EDIFICE COMPLEX

(Source: architizer.com)

posted on 13.05.05

conganh:

Urban planning in Denmark.

posted on 13.05.05

archiveofaffinities:

Mike Mitchell and Dave Boutwell, Comprehensive City Project, 1969

posted on 13.04.12

climateadaptation:

arquicomics:

Kowloon

high-res image

drawing by Adolfo Arranz

A must click.

(Source: humanscalecities)

posted on 13.03.20

ethel-baraona:

Kikutake Kiyonori, ECO POLIS [early 1990s] | Metabolism, the City of the Future

posted on 13.02.18

Castle Square, AKA the “Hole in the Road”, Sheffield
c. late 1960s

Castle Square, AKA the “Hole in the Road”, Sheffield

c. late 1960s

(Source: scavengedluxury)

posted on 13.02.15

archimaps:

Map of Canberra, 1962

posted on 13.01.31

the-iridescence:

This digital project by Paris-based photographer Thierry Cohen is an imaginative tale about how urban landscapes might appear if we turned out all of the lights. In a big city glowing with street lamps, store signs, car headlights, and rows of illuminated apartment buildings, it’s almost impossible to see the stars in the sky. One project review says, “Atmospheric and light pollution combine to make looking into the urban sky like looking past bright headlights while driving.”

To bring a sense of nature back into these environments, Cohen has taken a bit of a scientific approach. He travels to places free from light pollution and captures the skies that rotate on the same axis as the urban skylines. Those same skies that were at some point visible above the cities are then superimposed into the darkened cityscapes.

The result is Darkened Cities, Cohen’s project in which cold, dark, and desolate cityscapes sit below these atmospheric wonders overhead. In a sense, Cohen is bringing a forgotten nature back into these places. His darkened landscapes are a frightening visual of what it might look like if a city had to be completely shut down. His images are a reminder of the magical beauty of nature and through this project, he encourages viewers to take a step back from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and to appreciate—most importantly, not take for granted—the natural world around us.

posted on 13.01.27

smartercities:

Public Transportation … for Your Car? | Atlantic Cities

Anwar Farooq has patented an eyebrow-raising invention. A train-ferry for car commuters. This kind of system would certainly eliminate traffic congestion in our highways. This rapid commute system would enable long-distance car commuters to hop aboard a train instead – while still bringing their personal vehicles with them.

posted on 13.01.23

rcruzniemiec:

Canberra, Australia

“I have planned a city that is not like any other in the world, I have planned it not in a way that I expected any government authorities in the world would accept. I have planned an ideal city — a city that meets my ideal of the city of the future.” - Walter Burley Griffin, architect

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