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"Urban
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NEWS-LETTER by A Vision of Europe in collaboration with CIVICARCH - University of Ferrara |
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2009
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TO BUILD
BETTER CITIES / POUR BATIR DES VILLES MEILLEURES
PER COSTRUIRE CITTA' MIGLIORI / PARA CONSTRUIR CIUDADES MEJORES |
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Bologna 2009
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Triennale
V Travelling Exhibition
TOWARDS NEW ECO-COMPACT CITIES BUILDING A SMART GROWTH WORLD |
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THE
POSTCARD OF THE MONTH
Wishing You a Very Happy New Year |
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Greetings from
Val D'Europe, Ile-de-France
(2009, December)
Ilot Medicis, Quartier du Lac - Promogim Ile-de-France architecture: Tagliaventi & Ass. with Arcas Paris | 2005-2009 |
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THE
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AVOE
PROPOSAL FOR THE NEW SPORT DISTRICT
AROUND THE UEFA STADIUM IN BOLOGNA |
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designed by AVOE, CIVICARCH directed
by Gabriele Tagliaventi
in collaboration with Alessandro Bucci, Francesco Finetti Legal Consulting: Chiara Alvisi, University of Bologna |
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 Masterplan Area: 15 ha |
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 Fase I, II, III |
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 Masterplan including 130.000 m2 of new buildings, and 185.000 m2 for new parking areas: apartments, offices, public buildings, retail, shopping district, wellness center, club house centro sportivo Antistadio, Bologna Football Club Head Quarter and museum |
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 3D-model of the masterplan |
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 Underground parking |
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 Proposal: via Pietro De Coubertin/via Irma Bandiera before and after the intervention |
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 Comparison of Urban Stadium: NewCastle, Cardiff, Bologna, London |
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| Visit it and feel free to suggest new URBAN STADIUM to the Committee (mail to: civicarch@unife.it) | ||||
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THE
MONSTER OF THE MONTH
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Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center
for Brain Health, Las Vegas
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| From the clinic's
web site http://my.clevelandclinic.org "The goal of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health is to prevent the disabling symptoms of chronic brain diseases and to prolong healthy, vital aging in people at risk for dementia or cognitive disorders." Source: Las Vegas Weekly | http://www.lasvegasweekly.com | Photo: Bill Hughes |
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THE
VIRUS OF THE MONTH
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 Space Invaders (Type A) |
 Space Invaders (Type B) |
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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. |
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Torino, Italy: peripheral suburbs
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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
OF THE MONTH
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Demolition Tours
Velette, Rillieux-la-Pape, France | 2008
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THE
BOOK OF THE MONTH
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The Smart Growth Manual
Andres Duany, Jeff Speck, Mike Lydon |
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Table of contents Introduction Part 1: The Region Chapter 1. Regional Principles; Chapter 2. The Regional Plan; Chapter 3. Regional Transportation; Part 2: The Neighborhood Chapter 4. Natural Context; Chapter 5. -Neighborhood Components; Chapter 6. Neighborhood Structure; Part 3: The Street Chapter 7. Thoroughfare Network; Chapter 8. Thoroughfare Design; Chapter 9. Public Streetscape; Chapter 10. Private Streetscape; Chapter 11. Parking; Part 4: The Building Chapter 12. Building Types; Chapter 13. Green Construction; Chapter 14. Architectural Design; Appendix Useful Statements, Smart Growth Directory, Acknowledgments, Image Credits; Index Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional [1 edition - October 15, 2009] Language: English ISBN-10: 0071376755 | ISBN-13: 978-0071376754 |
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| Product Description
(by Amazoon): *Explains how to apply the techniques of TND (Traditional Neighborhood Development) to revitalize cities, suburbs, and planned communities *Presents broad New Urbanist planning strategies covering land use, zoning, transportation, parking, etc. *Full-color layout clearly illustrates concepts *Includes a Smart Growth Checklist and scores of how-to and how-not-to examples |
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THE
CONFERENCE OF
THE MONTH
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Sustainable City
Finance
Thursday, January 7, 2010 | 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM The New York Academy of Sciences http://www.nyas.org World Future Energy Summit January 18-21, 2010 | Abu Dhabi http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com The New Green Economy Conference January 20-22, 2010 | Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Washington, DC http://www.ncseonline.org (The National Council for Science and the Environment ) |
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THE
EXHIBITION OF
THE MONTH
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Versailles
Louis XIV l'homme et le roi / the man and the king 20 october 2009 – 7 february 2010 |
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This exhibition, Louis XIV,
the man and the king, brings together more than 300 exceptional works
coming from collections all over the world and never shown together
before. Paintings, sculptures, objets d’art and furniture will
be exhibited. These masterpieces, some of which have never been presented
in France since the days of the Ancien Régime, will enable visitors
to get to know the famous monarch better in both his personal tastes
and through his public image. http://www.chateauversailles.fr | |http://en.chateauversailles.fr | http://www.louisxiv-versailles.fr |
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THE
CLIP OF THE MONTH
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Magnificent – U2 (No Line
On The Horizon)
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THE
MOVIE OF THE MONTH
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| French Kiss Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan Produced by: Charles Okun (Exec. Prod.) Meg Ryan, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Kathryn F. Galan Written by: Adam Brooks Starring: Meg Ryan, Kevin Kline, Jean Reno, Timothy Hutton Music by: James Newton Howard Cinematography: Owen Roizman Editing by: Joe Hutshing Distributed by: 20th Century Fox (USA) PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (UK) Release date(s): May 5, 1995 Running time: 111 min |
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MASTERPIECES
OF 20th CENTURY ARCHITECTURE |
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Charles Dudley Arnold, 'Court of Honor, World's
Columbian Exposition' (1893). |
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Daniel Burnham Court of Honor Chicago 1893 |
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World's Columbian Exhibition of 1893 in Chicago Photographs from Shepp's World's Fair Photographed, Chicago and Philadelphia, 1893, and from Glimpses of the World's Fair Through a Camera, Chicago, 1893 |
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 General Plan |
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| See a Pictoral
Walking
Tour of the 1893 World Columbian Exposition in Chicago ! Other links: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org | http://burnhamplan100.uchicago.edu |
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