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Design firm turns old airport runway into beautiful park in Shanghai

January 10, 2021 by Ivar Laanen

Back in 2011, the Longhua Airport in Shanghai was closed and left abandoned. Now, more than a decade later, architecture studio Sasaki has finished transforming the runway of the former airport into an expansive linear park. The Xuhui riverfront area once hosted the airport, … [Read more...] about Design firm turns old airport runway into beautiful park in Shanghai

How AI and the video game Minecraft can help us design better cities

September 28, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

While artificial intelligence (AI) is nowhere near ready to tackle the complicated task of designing an actual city, it can assist city planners, especially when it comes to the quantitative aspects of urban planning. In order to improve the urban planning abilities of AI, … [Read more...] about How AI and the video game Minecraft can help us design better cities

The case for relocating small businesses back to residential areas

July 28, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

If you walk around some 1920s-era neighborhoods, it’s not unusual to see a tiny grocery store inhabiting the street corner. This used to be normal in residential areas, but as cars became more widespread, businesses relocated to more centrally-located commercial centers such as … [Read more...] about The case for relocating small businesses back to residential areas

This bill will require all new public buildings to be bird-friendly

July 22, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

Birds, often migratory ones, are known to fly into the reflective facades of glass buildings. In fact, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology estimates almost one billion birds are killed annually from collisions with buildings in the US. In order to protect birds from this fate, the … [Read more...] about This bill will require all new public buildings to be bird-friendly

The surprising reasons a bike boom is great for American cities

June 2, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

COVID-19 has drastically changed not only how much we travel but how we get around. With people looking to get out of the house while avoiding public transit, bicycles are suddenly an enticing choice. They promise speed, freedom, and fresh air on newly quiet streets. Sales of … [Read more...] about The surprising reasons a bike boom is great for American cities

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