On Dubai Architecture, a database of Dubai architectural styles, architects and regions, you can find a great compilation of the architectural projects of the last 18 years.
At first, please have a look at the development of the buildings and streets.
It is stunning how a street, which looked like desert land in 1990, completely change within 18 years.
On the website you find a list of projects that have been built within the last five years or are currently in progress:
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The Public Chance: New Urban Landscapes is a new book from a+t architecture publishers. It is a visual analysis of 30 urban landscapes of opportunity. It is the first book published by a+t ediciones in the In common series, which came about in 2005 in the pages of a+t magazine to express them concerns for the good use and design of common spaces and was developed over two years, in four issues.
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General @ 25 Sep 2008 06:00 am by Robert Schmidl
Delete! was an art project and installation by Christoph Steinbrener and Rainer Dempf in Vienna in 2005. For a period of two weeks, the artists “deleted” all public sign and signals (advertising signs, slogans, pictograms, company names and logos), except those necessary for road safety, and covered them in yellow foils and plastic.
The aim of this project was to spark a public debate about just how much advertising society can take. The artists argued there’s too much advertising in Vienna, where billboards line many streets and where scaffolding — even on historic buildings such as the famed St. Stephen’s Cathedral — often is covered by oversized ads. Steinbrenner said "You can’t see the landscape anymore. It hurts the eyes.”. The artists did not set out to just conceal the ads — they want to create awareness about them.
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General @ 24 Jul 2008 08:04 am by Robert Schmidl
As we have reported, we are very much interested into city rankings. Now, another one caught our attention. This time we found a ranking by monthly general interest family magazine Reader’s Digest. Although this ranking is two years old we would like to present it to you because it raises controversy.
In July 2006, Reader’s Digest published an investigation on the courtesy of 35 cities. They sent two undercover reporters, a man and a woman, from Reader’s Digest editions in 35 countries to assess the citizens of their most populous city. In each location they conducted three tests:
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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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C40 Cities (originally C20 Cities), also known as the Large Cities Climate Leadership Group, is a group of cities committed to the reduction of urban carbon emissions and adapting to climate change. The group believes it has an important rule to play as cities contain around 50% of the world’s population, consume three quarters of the world’s energy, and produce 80% per cent of its greenhouse gas emissions.
In October 2005, representatives of 18 leading world cities met in London to discuss joining forces to tackle global warming and climate change. The representatives saw the need for action and cooperation on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pledged to work together towards achieving that goal. At the end of the conference, a communiqué was signed which recognised the need for cities to take action and to cooperate on reducing climate emissions. The cities also promised a number of action points, including most notably the creation of procurement policies and alliances to accelerate the uptake of climate-friendly technologies and influence the market place.
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Arup, a professional services firm providing engineering, design, planning, project management and consulting services for all aspects of the built environment, and Shanghai Industrial Investment Corporate, as a client, have planned the world’s first purpose-built eco-city. Dongtan, located on the island of Chongming, near Shanghai, China, is designed not only to be environmentally sustainable, but also socially, economically and culturally sustainable.
Its goal is to be as close to carbon neutral as possible, with city vehicles that produce no carbon or particulate emissions and highly efficient water and energy systems. Dongtan will generate all of its energy needs from renewable sources including bio-fuels, wind farms and photovoltaic panels. A majority of Dongtan’s waste will be reused as biofuel for additional energy production and organic waste will be composted. Even human sewage will be composted and processed for energy and composting, greatly reducing or entirely eliminating landfill waste sites.
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PerfectCity Charter @ 29 May 2008 06:00 am by Eurohypo
The analysis of the result of our past poll on “Environmental Conditions & Sustainability” is finished. We ask our readers, which factors define environmental conditions and sustainability for them the most. Now we would like to present the summarized results to you:
When it comes to the question what is most important about the City of The Future in terms of environmental issues, the most important factor is “Energy efficiency and production”. On position number two we find “Green space” followed by “Green construction and buildings” in third position. “Waste management / recycling” was ranked on four. The following factors were ranked in the order: “Green public transportation”, “Energy conservation systems” and “Xeriscaping”.
You find a detailed analysis of the results including an interpretation Dossier No. 3 in the sidebar.
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General @ 19 May 2008 08:27 am by Robert Schmidl
Our world is rapidly ageing. According to the United Nations, when the percentage of population of people over 65 years old is more than seven percent, such a society will be called "ageing society”. Therefore, as the number of the elderly people increase, the demand for medical care and welfare services will increase, and it will be necessary to provide those services properly.
In our fast ageing world, older people are increasingly playing a crucial role - by volunteering work, transmitting experience and knowledge, helping their families with caring responsibilities or in paid work. These contributions can only be ensured if older persons enjoy good health and if societies address their needs.
But how can cities of tomorrow handle the challenges of an ageing society?
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