CNU Salons
Starchitects and The Bilbao Effect: New Urbanism's Role
Submitted by Mitchell Bobman on Tue, 06/04/2013 - 10:53amThe employment of “starchitects” in modern cities has seen a drastic change over the past few decades.
Nature & Urbanism: Park City As Biodiverstiy Engine?
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Mon, 06/03/2013 - 5:34pmRichard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle (as well as six other books), was the keynote speaker at CNU 21, the 21st annual conference of the Congress for the New Urbanism, held this year in Salt Lake City, Utah. CNU 21′s theme was Living Community and Louv’s task was to weave the connection between family, nature and community.
Highlights of CNU 21, Part 2
Submitted by MLewyn on Mon, 06/03/2013 - 11:21amI saw a few more panels on Friday, and spent much of the weekend visiting Salt Lake City's various neighborhoods.
Sarah Susanka's plenary address contained one line that spoke to me. She spoke about an "appreciation for space", comparable to an appreciation for music. I think one reason I don't fit in with my relatives and friends who have gotten used to sprawl is that I have a highly developed, perhaps overdeveloped, sense of space. My relatives in Atlanta have gotten used to things (such as streets without sidewalks) that horrify me.
Highlights of CNU 21
Submitted by MLewyn on Fri, 05/31/2013 - 12:58amOne interesting part of today's CNU session was Andres Duany's keynote speech. Duany focused on the relationship between environmentalism and New Urbanism. He suggested that the fear of climate change was actually more important in shaping public policy than climate change itself, because this fear may create long-term demoralization (especially, I suspect, among environmentalists - though I'm not sure if Duany was saying this).
Green Cities are Successful Cities: From Piazzas to Pocket Parks
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Thu, 05/30/2013 - 5:39pmThe following post comes courtesy of Global Site Plans' The Grid
A Development for Fresh Food, Health and Wellness in New Orleans
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Transbay Transit Center: San Francisco Builds a Visionary Transportation Hub
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Moving into the Future: Planning for Wildfires in the Sierra Nevada Region
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Pedestrians, Cyclists and Public Transit Users: Big Spenders
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Connecting Health and Local Food Production in Kane County, Illinois
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 12:59pmThe following post comes courtesy of Global Site Plans' The Grid