Posts Tagged ‘ Sustainable Design ’

A Model Village

Sep 13th, 2009 | By | Category: Featured Articles

An environmental justice organization and a Bedouin village are attempting to create a model of sustainability in the Negev desert.



Paris in 2030

Mar 13th, 2009 | By | Category: Sustainable Design

“In every man there is a poet, and in the city in which he lives there should be mystery, secrets, and surprises.” After 9 months of work, ten architectural firms presented their proposals for a “Grand Paris 2030″ to French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday. Sarkozy had asked the firms to “project 20 years into [...]



e2 Episodes Online

Feb 9th, 2009 | By | Category: webcasts

Groundbreaking PBS series available for free web viewing.



Abu Dhabi Unveils PRT “Podcars”

Feb 4th, 2009 | By | Category: Uncategorized

New “personal rapid transit” electric taxis will be in operation by the fall.



New Film “Urban Legend” Challenges Local Planners to Aim Higher

Sep 2nd, 2008 | By | Category: Uncategorized

Photo by Daniel Cherrin. Sometimes it is necessary to confront our decision-makers with what has been called “the threat of a good example” – to bring them face to face with evidence that, despite their insistence to the contrary, it is possible to do things differently. That, in a nutshell, was the idea behind an [...]