“Reconnect with Traditional Approaches” touts the Prince of Wales. Some have accused him of wanting to return to some Golden Age, but Prince Charles assures that his concern is on the future. He has recently set out Ten Principles for urban master planning that he hopes will combine the best of the old and the new. Prince Charles' 10 Principles for Masterplanning 1. Developments must respect the land. They should not be intrusive; they should be designed to fit within the lan

Built in 1978, The Rom Skatepark located in East London, has officially become the first European skatepark to be awarded a protected status. The Department for Culture, Madia and Sport ruled on the advice of English Heritage, that the park is "nationally important and of special interest." This is only the second skatepark in the world to be acknowledged for cultural significance and it now joins the Bro Bowl in Tampa, Florida. A 8,000 s.m. park was designed by Adrian Rolt a

Who doesn’t love a good app? Well, Urban Planners and Designers today is your day with the arrival of 5 new APPS. Check out the brief descriptions below: 1. StreetMix Giving you the ability to redesign a street instantly without the hassle of political channels, community meetings or extensive planning and devising hunched over maps. Don’t fret yet, it’s not an actual data-driven planning tool. 2. WideNoise Allows users the ability to track noise pollution across an entire

In the 1960s, many cities were expanding roads for cars, buses, and different modes of transporation. Despite this trend around the world, there was one city who was doing the exact opposite: The Mexican city of Guanajuato. This unique city has all but one of its main traffic arteries running underground. Above ground lies the most walkable city in North America. So, where do all of the cars go? They travel underground in a network of roads beneath the city. But another quest

Today marks the 125th birthday of the Eiffel Tower, and as one of my favorite architectural/engineering endevors, I must pay my respects. So in honor of this magnifacant icon, I will like to highlight this great article, also seen here! It bascially lists 40 interesting facts about the Eiffel Tower, and I thought it would be nice to share my top 10 from the list. Here goes... 1. Completed on March 31, 1889, the tower was the world’s tallest man-made structure for 41 years unt