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. […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Coming up: Cuba’s Arts & Cultural Scene
Today, the United States opened its embassy in Havana, overlooking the city’s Malecon – a policy move that also suggests there will be many opportunities ahead for Cuba’s artists, writers, […]
CITIES: News in Brief
What’s happening in green design, architecture, urban life, sustainability ?Check out our notes on Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Paris, Baku, Delhi, Rotterdam, and New York, the newly awarded European Green Capital for […]
Baltimore: Some Good News
Baltimore 2015! The City of the Orioles, Francis Scott Key, Diner (the movie) the Inner Harbor and “hon” needs hope and help. Here’s a story that Green News Update published in […]
Coming Up: Spring & Plenty of New Stories
Get over it! Winter, that is. We’re all ready for the fresh start and promise of spring and that means bringing you stories of inspired design, urban trends, wild spaces […]
Cities: Museums New & Coming
In cities large and small, look at the vibrant and growing arts scene worldwide — new museums, splendid opera halls, concert venues, old buildings turned to new uses – and […]
CITIES: China, Japan, Russia, Europe, Green Capitals
CITIES around the world are sizzling –transforming with urban design, revitalization. architecture, the arts, and smart technologies . This month we’ll look at trends in Europe’s green capitals, Amsterdam, Moscow, […]
Green News Update 