Benoit Mandelbrot: Fractals and the art of roughness.
Fractals, like the Powers of Ten, is a concept seemingly unrelated to urban design and city planning. However, understanding natural […]
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Complexity Theory Overview.
CharacterTowns.org, from time to time, has injected descriptions of scientific methods and theories into the discussion of city planning. The
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Thinking About Thinking.
THE NEW DECADE. As the “teens” become the “twenties”, a pause is permitted to contemplate to past and the future.
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“Biophilic Cities: Integrating Nature into Urban Design and Planning” by Timothy Beatley
FROM AMAZON… “Tim Beatley has long been a leader in advocating for the ‘greening’ of cities. But too often, he
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PRE-PONCE FLORIDA, Big Ice, Crashing Plates and Dangerous Crossings.
CONTEXT FOR CURRENT CONDITIONS. The Earth has been around for a while. The current catastrophes of climate change, environmental degradation
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An elevated park on an old railway line. Promenade Plantée
The Promenade Plantée is a linear park spanning 4.7 kilometres built atop a disused railway line in the east of
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The High Line. New York City
The High Line is more than a park. It’s a public space where you can view art, walk through gardens,
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An Article from Yahoo Finance. Hyperloop CEO reveals where the revolutionary project is right now.
The world’s first Hyperloop is likely to be built in India and construction will start at the end of next
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Not just speed: 7 incredible things you can do with 5G
The next generation of wireless tech is more than just a boost for your phone. Think self-driving cars, telemedicine and
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Public Entrepreneurs, The Visionary Leaders and Risk-Takers of an Entrepreneurial City.
ENTREPRENEURS WANTED. Entrepreneurs are icons of the private sector, particularly the start-ups of the high tech world. As Mitchel Weiss