Tag: Urbanism
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Kallion Luuppi on herännyt eloon
Kallion Luuppi -visio on saanut ensimmäisen muotonsa Kallion kesäkatujen myötä. Kokeilu kutsuu kulkemaan, viipymään ja kokemaan alueen uudella tavalla.
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Density without Delight: Vermonniitty’s Lessons for Urban Planners
Vermonniitty’s design highlights a pressing need: reinventing our approach to suburban design for a better future.
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What Is the Future for Helsinki’s ‘Mini Deserts’?
Helsinki has many mostly empty gravel fields. They’re a huge opportunity for placemaking and public space improvement.
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Seven Takeaways from the Urban Future Conference
Top ideas to improve cities from the UF22 conference.
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Did the Virus Kill Helsinki? I Don’t Think So.
Debating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cities has occupied the urban discussion airspace across the globe. Finland is no exception. The mainstream narrative, also boosted by the media, is that people are fleeing cities in search of a healthier life in the exurbs, if not venturing even further to the solitude of the…
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The Power of DIY Urbanism: How a Group of Skateboarders Changed the City
There’s a lot of talk nowadays (this blog included) about how bottom up movements have become more important in shaping and solving problems of the 21st century city. The drivers behind the trend include the rise of the internet and social media: It has become very easy to mobilize people around any issue. In addition,…
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‘This Waterfront Needs a Highway’: The Huge Mistakes Cities Keep Making
Making mistakes is an important part of life. It’s an opportunity for growth and a lesson to others. Unless, of course, you’re a city. Too often, cities think they’re unique and repeat the blunders that others have made before them. Here are three of the worst ideas that keep getting recycled. This article was originally…
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Contrasting Smart City Approaches: Dubai vs. Vienna
Go to any urban or regional development conference and you will be dazzled with whimsical “Smart City” visions. Usually, this covers a mix of presentations about making cities better places to live in together with tech companies by the application of rapidly developing digital technologies ranging from block chain technology to 3D printing and artificial…
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Urban Lessons from Naples, Potenza and Matera
This summer’s visit to southern Italy for a project meeting was a great opportunity to include a few extra days for absorbing local urban experiences. Italy is one of the most-studied scenes in the world among urbanists. Not to mention architecture lovers. Like so many after their travels to Italy, I also felt compelled to…
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Urban Lessons from Hong Kong and Tokyo
One of the best things is flaneuring across cities around the world. They’re all different, yet remarkably similar. It’s the perfect opportunity for reflecting how your own city or cities compare. Two places I’ve recently had the pleasure of exploring are Hong Kong and Tokyo. These Far East mega cities may seem an odd couple…