Experiencing Cuba: Coming Up!
Travelers to Cuba on recent “people to people” education trips picked up in-depth knowledge of people, places and the importance of preserving culture on the island nation. Ready to go? […]
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Portal to Sizzling Cities
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 […]
Cities: US Canada Europe 2016
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 […]
Gift Books Coming: More to Read Now!
Books to give — and get –for Holidays 2015. Soon we’ll be posting dozens of current and classic works on photography, design, cities, natural history, science and more. If you’re craving […]
Paris a Year Ago
Just a year ago — Paris was sunny, crisp, fall-like, a city of great buildings and monuments and many small pleasures. My city, your city. Paris belongs to the world. […]
Students Build Solar Houses: Stevens Wins!
Students at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken NJ are crowing about their October 18 win at the 2015 US Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon – they won first place […]
Cuba’s Waiting for You! Part I
There’s no single way to look at contemporary Cuban life, culture and the arts without understanding the contradictions, overlaps and influences that have existed for centuries– the powerful pull of […]
University Teams Build Solar Houses
Now underway: The 7th U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is underway in Orange, California, with 16 university/technical school teams from the US, Central America, Singapore, Germany, and Rome that […]
Cuba Photo Gallery: A Preview
Design Showcases and Events: Fall 2015
The fall season is on in the architecture and design world – with a slew of week- to months-long events in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington DC, London and Eindhoven […]
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