Detroit’s Heidelberg Project to transform into artistic village
The Penny Car at the Heidelberg Project. (David Yarnall/Wikimedia Commons) Of Detroit’s many enigmatic urban spaces, perhaps the most notable is the Heidelberg Project (HP). The urban art…
Presidential Candidates Answer Critical Questions on the Climate and Environment
Presidential Candidates / ScienceDebate.org More than 50 non-partisan organizations in the U.S., including the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), representing 10 million design…
Data-driven Simulations Can Lead to Big Changes for Urban Planners
UrbanSim aims to help urban planners better understand the impact of interventions, but also to increase the inclusiveness and transparency of planning processes by involving citizens throughout. In…
AECOM wants to turn Red Hook into a 45,000-unit mega-development with new subway connection
Posted On Tue, September 13, 2016 By Dana Schulz In Red Hook, Urban Design Red Hook Container Terminal, Hamilton Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States What do you get when you cross the…
EPA Green Infrastructure Design Challenge
Philadelphia University image: Jules Bruck Now that summer has officially ended for most academics (although you wouldn’t be able to tell from the thermometer outside my office here in Delaware),…
The Landscape of Tyranny
LA+ journal “The social and spatial manifestations of power are directly relevant to the design and use of public space,” explained Tatum Hands, editor-in-chief of LA+, the University of Pennsylvania…
Secrets of Life in the Soil
Diana Wall has built a career on overturning assumptions about underground ecosystems. Now she is seeking to protect this endangered world By Rachel Cernansky, Nature magazine on September 13, 2016……
New Museum Brings Hope of African Americans to the National Mall
National Museum of African American History and Culture / Jared Green The National Museum of African American History and Culture is a breathtaking new presence on the National Mall. Found just…
How Effective are Green Streets for Stormwater Management?
Green Streets have become a more common feature of the urban landscape in cities and towns across the United States and abroad. And for good reason: they provide substantial value in community…
Physical Ideas – By Todd Gilens
I love the physical qualities of just about everything but there is a special tension in language as printed or sculpted letters and words. It's as if thought, which feels so internal, is taking…