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Monthly Archives: May 2015
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PHOTO OF ENGLISH TOURISTS AND REFUGEES? EVERYTHING.
by Ares Kalandides The above photo and headline appeared in the Daily Mail on May 27th 2015 causing an understandable uproar. A Greek site retorted almost instantly with an entry titled “Brits turn Greek island into disgusting hellhole for refugees” … Continue reading
ON THE CREATIVE QUESTION | MANIFESTO BY GEERT LOVINK, SEBASTIAN OLMA & NED ROSSITER
On the Creative Question – Nine Theses* By Geert Lovink, Sebastian Olma and Ned Rossiter ‘Culture attracts the worst impulses of the moneyed, it has no honor, it begs to be suburbanized and corrupted’. ― Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge ‘We … Continue reading
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Tagged Creative Cities, creative industries, creativity, social innovation
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Lessons Learned on How Singapore Got It Right
By Renard Teipelke After I visited the city-state Singapore in November 2014, I wanted to write a blog article about my impressions from extensively walking and experiencing the city. I am not residing there, but at least I took what … Continue reading
Posted in research
Tagged 3P, Asia, city state, density, diversity, green planning, livability, mixed-use, PPP, public housing, Singapore, smart city, sustainability, urban design, urban development
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KIOSKS AND PUBLIC SQUARES IN LISBON
by Ares Kalandides Sidewalk cafés are generally a delight. They liven up public space, they become meeting places and places of exchange – indeed, they seem the quintessence of urbanity. Nevertheless, the anarchic invasion of public spaces by tables and … Continue reading
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? FOSTERING EQUITABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN BERLIN
by Ares Kalandides On May 7th, 2015, I had the opportunity to open the Berlin-Sydney online dialogue with a short presentation, followed by a Q&A session about urban development in Berlin. The event was coordinated between the Committee for Sydney … Continue reading
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Tagged Ares Kalandides, Berlin, comprehensive planning, economic development, Sydney, urban development
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IS THE UNDERGROUND A CONCEPT OF THE PAST? THE BRAZILIAN URBAN PLANNER JAIME LERNER CERTAINLY THINKS SO
By Ares Kalandides In an interview for the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo – the Brazilian architect and urban planner Jaime Lerner, three times mayor of Curitiba and former governor of the State of Parana, Brazil – talked about cities and … Continue reading
CAN YOU REALLY DESIGN A CREATIVE NEIGHBOURHOOD? NORMAN FOSTER PLANS FOR HIPSTERS IN DUBAI
by Ares Kalandides “Norman Foster’s architecture firm will deliver the second phase of the Dubai Design District, also known as D3, which is a new creative quarter being built from scratch in the United Arab Emirates city.” How many clichés … Continue reading
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Tagged creative, Creative Cities, Creative Class, Dubai, Norman Foster, Place Branding
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