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Amsterdam cityscape (Roberta Faul-Zeitler CC:3.0)

Coming up: Will Cities Thrive? An Optimistic Look

April 7, 2020by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Cities are in the thick of the current pandemic – but also places where millions want to live, work and visit. We’re skipping ahead, with optimism, that we’ll see better […]

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archeology, Architecture, Cities, Europe, Parks, Sustainability, Travel, Urban design, Urban life
Street art in the Netherlands!

Coming Up: Cities Update

April 2, 2019by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Cities are hot, hot, hot– bursting with  burgeoning populations, demands on resources,  climate change proposals and new ideas.  Today, the world’s urban population is 4.2 billion. The United Nations estimates that […]

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Architecture, Asia, China, Cities, Europe, Green Practices, Sustainability, Travel, Urban design, Urban life
Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna, Austria

Aligning Architecture with Nature

February 12, 2019by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Utopian or pragmatic, celebrated or untested—cities, communities and structures that work for the benefit of nature and humankind are featured in our new update. How can buildings– and cities– do […]

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Architecture, Art & Design, Biodiversity, Cities, Energy, Environment, Parks, Sustainability, Urban design, Waste and Recycling
Phase 1 of the Philadelphia Rail Park, opened June 14. Courtesy of the Friends of the Rail Park.

Philadelphia Greens Itself: Vibrant Public Space

June 22, 2018by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Parks are blooming all over Philadelphia, but one, in particular, has travelers, tourists, and residents rejoicing:  The Rail Park –one of the next generation of greenways popping up around the […]

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Architecture, Cities, Europe, Parks, Travel, Urban design, Urban life
Imaginary Cities by Darran Anderson

Books Summer 2017 A Preview

June 21, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Welcome to the first day of Summer 2017:  A dozen nonfiction works and novels await you in our upcoming summer reading recommendations. These books are the stuff of summer– whether […]

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Architecture, Books, Cities, Sustainability, Travel, Urban design, Urban life
Swan Bridge and waterfront Rotterdam. (Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC 3.0)

Rotterdam and Resilience: Dutch Know-How

June 19, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

  Michael Kimmelman’s front page story Dutch Face Rising Seas in the New York Times is a must-read for anyone concerned about the rising threat to US coasts, coastal cities, […]

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Cities, Climate change, Europe, Green Practices, Netherlands, Rising Waters, Sustainability, Urban design, Water, Weather
Now I Sit Me Down Witold Rybczynski

Bonus 10 Books: Architecture & Design

August 15, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

A summer ’16 book bonus on architecture and design comes from Codesign (their parent is Fast Company magazine) which came up with 10 new titles that will delight, either as […]

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Architecture, Art & Design, Books, Urban design
New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik calls 423 Park Avenue (far left) "the tallest, ugliest, and among the most expebsive residences in NYC's history....an Oligarch's Erection. See his essay and review of books on urban design below. (Photo by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC: 3.0)

Portal to Sizzling Cities

January 29, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

CITIES around the world are sizzling – with urban design, the arts, green practices and smart technologies. Green News Update serves as a portal to cities worldwide that are booming […]

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Architecture, Art & Design, Books, China, Cities, Europe, Green Practices, Museums, Netherlands, Photo Gallery, Photography, Sustainability, Urban design

Cities: US Canada Europe 2016

January 19, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

This month we’re following the water in a half-dozen cities where waterfront redevelopment and new public space amenities are underway to revitalize post-industrial areas, piers and abandoned sites. Come along […]

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Architecture, Art & Design, Cities, Europe, International, Parks, Rivers, Sustainability, Travel, Urban design
Shepherdess Carole with 800 sheep in Winter Nomads 2012

Coming Up: A Taste of 2016

January 11, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Green News Update’s readers hail from 118 countries! This year we’ll look at cities and natural places, urban themes and older traditions,  that define our cultures, our countries and preserving the […]

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Cities, Discovery, Endangered species, Museums, Rewilding (Biodiversity), Sustainability, Travel, Urban design

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