Cities x Design

05/12/2014

[BOOK] We Own The City: Enabling Community Practice In Architecture And Urban Planning

20/09/2013

[TOKYO] "We have recently seen unprecedented development and innovation in infrastructure technologies supporting communications, transportation, environment, and energy. This suggests that we need to rework and transform this sort of urban infrastructure from a new perspective. In addition, quality of life and ambience are now defined based on comprehensive lifestyle, making the underlying creative industries such as art and design more important than ever." http://icf.academyhills.com/english/index.html

03/09/2013

''Many of today's booming cities are expanding, which is exacerbating urban challenges. But it need not be so. City planners must focus on smart design, public transport, and creating new opportunities for walking and cycling. Urban communities – and the environment – are depending on it.''

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06/06/2013

[BERLIN] A great project and exhibition that showcases innovative “smart city” projects from South-East Asia: buildings, planning, urban interventions, initiatives and visions for the future from internationally known experts as well as young architects from Thailand, the Philippines, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam, who are making the cities more intelligent, effective and above all improving the quality of life for their citizens. Beyond that, the results of the student workshops, which Aedes initiated in Phnom Penh, Jakarta and Manila to generate the future city visions of the upcoming generation, are shown. - More at http://aedes-arc.de/sixcms/detail.php?template=det_aedes_ausstellung_artikel_2007&id=7065777

09/04/2013

แอดอุ๊มอยากให้นิมมานฯ มีทางม้าลายแบบนี้สักอันจังเลย ใครอยากได้บ้างคะ????

04/03/2013

A project by Japanese architect Kenya Hara seeks to transform urban life by rethinking the concept of 'house' based on traditional Japanese lifestyle. More info at http://house-vision.jp/

20/12/2012

นิทรรศการ “ท่วมได้... ออกแบบได้”
โครงการ “ท่วมได้...ออกแบบได้” คือการรวมพลังสร้างสรรค์ของกลุ่มนักออกแบบ โดยใช้กระบวนการคิดเชิงออกแบบ (Design Thinking) มาเป็นแนวคิดหลักในการศึกษาวิจัยปัญหาที่เกิดขึ้นกับผู้ประสบอุทกภัยในปี 2554 โดยลงพื้นที่เพื่อสำรวจปัญหาและความต้องการที่แท้จริงจากประชาชน อาสาสมัคร และกลุ่มธุรกิจ SMEs ทั้งในกรุงเทพฯ ปริมณฑล และต่างจังหวัด

ตอบโจทย์ความต้องการที่แท้จริงของผู้ประสบอุทกภัยกับ 10 ผลงานต้นแบบที่ชนะการประกวดโครงการ “ท่วมได้...ออกแบบได้”
วันนี้ - 27 มกราคม 2556 พบกันที่ TCDC
http://www.tcdc.or.th/eventse.php?lang=th&act=view&id=459

03/12/2012

A new competition by FT/Citi in partnership with INSEAD

If you - or an individual, group or organization you know - have implemented an ingenious urban solution in education, energy, healthcare or infrastructure, ...

31/10/2012

[Bangkok] Distill the lessons from Thailand’s flood crisis and Japan’s major earthquake, to find insights on how cities, neighborhoods and individuals can cope with natural disasters at TCDC in Bangkok | http://www.tcdc.or.th/eventse.php?act=view&id=447&lang=en

01/10/2012

The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day. This year, World Habitat Day will be celebrated on 1 October 2012. The idea is to reflect on the state of our towns and cities and the basic right of all, to adequate shelter. It is also intended to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat.

27/09/2012

Rethink Singapore at Archifest Singapore 2012

01/07/2012

[East African Cities] ANZA, the new East African architecture publication, is working on the third edition of the magazine – ‘My City' Discovering East Africa’s Metropolises. Focusing on cities like Kampala, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Kigali and Bujumbura, this issue aims to discover the specific systems of organisation in the city and will examine how these metropolises influence their inhabitants and vice versa.

ANZA is seeking contributions for issue 3. Contributors are requested to explore the various aspects of the cities. Possible areas of focus may include transport systems (road network and conditions), types and styles of a city’s buildings, the lifestyle of people in terms of social life and business, utilities and services (for example water and electricity), street life or how past, present and future show in the cities.

The team is looking for a wide range of contributions, text as well as images (including photographs, sketches, instructions etc.).

http://www.anzastart.com/

ANZA Magazine

27/06/2012

[Hong Kong, China] Limited edition creative city maps!

Creative City is a joint production between design studio Whitespace and communications consultancy Lancashire Road. Both companies are based in Hong Kong and share a mutual love for creativity.

27/06/2012

[Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia] Suburbs have traditionally been residential neighbourhoods, existing as part of a city but generally removed from the bustle of the inner city -- a place you go home after a long day at work. Do neighbourhoods play a role beyond merely residential areas -- more importantly, can they?

RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/486562471358851/

27/06/2012

[Nairobi, Kenya] The Community Cooker was the winner of the inaugural World Design Impact Prize for socially responsible projects, awarded at the launch of Helsinki World Design Capital in February. Developed by Kenyan architect Jim Archer, who was looking for an answer to Nairobi’s rubbish problem, the community cooker turns waste to energy.

Kenyan architect Jim Archer has turned Nairobi’s rubbish problem into a solution for those who cannot afford fuel to cook with.

21/06/2012

An exhibition that looks at the past, present, and future of the City of london | From 21 June to 9 September 2012

The Developing City Exhibition looks at how the physical environment of the City - its buildings, public spaces and culture have helped it to thrive as a major business centre. The Developing City Exhibition takes a look at how the City was, how it is and how it may look in the future.

20/06/2012

"Using a dumpster as the foundation for these little houses made out of trash is both symbolic and practical."

Bye bye Cradle to Cradle, hello Dumpster to Dumpster! As part of their Foundation Projects, Rikkert Paauw en Jet van Zwieten transform dumpsters into little buildings with public functions, with the aim to show that urban waste can be re-used as an inspiring construction material.