Microcities: The Rise of the Mini Home and the Walkable Neighbourhood

08
Jan

Converting Construction Sites into Public Spaces

Categories: Digital, Placemaking, Planning, Social Media and Web 2.0, USA and Canada
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by Jillian Glover
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In New York City, construction scaffolding is so prevalent that students from the Parsons School of Design created Soft Walks - simple DIY kits with chair pieces, a counter, a light fixture, a planter, and a green trellis that anyone can pick up and install onto the beams of their nearest scaffolded area. Read more
21
May

Microcities: The Rise of the Mini Home and the Walkable Neighbourhood

Categories: Placemaking, Planning, USA and Canada
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Comments: 8
by Jillian Glover
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Real estate trends, urban planning theorists, and architects in North America are coming to the realization that more and more young people - Generation Y - and even their soon-to-be-empty nest parents, want a smaller home. And not just anywhere, they want it in a walkable community. Read more
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