Design for Social Sustainability: a framework for creating thriving communities
New report from the Young Foundation
Urban Ecological Design: A Process for Regenerative Places
(Source: dirt.asla.org)
Urban Design Since 1945 - A Global Perspective
ReCraft Your Maps: Typography Maps by Bold and Noble
Jane Tobitt and David Wardle of design collective Bold and Noble designed these map made up of typography. A great keepsake of home or your favourite holiday destination. Take a look at their great collection of graphic prints.
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The Atlas of Possibility for the Future of New York
By the City / For the City: An Atlas of Possibility for the Future of New York is a 352-page compendium of the schemes & dreams that hundreds of New Yorkers and designers around the world shared in the lead-up to the first-ever Urban Design Week in September 2011. The Atlas is the inaugural title of a new imprint, Multi-Story Books.
Jeez. Does anyone know what this guy is talking about? Yes, yes, I know who he is (I have a masters in planning), but, honestly, what the heck is he saying??
Peter Calthorpe on ‘Resilient Cities: Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change’
From the California Academy of Sciences, via Fora TV:
This event is the second part of a two-part discussion featuring Bay Area architect and planner Peter Calthorpe, author of Sustainable Communities and Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change, discusses the aspects of a livable city.Click here for part 1 featuring Timothy Beatley, author of Biophilic Cities and Resilient Cities. For more from Calthorpe check out his interview with Grist where he explains ‘Why urbanism is the cheapest, smartest way to fight climate change’.
Infographic Of The Day: How River Names Reveal Our Cultural Roots
Derek Watkins plots the many synonyms for “stream” on a map of the United States to illustrate the huge impact of cultural factors on how we label the natural world. See more
(via fastcompany)
