RISING WATERS: Parts I-IV and bonus
This multi-part series on climate change and severe weather threats (especially flooding) was first posted just after Hurricane Sandy blew through the northeastern US in October 2012. In fact, many […]
Category Archives: Cities
Superstorm Sandy: Building Resilience
Just days away, the first anniversary of Superstorm Sandy is no cause for celebration. The storm surge, caused by tropical force winds, caused $37 billion in damage to New Jersey […]
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 […]
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, […]
Roundup: Tsunami Trash, Traffic, Cats, Birds, Culture
Feb 15-18: Count Birds, It’s Free: Wherever you are worldwide, you can participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) if you have Internet access. You just need to watch birds […]
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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