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NEW ECOCOMPACT CITIES Building a Smart-Growth World September / October 2009 | ||||||||
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Next Arrondissement. The best one. The one we'll build together. As the most beautiful city in the world teaches us, the most efficient way to design a city and let it grow organically and beautifully is through cities and urban neighborhoods. Click HERE to learn more ... | ||||||||
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THE
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NEW
MEDINA IN HAMMAMET, TUNISIA Masterplan: Tarak Ben Miled Site Area : 5,5 ha | ||||||||
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POSTCARD
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Anybody can make good use of this photo ! | ||||||||
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Greetings from Burg Theater, Wien, Österreich
by Silvia Taroni | ||||||||
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THE
MONSTER OF THE MONTH | ||||||||
Because
every city can choose to build its little monster... | ||||||||
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MASSACRED
ARCHITECTURE Massenzatica, Ferrara, Italy The provincial way to destroy rural villages | ||||||||
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THE
VIRUS OF THE MONTH | ||||||||
 Space Invaders (Type A) |  Space Invaders (Type B) | |||||||
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are invited to vote and suggest ideas. Many are the possibilities. The editing committee is confident that an interesting set of candidatures will emerge. | ||||||||
 Modena suburban neighbourhood, Italy A clear example of what is NOT an Eco-Compact-Neighbouhood | ||||||||
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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
CONFERENCE OF THE MONTH | ||||||||
1st
CIVICARCH International Workshop 2009 University of Ferrara, Faculty of Engineering 2009 February, 11 - h 14.30 | ||||||||
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THE
EFFICIENT CITY PUBLIC TRANSIT AND SUSTAINABILITY LA CITTA’ EFFICIENTE COME REALIZZARE UN SISTEMA INTEGRATO DI ACCESSIBILITA’, DENSITA’ E SICUREZZA | ||||||||
| The International Workshop organized by CivicArch with the collaboration of A Vision of Europe aim at providing architects, engineers, urbanists, public and private administrators, public and private developers, with the most recent european and american experiences of transformation of problematic sub-urban areas and historical centres into true livable communities according to the principles of New Urbanism. In this occasion we will focus on: | ||||||||
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and financial trends of EU cities -economic developments and tax revenues -mixed-use development | -TND and smart-growth
ordinances -transit uses, pedestrian and vehicle circulation -case studies from USA and EU cities | |||||||
THE
EXHIBITION OF
THE MONTH | ||||||||
PAINT
YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD GREEN Colora di Verde il Tuo Quartiere Sala Museale del Baraccano Opening of the Exhibition: 2008 January 20 h 10-13 / 15-19 | ||||||||
 Bologna 20-01-09, Sala Museale del Baraccano, Opening of the Exhibition | ||||||||
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Best Drawing on a Balanced Relationship between the City and Nature. THE 2nd EDITION OF THE ROTARY PRIZE "THE TREE AND THE CITY" with the Patronage of Municipality of Bologna - Deputy Mayor for the Environment, Bologna St. Stefano Neighborhood Administration 1000 drawings and maquettes done by students from the Elementary Schools of Bologna have been produced for the 2nd Rotary Prize: THE TREE AND THE CITY | ||||||||
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 Drawings by children of Bologna Elementary School, Transect by Dover, Kohl & Partners - Fayetteville, Indiana Transect | ||||||||
 Bologna 20-01-09, Sala Museale del Baraccano, Opening of the Exhibition | ||||||||
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THE
BOOK OF THE MONTH | ||||||||
Retrofitting
Suburbia | ||||||||
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272 pages Publisher: Wiley (December 22, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0470041234 ISBN-13: 978-0470041239 Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8.1 x 0.9 inch From the Back Cover: A guide, with multiple case studies, for redeveloping out-of-date suburban developments into more urban, sustainable places. The last fifty years have been dominated by the reproduction of sprawl development patterns. The big project for the next fifty years will be retrofitting sprawl into sustainable places. Considerable attention has been paid to development in urban cores and new neighborhoods on the exurban periphery. But in between, the out-of-date and unsustainable developments in existing suburbs also provide enormous opportunities for regeneration. |  | |||||||
| Retrofitting
Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs is a comprehensive guidebook
for architects, planners, urban designers, developers, and elected officials that
illustrates how existing suburban developments can be redesigned into more urban
and more sustainable places. Framing the larger arguments advocating this kind of suburban evolution, the authors—both architects and noted experts on the subject—show how development in existing suburbs can absorb new growth and evolve in relation to changed demographic, economic, and regional conditions. Beyond simply re-skinning buildings or changing use, the best suburban retrofits systemically transform their neighborhoods, increasing connectivity and walkability, while contributing to affordability, transit, and sustainability. Innovative case studies provide on-the-ground examples of successful attempts at: - Retrofitting regional malls, shopping centers, and office parks - Adaptive reuse of big box stores - Urbanizing residential subdivisions - Converting apartment complexes for new demographics - Transforming commercial strip corridors At once intelligent analysis, hands-on guide, and urgent call to action, Retrofitting Suburbia will open the way for architects and urban planners interested in sustainability and smart growth to recognize the opportunities in our oft-neglected suburban landscape. (Cover photograph: Location, Kendall, Florida; photographer, Ellen Dunham-Jones) | ||||||||
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THE
MOVIE OF THE MONTH | ||||||||
 | WHEN
HARRY MET SELLY Director: Rob Reiner Cast: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan Writer (WGA): Nora Ephron (written by) Release
Date: 6 October 1989 (Italy) more Plot Keywords: Sex | Table
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| MASTERPIECES OF 20th CENTURY ARCHITECTURE | ||||||||
 Ferrara, Palazzo delle Poste / Post Office Headquarters |  Ferrara, Palazzo delle Poste / Post Office Headquarters | |||||||
Angiolo
Mazzoni PALAZZO POSTE FE Ferrara, Italy 1927-29 | ||||||||
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Drawings by Civicarch Lab, University of Ferrara More info available at: The Other Modern, edited by G.Tagliaventi, Dogma Editions | ||||||||
EDUCATION | ||||||||
EUROPEAN
COMPETITION FOR ARCHITECTURE with a High Environmental Value | ||||||||
 www.vizzion-awards.com | The
jury at the first session of the VIZZION Europe 2008/2009 European competition
for architecture with a high environmental value met in Brussels on 16 and 17
January 2009. 280 entries had been received before 31st October 2008, from schools
of 23 European countries and 118 projects received by the 31st December 2008. The jury considered 118 projects from schools of 17 European countries: Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom. The awarding of the various prizes will be announced at the prize-giving ceremony on Saturday 28 March 2009. The jury of the VIZZION Europe 2008/2009 competition decided to award the prizes to the following projects: READ the pdf file! | |||||||
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SUGGESTED
ARTICLES & WEBSITES | ||||||||
| Urbanparadoxes
February 2009 | Vol.1 No.1 on line
! Only 5 percent of $819b plan would go toward infrastructure! The Boston Globe (READ) A mass transit dilemma: Ridership up, funds down | Los Angeles Times (READ) CIB W099 Conference | VISIT Barack Obama and the architecture of hope | guardian.co.uk (READ) What Happens When We Run Out of Drinking Water? | alternet.org (READ) Marking the end of 'The Bilbao Decade' | The Boston Globe (READ) CNU Florida Annual Statewide Meeting and All Workshops | CNU What Will Save the Suburbs | The NewYork Times (READ) www.terrain.org | LOOK athe website! Too many cars, too little oil. An argument for the proposition that "less is more" | The Last Traffic Jam (READ) Moscow's tower inferno | propertyweek.com (READ) The tallest building in the city’s new business district has been cancelled as the global crisis finally hits Russia | ||||||||
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