Starting with a barren asphalt parking lot, I love this visualization of the walkable design for a shopping district in Glenview, IL [via]. It is all about transforming the character of a place. If only more designs were presented this way, convincing people wouldn’t be so difficult. Another example of how small (and inexpensive) changes [...]
Kamal Meattle reported the results of his efforts to fill an office building with plants, in an effort to reduce headache, asthma, and other productivity-sapping aliments in thickly polluted India. He presented his innovative idea at the TED Conference this year.
First you chop down trees. Then you build roads. And finally, you name those roads after the trees. Ironic, eh? The Austin Real Estate Blog [via] is examining if street names affect home value. Of course, there are enough wacky names to justify such a study.
Do you know of a national park near New York City? Probably not. The Gateway National Recreation Area spreads over more than 26,000 acres and is located on the New York-New Jersey harbor and coastline. This national recreation area was crated in 1972 and provides recreational opportunities for more than 22 million tri-state area residents [...]
I was in Singapore in the late 90s. It was a trip planned at the last minute and right in the middle of a college week. However the opportunity was simply too good to miss (in India or at least in typical middle-class households, missing a day of school is unthinkable unless you are on [...]
Inspired by Roger Ulrich’s findings on health care design that shed light on therapeutic landscape i.e. patients whose windows looked onto a green landscape had shorter postoperative stays, took fewer pain medications, and received fewer negative medical evaluations, Reg Adkins shares similar insights on ‘nudging’ your office: Choose the corner that is furthest from your [...]
The National Park Service is making its symbols and patterns available for free download in Adobe PDF and Illustrator formats. How long before someone offers stickers? I’ll definitely buy some. Technorati Tags: National Park, maps, symbol, pattern, graphics, art
I recall applying for a job in Bend, Oregon (yup, what was I thinking). Somehow that place popped up to my attention once again. It seems that Ron Meyers is building a real-world Shire – a new subdivision is based on Tolkien’s characters in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Hobbit. The houses [...]
Land scarcity in downtowns in large metropolitan areas is often the cause for lack of open public space. The green spaces that have been created earlier on have not expanded or modified to reflect the changes in urbanity. Hence there is a need to create open spaces better if they are green wherever you might [...]
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