How Cities Can Compete - An Illustrated Guide
"Torhild Eide Torgersen, an artist from Norway, drew 'Why Place Matters' during Richard's recent speech in Larvik."Click through to see the drawing, which tracks Florida's ideas about how cities can...
View ArticleWithout Rail, Sydney Will Fall Behind Global Cities
"Professor Peter Newman, a member of the Infrastructure Australia group established by the Rudd Government, has warned the city stands to lose its "competitive edge" to Melbourne and to other cities...
View ArticleCity Stunts Try to Lure Fiber Optic Internet
Being picked to host the Google fiber optic could be an economic boon for these cities, which expect to see an influx of tech companies moving to town to take advantage of the faster Internet...
View ArticleSkyscrapers of the Future
Designs recognized by eVolo Magazine's 2011 Skyscraper Competition run the gamut, from pancake-shaped buildings to a glossy new sports complex, from a towering eco-Ferris Wheel proposed for New Delhi...
View ArticleRedesigning the "Fascist" Park in Front of the White House
Writer Suzanne LaBarre calls the current design "fascist", and says that while the new proposals are "a valiant effort to pretty up a high-security stretch of the Capitol", she believes the park's...
View ArticleA Case Study of Apple Shows Why The US Can't Compete Globally
The New York Times offers an in-depth case study chronicling why Apple decided to outsource its manufacturing and much of its engineering operations.Publication Date: Sat, 01/21/2012
View ArticleImproving Older Cities By Building New Ones
Due to the enduring and expanding importance of cities as social and spatial constructs, Dyson sets out to understand their possibilities and problems as businesses. Publication Date: Sun, 03/25/2012
View Article80-Acre Site in Queens to Test Prototypes for Storm Resiliency
"The Bloomberg administration plans to use a massive 80-acre piece of oceanfront property in Far Rockaway, Queens, as a laboratory for possible solutions for the future of coastal development in the...
View ArticleVisionary Concepts Make "Rebuild by Design" Shortlist
"After three months of in-depth analysis and public outreach, the U.S.Publication Date: Fri, 11/15/2013
View ArticleCommuter Rail Showdown: Houston versus Dallas
"When it comes to rail development…it's not just miles, but long-running philosophies dating back more than 30 years that divide Houston and Dallas as both open new rail lines this year," writes...
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'Future Ground' Competition Focusing on New Orleans Land Reuse Strategies
The competition, called Future Ground, is seeking submissions from "landscape designers, architects, planners, public policy wonks, and pretty much anybody in the business of shaping urban...
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Op-Ed: Microtransit Shouldn't Replace Public Transit
In this piece, Jarrett Walker identifies a potential niche for microtransit, which includes services like UberPool, LyftLine, Bridj, and Leap, among others. What we should avoid, he argues, is a...
View ArticleHow Cities Can Compete - An Illustrated Guide
"Torhild Eide Torgersen, an artist from Norway, drew 'Why Place Matters' during Richard's recent speech in Larvik."Click through to see the drawing, which tracks Florida's ideas about how cities can...
View ArticleWithout Rail, Sydney Will Fall Behind Global Cities
"Professor Peter Newman, a member of the Infrastructure Australia group established by the Rudd Government, has warned the city stands to lose its "competitive edge" to Melbourne and to other cities...
View ArticleCity Stunts Try to Lure Fiber Optic Internet
Being picked to host the Google fiber optic could be an economic boon for these cities, which expect to see an influx of tech companies moving to town to take advantage of the faster Internet...
View ArticleSkyscrapers of the Future
Designs recognized by eVolo Magazine's 2011 Skyscraper Competition run the gamut, from pancake-shaped buildings to a glossy new sports complex, from a towering eco-Ferris Wheel proposed for New Delhi...
View ArticleRedesigning the "Fascist" Park in Front of the White House
Writer Suzanne LaBarre calls the current design "fascist", and says that while the new proposals are "a valiant effort to pretty up a high-security stretch of the Capitol", she believes the park's...
View ArticleA Case Study of Apple Shows Why The US Can't Compete Globally
The New York Times offers an in-depth case study chronicling why Apple decided to outsource its manufacturing and much of its engineering operations.Publication Date: Sat, 01/21/2012
View ArticleImproving Older Cities By Building New Ones
Due to the enduring and expanding importance of cities as social and spatial constructs, Dyson sets out to understand their possibilities and problems as businesses.Publication Date: Sun, 03/25/2012
View Article80-Acre Site in Queens to Test Prototypes for Storm Resiliency
"The Bloomberg administration plans to use a massive 80-acre piece of oceanfront property in Far Rockaway, Queens, as a laboratory for possible solutions for the future of coastal development in the...
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