Solar Decathlon China: Updates Aug 1-13
DATONG, CHINA– Asia’s first Solar Decathlon is underway! Solar-powered houses built by 20 teams from 33 universities on four continents are competing for the coveted first place at the Solar Decathlon […]
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China’s Solar Decathlon: Ready to Roll
Asia’s first Solar Decathlon is just around the corner. Solar-powered houses built by 22 teams from 35 universities on six continents will be competing for the coveted first place at […]
CITIES: Havana, Venice, Moscow, Bristol, DC, etc
CITIES tackles a bunch of “B” words this month with a view to urban design, architecture, culture and sustainability in Mexico City, Moscow, Havana, Paris, Seattle, New York, Venice and […]
Green Museums: Intro
Green like you’ve never seen Pittsburgh is a great place to debut the new Green Museums series, with stories and best practices from a spectrum of botanic gardens, museums, history and science […]
Green Museums Pittsburgh Innovators (Part I)
The Green Museums series debuts in Pittsburgh with the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh (CMP), Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (“Phipps”), and the Heinz History Center, a Smithsonian affiliate (“Heinz”). […]
Exhibitions & Events: Apr/May etc
Spring brings out our best intentions – to go to events, travel, explore exhibitions and learn new things. Here in a nutshell, more-or-less, are highlights of what’s going on in […]
CITIES: Rio, Pompeii, Paris, Oslo, Arcosanti, Baltimore
Solar Impulse—5-City Tour: The Swiss solar-powered prototype plane, with a wingspan wider than a 747, will make a five-city U.S. flight-tour beginning May 1, with stops in Phoenix, Dallas-Ft. Worth, […]
CITIES: NYC, Athens, Beijing, Miami, Pittsburgh, Detroit
CITIES is a monthly column that looks at urban design, development and cultural life. Come back often! New York: Grand Central Station’s Centennial (Feb. 1) is actually a year-long shindig. […]
Design for Living Smaller
Apartments and houses in dense urban settings are often unaffordable – especially for young professionals, singles and seniors. A new project in New York City will offer mini-apartments, the size […]
CITIES: Moscow, Paris, Berlin, Detroit
CITIES is a monthly column that looks at urban design, development and cultural life. Come back often! MOSCOW: Master plan, Malls and Veggie Farm: Here’s a troika of livability […]
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