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C URBANFIX: June 2012

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More info available at: popuprockwell.com. Symbolising power and strength, the mythical dragon holds a sacred place in the hearts of the Chinese. To honour this ancient tradition, Bulgarian architecture firm Sonik Module conceptualised this spectacular 60-story-high structure that loops over a manmade river and new park in Shanghai. Project: Iidabashi Plano Designers: Earthscape Location: Fujimi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan The “Time Tree” offers an overview of the history of the region from the E...Yesterday...

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C URBANFIX: Jeff Lee: Man Is Part of Nature

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Jeff Lee: Man Is Part of Nature. Presenting as part of the TEDxWDC. A day-long discussion between Washington D.C.’s creative leaders, landscape architect Jeff Lee, FASLA, talks about the need to recognize the continuity between man and nature, striving to raise awareness of “planning and design strategies for creating new cities and rejuvenating existing mega-cities.”. Streetscape, which utilizes tree pits as sponges to collect and slowly release water to reduce strain on the city stormwater system.

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C URBANFIX: How Bikes Can Save Us

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How Bikes Can Save Us. Carwyn J. Thomas. C-URBANFIX is an ongoing investigation into illuminating symptoms created by the urban condition while at the same time highlighting ways in which these symptoms are being remedied from all over the world. View my complete profile. I'm a landscape architect and love designing for people. I'm on a mission to promote social and natural interaction through the medium of good design. Click on my photograph to see my website. How Bikes Can Save Us. 170,000 Pink Balls.

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C URBANFIX: Pam Warhurst: How we can eat our landscapes

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Pam Warhurst: How we can eat our landscapes. Fantastic video describing how a community group in the North of England are showing the rest of us how edible landscapes are done and how there bringing the community together. Carwyn J. Thomas. C-URBANFIX is an ongoing investigation into illuminating symptoms created by the urban condition while at the same time highlighting ways in which these symptoms are being remedied from all over the world. View my complete profile. Jeff Lee: Man Is Part of Nature.

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C URBANFIX: Inactivity 'killing as many as smoking'

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Inactivity 'killing as many as smoking'. Saw this article which highlights one of the main problems which we face in today's modern world. Read the rest of the article below. Report co-author Dr I-Min Lee: "Being inactive increases your risk of developing chronic diseases". Continue reading the main story. Fergus Walsh: Deadly risk. Olympic legacy health campaign. Olympics to have tourism 'legacy'. A lack of exercise is now causing as many deaths as smoking across the world, a study suggests. It is recom...

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C URBANFIX: Tree Trolley

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Transforming a dense concrete jungle like. Into a haven of vegetation is no easy task, but artist. Has come up with a clever way to reintroduce plant life into the barren metropolis with his inventive. The tree trolley is a mobile bench and garden that allows citizens to decide where they want green areas — all while reclaiming public space that has been usurped by carbon-spewing cars. Carwyn J. Thomas. View my complete profile. How Bikes Can Save Us. Inactivity killing as many as smoking.

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C URBANFIX: Bjarke Ingels: Hedonistic sustainability

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Bjarke Ingels: Hedonistic sustainability. Charismatic, Inspiring and Fantastic are a few words I can use to describe Bjarke Ingels. This video quickly sums up some of his ideas and his projects which has design, sustainability and human interaction at the core of everything he does. If you do anything today WATCH THIS VIDEO! Carwyn J. Thomas. View my complete profile. Pam Warhurst: How we can eat our landscapes. Jeff Lee: Man Is Part of Nature. Bjarke Ingels: Hedonistic sustainability.

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C URBANFIX: August 2012

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Pam Warhurst: How we can eat our landscapes. Fantastic video describing how a community group in the North of England are showing the rest of us how edible landscapes are done and how there bringing the community together. Jeff Lee: Man Is Part of Nature. Presenting as part of the TEDxWDC. According to Lee, to address these problems we must look to nature. Instead of collecting water into drain pipes, we can store and filter it using ecological systems. For instance, the first low-impact developm...A six...

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C URBANFIX: July 2012

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How Bikes Can Save Us. Inactivity 'killing as many as smoking'. Saw this article which highlights one of the main problems which we face in todays modern world. Read the rest of the article below. Transforming a dense concrete jungle like. Into a haven of vegetation is no easy task, but artist. Has come up with a clever way to reintroduce plant life into the barren metropolis with his inventive. Blaxland Riverside Park by JMD Design. Complete with water jets of varying intensity. And the adults have ...