Incorporates all aspects of Design, especially Architecture, organized under the element of social sustainability.
Curated by mokiethecat
The Surprising Math of Cities and Corporations by Geoffrey West |
Physicist Geoffrey West has found that simple, mathematical laws govern the properties of cities -- that wealth, crime rate, walking speed and many other aspects of a city can be deduced from a single number: the city's population. In this mind-bending talk from TEDGlobal he shows how it works and how similar laws hold for organisms and corporations. TED talk. EarthSayer Geoffrey West |
Sustainability: This I Believe by David Orr
Urban Design for Successful Cities by Alexandros Washburn
The Building Gap and Bad Habits by Paul Morrell
My architectural philosophy? by Alejandro Aravena
What It Takes to Build a Home by Meror Krayenhoff
Fringe Urbanism: Untapped Potential for Sustainable Suburbs by Nico Larco
Planning for a Cleaner, Greener, Long Island (Part 1 of 3)
Glumac Improves Sustainable Design Using Software by AutoDesk
William McDonough: "Design as Optimism" | Talks at Google
The End Of Suburbia (as we know it) Trailer
Redesigning the Fashion Industry | The Story of The Jeans Redesign
The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment
Building Sustainable Places by Steve Mouzon
Architecture, Faith and Community | Sophia de Sousa
A Strong Vision and Targets by Richard Jackson
Operating a Big Commercial Building by Anthony Chang 2 of 2
Using nature's genius in architecture by Michael Pawlyn
Putting housing at the center of urban strategy Dr. Joan Clos
Hedonistic Sustainability by Bjarke Ingels
The Surprising Math of Cities and Corporations by Geoffrey West
Architecture Controlling the Future of Sustainability
Human Behavior and Climate Change by Dr. Shahzeen Attari 2 of 2
Sustainability, Climate Change and the Plan (part 3 of 3)
Operating a Big Commercial Building by Anthony Chang 1 of 2
A Tale of Two Futures: Sustainable Buildings or Unsustainble
It's Hard Work:Responsible and Sustainable Lives Pt. 1 of 2
AECOM Recovering from Sandy (Part 2 of 3)
Three-part Green Real Estate Model by Kevin Danaher
How Design Can Change the World with Carrie Bishop
Local Matters - design driven by urban conditions | Nuno Soares
Sustainable Development and Preservation Clem Ogilby
Can We Build Happier Cities by Charles Montgomery
Architecture that's built to heal by Michael Murphy
Bring the community into the process by Alejandro Aravena
Designing for Nature by Lehna Malmkvist
Rediscovering the joy of humanity by Karl Sharro
"Clashing Cultures in Pursuit of Sustainability in the Built Environment" |
The New Frontiers of Design with Paola Antonelli
Let's go all-in on selling sustainability by Steve Howard
The Evolution of Ecological Consciousness with Andrew Faust
World's First Living Building, Portland, Oregon:Jennifer Allen
Clean Infrastructure and Walkable Communities by Christopher Leinberger
Why skyscrapers are overrated by Inga Saffron
A Glorious Revival, Portland Oregon
Funding Infrastructure for Affordable & Sustainable Communities
Building Retrofit Case Study - Empire State Building by Jim Turner
Social maps of city's intersections/separations by Dave Troy:
Intro to Ceres Conference 2011: House of Cards
Its your city: Stop complaining and start fixing by V. Naresh Narasimhan
City Repair Project: Creating Commons
Landscape Performance to Achieve Sustainability by Barbara Deutsch
Portland Sustainability Institute - EcoDistricts
Smart Sustainable Cities -