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clubhouse living – Architecture of Togetherness

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, B - Trends, tagged , , on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

In the last days I was wondering how houses and cities would look in a “social network society”. Today I found an answer in this post from Creative Class and this article from New york Times, They talk about a house built by Clive Wilkinson, the architect of Google headquarters. While in the “Magic Highway” [...]

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from “Adapt the city to cars” to “Adapt the city to social networks”

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.3 - third places (bars and cafés), 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.4 - cars, 3 - events, B - Trends, D - reflections, tagged , , , , , , on September 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »

In 1971, Georges Pompidou said: “Adapter la ville à la voiture” (adapt the city to cars), in a world where people wanted to go faster and further, and reach in a reasonable amount of time more and more places. A new world was born, made of countryside houses, motorways, shopping centers, big buildings: a world [...]

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Flexible housing

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 1.2 - workplaces, B - Trends, C - Tips, tagged , , , on September 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Your son is getting older and wants a home of his own? You are starting a new business and need some space to work and receive clients, but cannot afford to rent a proper office? You like flatsharing but still want your privacy? Flexible housing can be the solution! Here are some examples (from Cool [...]

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First we kill the architects…

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.2 - cycling, B - Trends, D - reflections, tagged , , on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

(source: new york times)

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Lake Geneva region goes metropolitan

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 1.2 - workplaces, A - News, B - Trends, tagged , , , , , , on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

(image: wikimedia commons) Lake Geneva region is turning little by little into a big metropolis, spreading for about 100 km from Geneva to Montreux. Having all the qualities creatives look for, the region is attracting more and more people and enterprises, and is becoming a key place for high-level jobs. And little by little, the [...]

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David Byrne’s bike racks

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.2 - cycling, B - Trends, tagged , on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

(source: creative class)

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bikes for all needs

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.2 - cycling, B - Trends, tagged , on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

(video: conference bike) As car sales dop and bike sales skyrocket, more and more bike models are launched. After the conference bike and the pedal pub, it’s time for family bikes! Here’s a list of the most interesting ones (tips on other models are always welcome): Bella bike The Dutch Bike Factory De Fiets Fabriek [...]

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Transit needs some creativity

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, 3 - events, B - Trends, tagged , , , on August 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Today, on All About Cities, I found an interesting post on improvements in public transports. What if people with longer commutes could sit in a luxury coach, fully stocked with amenities, including: Wireless internet (like the google bus in San Francisco) A personal TV with a variety of programs (as on many airlines, especially in [...]

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Brasilia: the evolution of a modernist masterpiece

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.3 - public transports, 2.4 - cars, B - Trends, D - reflections, E - Reportages, tagged , , , , on July 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »

(image: wikipedia) In 1956, when Brasilia was conceived, cars were the transportation system of the future. “Adapter la Ville à la Voiture” (adapt the city to cars) was the reigning philosophy in those years, and as Brasilia wanted to symbolize the most avanced face of Brazil, all the city was planned around cars. Two big [...]

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Fast-recharging electric buses

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, B - Trends, C - Tips, E - Reportages, tagged , , , , , on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

(video: a supercapacitor bus recharges in Shanghai) As gas prices are getting higher and higher, the need to find other alternatives to gas-powered buses becomes more and more urgent. High frequency bus lines have no problem in this conversion, as they can be turned  into trolleybus lines without excessive cost, but this reconversion can be [...]

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