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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. |
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For the first time ever, the majority of the world’s population live in cities. And though Asian megacities get plenty of coverage, what makes a city varies wildly. So rather than thinking BIG, here’s five of the world’s ‘smallest’ cities. |
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As the world urbanises and our lifestyles evolve, cities are getting bigger. And we’re not just talking about population sizes. As This Big City kicks off a fortnight of themed posts on Megacities and Microcities, what better way to start than by taking a look at five of the world’s ‘biggest’ cities? |
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The concept or idea of a New or Future City can be unsettling, perhaps even unappealing. Because surely, a new City without history, without an established culture, or relevance in the brand space of the New Yorks, Londons and Berlins of this world, cannot be considered a real city. Or can it? |
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Planners and engineers within the transportation design industry have long debated the appropriate location, function, and character of city streets. Today, the debate over city streets stretches far beyond the curbs of the institutional design community. |
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It’s hard to ignore the spiralling rates of obesity in the UK and US. But perhaps even more alarming is the speed at which our children are becoming dangerously fat, with a new study showing that living in a walkable neighbourhood has an important effect on whether a child is obese or not. |
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The theory of design psychology proposes that by identifying specific positive spatial associations in a person’s history, we can design new buildings with a more sensitive relationship to their users. But can a coherent set of highly positive associations be isolated in a public urban setting? |
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If you ask a local from the Kansas City area where the West Bottoms are located, several would not be able to pinpoint the location. But a quiet renaissance has begun, reviving the area and reminding locals of its existence. |