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Tysons Corner turns into a downtown

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 1.2 - workplaces, 1.3 - third places (bars and cafés), 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.2 - cycling, 2.3 - public transports, 2.4 - cars, A - News, B - Trends, D - reflections, tagged , , , , , on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

“From ancient times, what made a city a city was how it functioned, not how it looked. And this is especially true today, for we have not built a single old-style downtown from raw dirt in seventy-five years.” (Joel Garreau, Edge City: Life on the New Frontier, Chapter 2) This is how Joel Garreau described [...]

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Lagado and Balinarbi

Posted in D - reflections, tagged , , , , on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The continent, as far as it is subject to the monarch of the flying island, passes under the general name of BALNIBARBI; and the metropolis, as I said before, is called LAGADO. I felt some little satisfaction in finding myself on firm ground. I walked to the city without any concern, being clad like one [...]

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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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Small towns and smart growth

Posted in 1 - spaces, B - Trends, tagged , , , on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

(image: a small town in Paris’s suburbs, via Microsoft Virtual Earth) Till now, it seemed that small towns were doomed to be the victims of urban sprawl: the only future waiting for them was made of single-family houses, shopping malls, office parks and highways. Even when bigger towns started to develop their downtown, smaller cities [...]

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Smart growth goes to western Lausanne: Les jardins de Prélaz

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.3 - public transports, C - Tips, E - Reportages, tagged , , , , on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Once victim of urban sprawl, western Lausanne is organizing its growth with the principles of New Urbanism and Smart Growth. One of the examples of this trend is the “jardins de Prélaz” complex. (image: Microsoft virtual Earth) Built on the site of a former bus depot, the complex is made of different buildings, designed by [...]

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The best new neighborhoods in europe

Posted in 1 - spaces, A - News, B - Trends, tagged , , , , , , , , , on July 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »

(photo: model of Le Plessis-Robinson, from wikipedia) Yesterday I showed some examples of smart growth in Spain. Today, we’ll have an overview of  what’s happening all over europe, with the winners of the 2008 Philippe Rottier European Prize. Here they are: Best Operation of Urban Renaissance in a suburban city – Plessis-Robinson, France Best New [...]

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Smart growth goes to Spain

Posted in 1 - spaces, B - Trends, tagged , , , , on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

(Photo: Bilbao master plan, 1876. Source: wikipedia) On 19th century, Spain was one of the leaders in urban development. In almost all towns, a grid-shaped extension (Ensanche) was planned, and in almost all towns, the Ensanche is one of the most vibrant districts. (photo: plaza de Habana in Gijon. Source: Microsoft Virtual Earth) 150 jears [...]

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