Urbanophilia Selected videos for cities
The only Flower
Not only plants have a copy made of plastic in the new China I En la nueva China no sólo las plantas tienen una copia de plástico. Beijing, fake flowers, hutongs, Qianmen, artificial plants, China, gentrification, fake architecture. The Only Flower from César Pérez Herranz on Vimeo.
Pablo Sanchez Chillon – Una visione complessiva della città intelligente, dalle infrastrutture al ruolo dei cittadin (italian)
Secondo Sànchez Chillón, il Cityzentrism può essere notevolmente potenziato, aumentando la partecipazione civica, specialmente dei più giovani, attraverso l’uso di meccanismi e situazioni da gioco, un concetto che lui riassume con il termine Gamification. Si approfitta “dell’umana predisposizione psicologica ad impegnarsi nel gioco, promuovendo sfide collettive nei contesti urbani e trasformando così i compiti di [...]
Terence McKenna: Culture is not your friend
Culture is not your friend, it’s an impediment to understanding what’s going on. That’s why to my mind the word cult and the word culture have a direct relationship to each other. Culture is a cult and if you feel revulsion at the thought of somebody offering to the great carrot, just notice that your [...]
THE GREEN MACHINE : A BRIEF, ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE BICYCLE IN PLANETARY PERSPECTIVE
Iain Boal is one of the world’s foremost bicycle historians. At a lecture hosted by the Copenhagen Museum he speaks about the history of the bicycle and the acute need for a revised ‘grown up’ history of the bicycle. Debunking myths along the way, his riveting and fascinating lecture spells out the fantastic history of [...]
Revisiting Donald Appleyard’s Livable Streets
You may have wondered, while watching a Streetfilm or reading a post on Streetsblog, where we got the term “livable streets.” The answer can be found in the work of Donald Appleyard, a scholar who studied the neighborhood environment and the ways planning and design can make life better for city residents. In 1981, Appleyard [...]
London’s Do-It-Yourself Approach to Safer Streets
In the UK, the non-profit Sustrans is pioneering a community-based method to reclaim streets from high-speed traffic and make neighborhoods safer and more sociable places. Called “DIY Streets,” the program brings neighbors together to help them redesign their streets in a way that puts people, safety, and streetlife first. So far, individual streets have benefited [...]
Talk at Danish Architecture Centre
Alex Steffen Talk on sustainable cities at DAC, Danish Architecture Centre, Copenhagen 30 OCT 2008. Alex Steffen Talk at Danish Architecture Centre from Sustainable Cities™ on Vimeo.
Why Art and the Creative Class will Never Save Cities
Thomas Sevcik, Managing Director, do-tank arthesia, Zurich/Los Angeles Art Salon | Urbanism | Why Art and the Creative Class will Never Save Cities from Art Basel on Vimeo.
Out in the Real World
John Geraci is a tech innovator who thinks like an architect. Through projects like DIYcity he has been working to improve the urban experience through technology. He was also a co-founder of the local news site Outside.in and writes regularly about cities, technology, localism, and life as an entrepreneur on johngeraci.com. He spoke with us [...]
A Case for Open Data in Transit
Ever find yourself waiting for the next bus, not knowing when it will arrive? Think it would be great if you could check a subway countdown clock from the sidewalk? Or get arrival times on your phone? Giving transit riders better information can make riding the bus or the train more convenient and appealing. And [...]
Edible City – Grow the Revolution
Edible City is a fun, fast-paced journey through the Local Good Food movement that’s taking root in the San Francisco Bay Area, across the nation and around the world. Introducing a diverse cast of extraordinary and eccentric characters who are challenging the paradigm of our broken food system, Edible City digs into their unique perspectives [...]
Collaboration is much more than consultation
Alice Lester, programme manager at the Planning Advisory Service, addresses the “Neighbourhood planning makes better places” audience. cabe.org.uk/planning Collaboration is much more than consultation from CABE on Vimeo.
Localism, open source and collaborative planning
Kathy MacEwen, head of planning advice at CABE, on proposed reforms to the planning system and the key levers for good design. cabe.org.uk/planning
Working with communities on collaborative planning
Marilyn Taylor, CABE LDF workshop chair, on the challenges, opportunities and potential successes of true collaborative planning. cabe.org.uk/planning Working with communities on collaborative planning from CABE on Vimeo.
The challenge for localism
Vincent Goodstadt, CABE LDF workshop chair, on the new planning system and the continuing need for strategic spatial planning. cabe.org.uk/planning The challenge for localism from CABE on Vimeo.