Incorporates all aspects of Design, especially Architecture, organized under the element of social sustainability.
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Why skyscrapers are overrated by Inga Saffron |
TEDxPhylly speech, Architecture critic Inga Saffron challenges cities to shift focus and look beyond skyscraper fantasies in her TEDxPhilly talk - "Moving from The Grand Vision to The Grand Adjustment." Cities should instead work to improve and build amenities that make urban areas better places to live for existing dwellers. Public spaces should be a priority: upgrade transit systems, add bike lanes to all major roadways, increase walkability, create and maintain great parks and public plazas. Saffron believes that skyscrapers are not the only way to achieve the worthy goal of density and sustainability. To explain, she points to the success of mid-rise buildings in Philadelphia and posits that different cities need a range of densities. American cities must be flexible and make adjustments - an idea jokingly demonstrated in Saffron's opening skyscraper yoga poses. Uploaded on Jan 29, 2012 EarthSayer Inga Saffron |
Urban Design for Successful Cities by Alexandros Washburn
Clean Infrastructure and Walkable Communities by Christopher Leinberger
Three-part Green Real Estate Model by Kevin Danaher
Can We Build Happier Cities by Charles Montgomery
The New Frontiers of Design with Paola Antonelli
My architectural philosophy? by Alejandro Aravena
Intro to Ceres Conference 2011: House of Cards
The Surprising Math of Cities and Corporations by Geoffrey West
Building Retrofit Case Study - Empire State Building by Jim Turner
The End Of Suburbia (as we know it) Trailer
Local Matters - design driven by urban conditions | Nuno Soares
Funding Infrastructure for Affordable & Sustainable Communities
What It Takes to Build a Home by Meror Krayenhoff
Why skyscrapers are overrated by Inga Saffron
Social maps of city's intersections/separations by Dave Troy:
Building Sustainable Places by Steve Mouzon
City Repair Project: Creating Commons
World's First Living Building, Portland, Oregon:Jennifer Allen
A Tale of Two Futures: Sustainable Buildings or Unsustainble
Redesigning the Fashion Industry | The Story of The Jeans Redesign
Sustainable Development and Preservation Clem Ogilby
Designing for Nature by Lehna Malmkvist
Planning for a Cleaner, Greener, Long Island (Part 1 of 3)
The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment
A Strong Vision and Targets by Richard Jackson
Architecture, Faith and Community | Sophia de Sousa
Smart Sustainable Cities -
Operating a Big Commercial Building by Anthony Chang 2 of 2
Fringe Urbanism: Untapped Potential for Sustainable Suburbs by Nico Larco
The Building Gap and Bad Habits by Paul Morrell
Rediscovering the joy of humanity by Karl Sharro
How Design Can Change the World with Carrie Bishop
Sustainability, Climate Change and the Plan (part 3 of 3)
"Clashing Cultures in Pursuit of Sustainability in the Built Environment" |
William McDonough: "Design as Optimism" | Talks at Google
The Evolution of Ecological Consciousness with Andrew Faust
Architecture Controlling the Future of Sustainability
Let's go all-in on selling sustainability by Steve Howard
Architecture that's built to heal by Michael Murphy
A Glorious Revival, Portland Oregon
Portland Sustainability Institute - EcoDistricts
AECOM Recovering from Sandy (Part 2 of 3)
Using nature's genius in architecture by Michael Pawlyn
Human Behavior and Climate Change by Dr. Shahzeen Attari 2 of 2
Bring the community into the process by Alejandro Aravena
Landscape Performance to Achieve Sustainability by Barbara Deutsch
Sustainability: This I Believe by David Orr
Operating a Big Commercial Building by Anthony Chang 1 of 2
Glumac Improves Sustainable Design Using Software by AutoDesk
Its your city: Stop complaining and start fixing by V. Naresh Narasimhan
Putting housing at the center of urban strategy Dr. Joan Clos
It's Hard Work:Responsible and Sustainable Lives Pt. 1 of 2
Hedonistic Sustainability by Bjarke Ingels