Urban Growth: Top: Dallas, US 1976 Bottom: Dallas, US 2001 [source].
Daily Archives: August 10, 2007
The other side of urbanization
The other side of urbanization? Interesting pictures but I don’t see the point.
Interior Design Competition
An interior design competition results are always fun to browse through. A competition conducted by FabulousStationary and decor8 brought forth more than hundred joy-inducing entries [before and after pictures provided].
ASCE Infrastructre Report Card
In light of the bridge collapse in Minnesota, the American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2005 report on the nation’s infrastructure should be re-read by policy makers. ASCE estimates that $1.6 trillion is needed over a five-year period to bring the nation’s infrastructure to a good condition
Street Names and Home Value
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.
Danger of Plastic Bags
Americans throw away 12 million oil barrels’ worth of plastic bags every year. And now they are choking us.
Vote for Gateway National Recreation Area Design finalists
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 while protecting the natural and urban ecologies of the system.
The Gateway National Recreation Area is currently planning on furthering the potential of the park and with the help of Van Alen Institute, National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), and Columbia University are conducting a design competition. The competition has already attracted more than 100 architects, planners, and conservationists. The finalists are posted online and are pretty impressive. In a rare move, the competition has now moved to the voting stage where the public votes on the design of their choice. Head over and vote for the design of your choice; especially so if you live in the tri-state area. Conservation and protection of the last vestiges of our ecology are of utmost importance however it is equally important for us to reconnect with our natural habitat even if it is for recreational purposes.