For many years the Seoul city planning Department has activated a process of enhancement of public pedestrian spaces and paths through the creation of a large infrastructural network able to fluidify pedestrian paths and connect different areas of the city at different levels; ground, underground, and aboveground. This process includes the project of re-structuring the Sewoonsangga Citywalk.
From a landfill to Vergel in the desert. Parque Esmeralda is located in the piedmont of Copiapó city, Northern Chile. The Park is in one of the last peripheral social housing developments on the north side of this town, at the border with the Atacama Desert.
Following the resonance of the Dawar El Ezba cultural center, a sprout of urban renewal has been released in the heart of Ezbet Khairallah. The project came out of a rigorous process of community participation to create a safe environment for kids, women, and men. Moreover, introduce urban innovations that could enhance their quality of life.The project’s approach was based on a series of community meetings in which the design input was indicated. On the other hand, methodologies of construction included utilizing materials and labor from the area itself to promote economic sustainability.
This International Women’s Day, Arup’s Sara Candiracci reflects on how cities are still overwhelmingly designed for men – and how to change that. Despite advances being made around the world, billions of women still face issues caused by the gender bias built into the design of cities. These range from the well-known, like lack of
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The PMU Urban Improvement Program has a socio-cultural and educational focus. Societal problems are tackled through architecture and urbanism, seeking to minimize problems such as violence, insecurity, and vandalism with the help of these tools. Particular problems in the area cause the abandonment and misuse of space. This is why the construction of a cultural/sports complex was proposed to recover the area.
The Gran Colombiano Park is a place with a heritage declaration, made up of four real estates of cultural interest of national order (BIC), the highest degree of conservation established by the Ministry of Culture. It is located less than two kilometers from the Colombian-Venezuelan border, a place of social, political, and environmental tensions that requires reconciliation actions.
The goal of this project was to revitalize a large urban park that has existed for many years in the Sakae district of downtown Nagoya, Japan’s third-largest city. In addition to the redevelopment of the park after around 60 years of use, a new “Park-PFI” system was adopted in which commercial facilities were also constructed using private capital, with these facilities being operated for a fixed term (of 20 years) together with the operation of the park.
The essence of the project was initiated by the vision to create an innovative and contemporary environment at Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur. Affiliated with the Université de Montréal, the hospital is one of the largest ultra-specialized trauma centers in Quebec. The expansion includes the Integrated Trauma Centre, a mother-child unit, the endoscopy unit, research and teaching activities in addition to clinical practice.
Once an industrial harbor that separated the city from its coastline, The South Harbor of Køge is now a resilient, nature-based neighborhood. Planned with a network of lush commons and an encircling promenade, the area is now well-connected, protected, and full of life.
Diejiao, also known as Shuangxi, has a history of nearly 1,000 years. It was first established in 1101 AD and was formed by water. It is part of the alluvial plains of Xijiang and Beijiang. The traditional cultural activities in the marketplace, which have been going on for thousands of years, are especially valuable under the modern model of rapid consumption. At the same time, there are rich traditional folk activities, such as dragon boat, martial arts lion club, and Cantonese opera, whose own cultural characteristics are very distinct. “Dragon boat drift” is a must-see point of the dragon boat festival every year, people crowded with narrow lanes, waiting for a moment when the dragon boat sharp turn.
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