life: 0 | |||||
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THE
DEMOLITION
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THE
OLD BIG BOX DEMOLISHED The Art of Repairing Mistakes EU, Germany, Berlin, 2008 | |||||
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THE
CONFERENCE OF THE MONTH | |||||
FBC
201: Preparing a Form-Based Code – Design Considerations Phoenix, AZ, January 8-9, 2009 | |||||
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This
course goes into depth on how to create and use building form and public space
standards within a regulating plan in already built-out communities, Greenfield
sites, redevelopment sites and regional plans. Architectural standards, imaging
techniques for charrettes, and code document design are also covered. The course
includes not only lectures presenting design principles and case studies but also
hands-on participation creating regulation plans and their components. Course
Instructors: Victor Dover, Karen Parolek, Steve Price, and David Sargent | |||||
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World
Future Energy Summit Abu Dhabi, 2009 January 19-21 | |||||
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conference will cover a wide range of themes including: Energy policy, Investment and funding, Green buildings, Clean transport, Solar, Wind, Biofuels Ocean power, Geothermal, Waste to energy, Fuel cells, Carbon management, Environmental strategy | |||||
THE
EXHIBITION OF
THE MONTH | |||||
CANALETTO.
VENEZIA E I SUOI SPLENDORI CANALETTO: VENICE AND ITS SPLENDOURS Casa dei Carraresi, Treviso 2008 October 23 - 2009 April 5 | |||||
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| Visitors will have the opportunity to see, besides Canaletto’s paintings, other famous artists such as Luca Carlevaijs, Bernardo Bellotto, Francesco Guardi and Michele Marieschi. | |||||
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| First rate painters that belonged to an art movement called ‘ Vedutismo’ (paintings of a cityscape or some other vista) which originated in Flanders, even though it was Venice that eventually became renowned as the centre of this new genre. The art exhibition will feature more than 100 paintings; strikingly beautiful ‘ vedute ‘ that will take your breath away. | |||||
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| This extraordinary exhibition will give you the opportunity to get a deeper insight into Canaletto’s work. A vast selection of his paintings will be on display; from his early works such as Campo San Giacometto; Il Canal Grande dal Palazzo Corner Spinelli and Bacino della Giudecca to his major masterpieces such as the four amazing ‘ vedute ‘ the artist painted for a German merchant called Sigmund Streit. | |||||
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THE
BOOK OF THE MONTH |  | ||||
ABOUT PROPORTION Everything You Always Wanted To Know edited by Arcas Europe
The indispensable guide to design contemporary architecture ! | |||||
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THE
MOVIE OF THE MONTH | |||||
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ON 34th STREET Director: Les Mayfield Writers (WGA):Valentine Davies (story),George Seaton (1947 screenplay) Date: 1994 (USA) Genre: Drama | Family | Fantasy Tagline: Experience the Miracle Plot: A little girl discovers dreams do come true if you really believe. Six-year-old Susan has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle - Santa Claus. Her mother told her the "secret" about Santa a long time ago, so Susan doesn't expect to receive the most important gifts on her Christmas list. But after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all - something to believe in. Keywords: Color Remake Of B&W Film | Single Mother | Christmas | Courtroom | Santa Claus Awards: 1 nomination | ||||
SONG
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| MASTERPIECES OF 20th CENTURY ARCHITECTURE | |||||
 Photo courtesy by ©www.tutorgig.com | |||||
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John
Russel Pope TEMPLE OF THE SCOTTISH RITE Washington D.C. , USA, 1910 | |||||
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URBAN
RESISTANCE | |||||
SOS
UNESCO: TOURNAI CATHEDRAL One Tower Too Many | |||||
 Copyright © 2008 La Tour de Trop - Frédéric Geenens . All rights reserved -www.latourdetrop.be | |||||
| An
international petition against a project to construct a tower hotel within the
Unesco precinct of Tournai cathedral. The international reputation of the city of Tournai in Belgium stems in the main from its famous Cathedral of Our Lady , crowned with five towers and classed in 2000 as a Unesco World Heritage Site. Because of its history and its architectural qualities, this religious edifice containing both Romanesque and Gothic elements is one of the most significant survivals of medieval Europe. | |||||
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| This exceptional monument is presently under threat. An architectural project made public in October 2008, and backed by the municipal authorities of Tournai, envisages the construction in close proximity to the cathedral of a tower in concrete and glass, topped with a glass dome. It is intended that this tower hotel will be 49 metres in height, fully 15 metres taller than the great twelfth-century Romanesque nave of the cathedral itself. | |||||
 Copyright © 2008 La Tour de Trop - Frédéric Geenens . All rights reserved -www.latourdetrop.be | |||||
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construction project profoundly damages the integrity of cityscape surrounding
the cathedral. It is in contravention of the prescriptions of the Unesco World
Heritage Committee and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (Icomos).
Moreover, it is an affront to the sensibilities of the Tournaisiens themselves
and the thousands of tourists who come each year to visit the cathedral, which
is itself currently being restored . Together, we must act swiftly to convince the communal authorities of Tournai of their duty to renounce their plans to build the tower. This is the aim of the present petition, in which we ask you to state. | |||||
More
informations, petitions, contacts, links, photos, references at: WWW.LATOURDETROP.BE | |||||
EDUCATION | |||||
| SNU
II Conference 2009, January 16-18 University of Miami School of Architecture c/o SNU II – Jude Alexander 1223 Dickinson Drive Coral Gables, FL 33146  Students for the New Urbanism host their 2nd annual congress at the University of Miami School of Architecture, Jorge M. Perez Architecture Building. For information, registration, schedule, sponsorships, or topic/presentation proposals, click HERE |  | ||||
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SUGGESTED
ARTICLES & WEBSITES | |||||
| Instituto
Ibérico do Património - www.iipatrimonio.org 2008 US City Sustainability Rankings - www.sustainlane.com City of the future. A rare opportunity to build an urban centre from scratch - www.economist.com David Brussat: Whistling past the graveyard - www.projo.com "New Urbanity", Exhibition in Frankfurt - www.dam-online.de Big Box Retrofit - http://uacdc.uark.edu The Future for Home Prices. Americans still see real estate as their best shot at wealth. It may be wishful thinking. - http://sbk.online.wsj.com Lancement Villes durables édition 2009 - www.agence-nationale-recherche.fr It's do-or-die time for malls. A crippling sales year has already pushed one operator to the brink of bankruptcy. A disastrous holiday season could take more out in 2009. - http://money.cnn.com CFP: Vernacular Architectures in an Age of Globalization - www.eahn.org Italiener Stella baut Berlins Stadtschloss auf - www.welt.de Call for Papers: Urban Restructuring: Process and Action - Critical Planning UCLA Journal of Urban Planning, Volume 16, Summer 2009 - www.spa.ucla.edu Scaled City Comparisons. Maps of US cities to the same scale - http://beyonddc.com Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design With Nature - www.farrside.com A Wrench in the Machine for Living: Frank Gehry Comes to Brooklyn - www.dissentmagazine.org The City Within the City - http://zakuski.utsa.edu Business: What Would Jesus Buy? - www.newsweek.com Is The Mall Dead? - http://www.newsweek.com Obama CTO - www.obamaurbanpolicy.org Transportation for America - http://t4america.org Les tours sont elles compatibles avec le Grenelle ? - www.lemoniteur.fr | |||||
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