| This Big City

Oct

Reading the Urban Landscape

Categories: Arts and Culture, Europe, People

Tags: cc

by Adam Nowek

The most adept of authors capture imaginations and place people in a completely different world. Allow This Big City to take you on a historical tour through some of the more memorable literary representations of the world's urban landscapes. Read more

Sep

Architectural Reclamation: Creating a More Sustainable Built Environment

Categories: Asia and the Pacific, Buildings, Europe, Non-residential, USA and Canada

Tags: Amsterdam, cc, recycling, reuse, Vancouver, Zhejiang

Comments: 1

by Adam Nowek

Today's complex environmental problems require innovative solutions from all parties involved, with one increasingly popular strategy involving recycled and reused materials in architectural practice. Read more

Jul

Olympic Cities: Rethinking Urban Stadium Designs

Categories: Buildings, Non-residential, UK

Tags: Adelaide, best practice, cc, design, London, olympic cities, Ottawa, stadium, Vancouver

Comments: 1

by Adam Nowek

The bulk of our built environment is made of places to live, work, and shop, so the stadium is a uniquely modern phenomenon. As sites of major events for short periods of time, many stadia become white elephants, destined to stand as reminders of past visions of grandeur. That needs to change. Read more

Jul

Reinventing Cities with a New Urban Language

Categories: Arts and Culture, Europe, People, Placemaking, Planning, USA and Canada

Tags: Berlin, Brussels, cc, city branding, LA, language, Vancouver

Comments: 2

by Adam Nowek

Cities the world over constantly try to reinvent their global images. However, there are more to these tactics than mere branding strategies, with Berlin, LA, Brussels, and Vancouver showing how modern cities are carving out a unique identity that makes them attractive in ways that are not contrived. Read more