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Two kind of space exist: The highway, regulated by signs, and the public realm, regulated by social rules. But lots of public realms are designed as highways. source: shared space … more →
The Downtown Creator
Shared Space
marco wrote 1 month ago: Two kind of space exist: The highway, regulated by signs, and the public realm, regulated by social … more →
Crowdsourcing the eco-district of Lausanne Blécherette: consuming
marco wrote 2 months ago: On september 10, another crowdsourcing session has taken place in Lausanne. This time, the theme was … more →
Crowdsourcing the eco-district of Lausanne Blécherette: growing up
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marco wrote 2 months ago: (source video: OLA Métamorphose) The city of Lausanne is promoting a serie of crowdsourcing se … more →
How to create a private space without using fences
marco wrote 3 months ago: This image (Geneva, square Pradier, via Microsoft Virtual Earth) shows how to create a calm square … more →
Spatial organization and human nature
marco wrote 3 months ago: If we think, like Le Corbusier, that human nature is bad, social interactions can only lead us away … more →
Brasilia: the evolution of a modernist masterpiece
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marco wrote 3 months ago: (image: wikipedia) In 1956, when Brasilia was conceived, cars were the transportation system of the … more →
Google maps now gives walking directions!
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marco wrote 3 months ago: Look at the google map above here. Don’t you see something different? Yes, it’s true: s … more →
Smart growth goes to western Lausanne: Les jardins de Prélaz
marco wrote 3 months ago: Once victim of urban sprawl, western Lausanne is organizing its growth with the principles of New Ur … more →
How walkable is your neighborhood?
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marco wrote 4 months ago: Between all choices that can influence our lifestyle, the place in which we live is one of the major … more →
A short history of America
marco wrote 4 months ago: Some posts ago, we saw the first steps that gave birth to a road. Here is the rest of the story (by … more →
Sunday street in Bogotà: la Ciclovia
marco wrote 4 months ago: Once famous just for its internal wars, Colombia is experiencing big changes in its architectural an … more →
immobilio: the housing search engine for downtown dwellers
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marco wrote 4 months ago: (image: wikimedia commons) Urban dweller always seem to be neglected by the real estate market. all … more →
Retrofitting urban sprawl: Learning from Monte Sacro
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marco wrote 4 months ago: As gas prices rise, lots of people are wondering what will be the future of suburbia. Will it be abl … more →
The birth of a Road
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marco wrote 4 months ago: In this video, you can see the first step that will lead, years and years later, to the birth of a r … more →
Learning from Copenhagen
marco wrote 4 months ago: In the 60’s, Copenhagen started an ambitious plan to improve cycling and walking. When the inh … more →
Downtown review: Morges
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marco wrote 4 months ago: With its 15.000 inhabitants, Morges is growing up as a major downtown in Lausanne metropolitan area … more →
Events on a pedestrian street: the flash mob test
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marco wrote 4 months ago: A well designed pedestrian street can host lots of different events. There can be official events, s … more →
Sunday street
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marco wrote 4 months ago: If your town is still not able to match the criteria for a successful pedestrian street, another opt … more →
Gland slows down to 30 km/h
marco wrote 4 months ago: Halfway between Geneva and Lausanne, the city of Gland is experiencing a massive growth, which is ch … more →
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