Tokyo by Way of Pittsburgh: In the steel city, urban densification and...
In the 19th century, Pittsburgh ate, slept, and breathed steel. Instead of taking up residence in near suburbs like Braddock or Homestead, production foremen simply improvised homes on the tops of...
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Expert Voices: Paul Reale, Urban Green Council (the New York Chapter of the...
Of all the ways commercial real estate owners can spend capital, those of us in favor of environmental initiatives hope that cost-saving “energy retrofits” are somewhere near the top of that list....
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Urban Sustainability Enhanced Through Landscape Architecture – Living Green...
By Thomas R. Tavella, FASLA Many architecture and engineering firms have faced declining workloads and reduced workforces in recent years. But landscape architecture firms appear to be doing well and...
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Seeing Green: Environmental Urban Living in Tokyo – TIME
Yuriko Nakao / Reuters / Corbis The city’s efforts to go green are evident in places like the Pasona 02 indoor farm Wasteful, elaborate packaging. Mountains of consumer electronics. Whale hunting....
View ArticleUrban Canvas, an Eco-friendly Toy Company, Will Exhibit Its Premier Line of...
New York, NY (PRWEB) August 15, 2013 Urban Canvas, an eco-friendly toy company, launched in September 2012, will be presenting its complete line of three dimensional, sculptural art and craft toys at...
View ArticleIn the Garden with Urban Harvest: What are options for more sustainable...
For weeks, I have been avoiding looking at my garden beds and resisting the temptation to get rid of brown, frost-damaged leaves and branches when we have had a few warm winter days. As a result of...
View ArticleCincinnati Zoo hosts Sustainable Urban Landscape Symposium for nature …– WCPO
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Zoo’s mission this year: They want people to know they’re more than just a zoo. Despite the impending winter weather conditions, Tri-State gardeners are looking ahead to...
View ArticleUrban Post-Disaster Housing Prototype Unveiled in New York CIty
New York City officials unveiled a new modular post-disaster housing unit, designed by Garrison Architects. It’s nothing short of building a city within a city overnight. —– Advertising —– That’s the...
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Going Green in the Urban Jungle – New York Magazine
684 Broadway Penthouse, New York City (Balmori) Photo: Courtesy of Balmori Associates This week, Daily Intel profiles five inventors with big ideas that could make life a little bit better and more...
View ArticleUrban Decay's latest collection has the Gwen Stefani stamp of approval – Los...
It’s no surprise that Urban Decay founding partner Wende Zomnir is a stickler not just for rich colors but also product performance — both reasons why the line of humanely tested eyeliners, mascaras...
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Terraced 'agritecture' house combines architecture with urban agriculture –...
There’s a growing international movement to develop more urban agricultural opportunities in our cities, whether it’s “vegetable yardens” in our front yards, large rooftop farm installations, or even...
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