While the “15-minute city” model promotes neighborhood-level urban planning, Sweden is pursuing a hyper-local twist: a scheme to redesign every street in the nation.
The Victorian chapter of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects announces its 2012 awards.
Imagen 3 de 3 de la galería de Autoridad del Espacio Público, la oficina pública de México que busca 'redistribuir la experiencia de la ciudad'. Cortesía de AEP
Creative crosswalks are increasingly popular—except among the disabled. By Timothy A. Schuler A group of disability rights organizations raised concerns about a mural crosswalk in London’s Bankside neighborhood. Photo courtesy Better Bankside. Viewed by both designers and departments of transportation as an inexpensive way to improve the public realm, street murals that embellish or sometimes even
HASSELL: Nicholson Street Mall, located in the centre of the Melbourne suburb of Footscray, is the primary civic space for the local community, serving as its commercial and social hub and representing the identity and aspirations of the municipality. Pedestrianised in the 1970s, the mall was the first of its kind in Australia and represented […]
The New York City Street Design Manual provides policies and design guidelines to city agencies, design professionals, private developers and community groups for the improvement of streets and sidewalks throughout the five boroughs. It is intended to serve as a comprehensive resource for promoting higher quality street designs and more efficient project implementation.
Pseudonymous Indian street artist DAKU recently installed an immersive text-based work in Panjim, Goa. Placed along 31st January Road, a fishnet structure suspends letters above pedestrians. The region’s abundant sunlight pours through to cast shadows on the street, spelling out tropes about the passage of time. Some of the phrases include, “Time works wonders. Time moves. Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind. Time fades. Time is an illusion.” The temporary installation, titled Theory of Time, was supported by the public art nonprofit St+art India, as part of the Start Goa festival. More
Commercial alleys, though often thought of as dirty or unsafe, can be designed to play an integral role in a downtown street network and improve the pedestrian realm in and around commercial areas.
Completed in 2013 in Lido, Italy. Images by Jacopo Mascheroni. The Jesolo Lido Pool Villa is a custom designed prefabricated wood structure, and it was built and furnished in only 6 months. Energy-saving high...
Flat vector street themed furniture and people top views for your architecture & design projectsFile Type: VectorFile Size: 6 MBFormat: AI, PDF, PNG Technical details: All vector drawings are resizable. You can easily change colors and patterns of AI files in Adobe Illustrator or PDF files in Adobe Photoshop.Software compatibility: Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator CS3 or newer. Affinity Photo and Designer. CorelDRAW. + PNG files are suitable with almost every graphic software.Content: This pack includes common style recolorable and resizable furniture and people scales. Suitable for landscape and urban design projects.About Vectors: People, furniture, plants and other scales are mostly used in interior / exterior collages by architects and designers. Tags: human scales, urban design, landscape, urban furniture, bench, plants, trees, park, recreation, public space
constructed entirely from scaffold boards, the parklet creates interwoven planting and seating zones to encourage passers-by to rest and gather.
Image 6 of 24 from gallery of Bolshaya Morskaya Street / AB CHVOYA + AM TRI. Photograph by Grigoriy Sokolinsky
The "Public Realm Action Plan" calls for fewer cars, more bike lanes, a bus-only lane, and more parks and plazas.
The project is sited around a natural lake, which connects to a major river. With numerous residential projects planned around the site, a new town center with retail, office, hotel, restaurants, and entertainment is a logical development. Utilizing the site’s natural assets, the river will be...
