In May, we have reported on a competition by A Vision of Europe called The European prize 2008 for the best urban neighbourhood in Europe.
Now, we got a comment which advised us of the results of the competition (thanks to Bertille Amaudric from Fondation pour l’Architecture).
The International jury of the 2008 Philippe Rotthier European announced the TOP-10 urban neighbourhoods. The 88 selected neighbourhoods come from 30 European countries and from big cities such as Lisbon, Bilbao, Paris, London, Glasgow, Brussels, Berlin, Dresden, Bologna, Palermo, Tirana, Istanbul, etc., as well as from beautiful medium-size cities such as Santiago de Compostela, Hammamet, Gladbeck, Alessandria, Hoje Tarstrup, Knokke, Dorchester, Brandevoort, etc. Among the 88 entries selected, these are the best New Urban Neighbourhood built in Europe in the last 25 years:
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While I was participating in The European Sustainability Summit in May in Berlin, I was listening to a very interesting keynote speech by Sir David A. King. That speech was on “Climate Change and the Built Environment”, and King, as the Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford and former UK Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Office of Science, was introducing the Foresight sustainable energy management an the built environment project.
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General @ 03 Jul 2008 06:00 am by Robert Schmidl
Today it is popular to create city ranking corning very different aspects. We appreciate the interest into this topic very much. Now, Monocle magazine will publish the 2008 edition of the 20 Most Livable Cities index in their July/August issue. Monocle’s unique ranking goes beyond the usual metrics that only look at housing costs and schools to include the possibility of getting a good glass of wine at one in the morning, the quality of new architecture, the ease of setting up a business and even the number of cinema screens. They write “Months of good-natured, frequently late-night and jetlagged debate have produced Monocle’s definitive (and just a little subjective) guide to the world’s most liveable cities. Correspondents were dispatched worldwide to assess the cities. The entire issue is devoted to the concerns, forces, people and policies that make our cities work.”
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General @ 12 Jun 2008 10:41 am by Robert Schmidl
According to a study by Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) and private bank Berenberg Bank, Frankfurt, Munich and Stuttgart have the best prospects of German major cities. In contrast, industrial cities like Gelsenkirchen, Wuppertal and Chemnitz come last in respect to future prospects.
In light of recent trends in urbanisation, the companies decided to analyse the 30 biggest cities in Germany. Another reason for focussing on these cities is, according to Dr. Hans-Walter Peters, Co-owner of Berenberg Bank, that these cities have a significant impact on economic success of the whole of Germany.
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In the light of our PerfectCity Charter and the poll on environmental conditions and sustainability, we would like to go to detail on another factor or rather on the goal of the factor “green public transportation”: car free cities.
To realize car free cities there is a movement in which individuals and organisations (including urban planners, transport planners, cyclist and others) work together believing that cars are to far dominant in most modern cities. The movement’s goal is to create places where the use of cars is limited to a minimum or even eliminated. Thus, the recovered space like roads and parking space could be used for public and to rebuild compact urban environments where most destinations are within easy reach by public transport, walking, or cycling.
The big challenge is to remove cars and trucks from cities while at the same time improving mobility and reducing its total costs. But what is a solution for that?
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User Interview @ 20 Mar 2008 10:12 am by Peter Baker
Which infrastructural improvements do you anticipate for the districts, in which such arenas are going to be built?
Improved access by road and train. More green areas. Better cycle paths and more decorative traffic signs, such as the heart shaped pedestrian lights in Prenzlauer Berg.
Which personal benefits could be a result, in your opinion, from potential changes in social structure and job market situation?
A wider range of cheap restaurants.
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General @ 07 Feb 2008 08:52 am by Faye Robson
In March 2008, Phaidon Press will publish an authoritative and richly illustrated survey of the modern city.
The Endless City has been produced in collaboration with The Urban Age Project at the London School of Economics, and brings together extensive research and analysis from experts in sociology, engineering, architecture and urban policy.
Taking six major world cities as a focal point – New York, Shanghai, London, Mexico City, Johannesburg and Berlin – this book provides an unprecedented insight into both the built environment of these cities and the economic, social and political policies that shape them. With texts written by international experts supported by newly commissioned photographs, maps and diagrams, The Endless City is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of our cities.
Check out the sneak preview here.
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General @ 04 Feb 2008 08:23 am by Eurohypo
The special edition of our User Interview ”Post&Win” ended on 31th January. In this survey we wanted to know your opinion on venues like the ”O2-World” Arena in Berlin. How they affect our cities in general as well as their influence on regional aspects like infrastructure, employment etc.
The response rate has been good and the submissions are of high quality. We would like to thank everyone who has completed our survey. We look forward to announce the six winners each of whom will receive a voucher worth € 80 for a concert ticket in arena close to there homes. Of course, we will also present the winners’ survey responses to you. By now we are evaluating the submissions and choosing the winners. Every winner will be contacted by mail.
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Today we want to focus on another factor of our current poll concerning City Architecture: Infrastructure. Infrastructure is everything that sustains our quality of life including at least (public) transportation, built environment, water supply, waste management, building and development constraints. All these points form infrastructure but public transportation is a point that concerns every one of us.
And this time I want to share some personal infrastructure experiences that I have had.
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