Copenhagen again tops world rankings for livability, but it wasn't always like this. Denmark's capital had to be re-designed, by people like Helle, who co-founded urban design firm Gehl. Ahead of CNN's Global Perspectives event in Bangkok on October 14, we meet the people re-shaping cities for humans.
Francisco de la Torre, the mayor of Málaga, is credited with turning the once drab port into a culture and tech hub. Critics say he’s also destroyed the city’s soul.
Ceuta, Spain, and Fnideq, Morocco, are physically separated by only a mile, but they are intertwined by family and trade. A recent border crisis is the latest chapter in their story.
Photo Credit:Giuseppe Canella, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Public Domain By Lars Møller Along with architectural historian Vincent Scully (Yale) and urban theorist Colin Rowe (Cornell), the European architect and theorist Leon Krier is widely recognized as a foundational intellectual inspiration behind the American New Urbanism movement.
Alicia Pederson is trying to revolutionize American urban development. The post Towards American Courtyards appeared first on The American Conservative .
If you are a fan of European mystery shows, you may have been watching one and had the thought, “Wow, this murder victim had a fantastic apartment”: High ceilings, beautiful natural light, an open floor plan, and a deck facing out over a lovely green space. Unlike apartments in America, which “live like a hotel,” these apartments really look like a place to live. The reason many European apartments, particularly in older buildings, look so different is because they are centered around courtyard blocks. The reasons we don’t have such housing in America are fairly banal, largely due to a jumble of building regulations that few Americans know about or understand. This has created the situation that everyone knows: There is an…Open
Teens seeking to socialize together in public this summer are discovering that their presence is often treated as a problem. Why it matters: The decline of malls , cheap hangout spots and welcoming public spaces has left teenagers with few places to gather without money or access to a car, urban designers and youth researchers say. State of play: With few options, teens have organized large gatherings in cities nationwide, which local officials have dubbed "teen takeovers ." - Some cities have responded with curfews aimed at keeping minors from gathering in public, although research shows they aren't effective. Others enforce "no unaccompanied minors" policies , which teen advocates say punish all young people for the actions of a…
Teens seeking to socialize together in public this summer are discovering that their presence is often treated as a problem. Why it matters: The decline of malls , cheap hangout spots and welcoming public spaces has left teenagers with few places to gather without money or access to a car, urban designers and youth researchers say. State of play: With few options, teens have organized large gatherings in cities nationwide, which local officials have dubbed "teen takeovers ." - Some cities have responded with curfews aimed at keeping minors from gathering in public, although research shows they aren't effective. Others enforce "no unaccompanied minors" policies , which teen advocates say punish all young people for the actions of a…Open
Photo Credit:Herbert Lees, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Roger Scruton’s defense of beauty and home against the modernist assault.
A disused rail line in Queens could help reconnect the borough and add much-needed park space. A new report suggests that a plan to do both is possible, but it faces long odds.