City Sink Carbon Cycle Infrastructure For Our Built Enviroments Denise Hoffman Brandt & Michael Sorkin City Sink is a design research proposal for a meta-park of dispersed landscape infrastructure to boost carbon stocks in biomass and through formation of long-term sequestration reservoirs for soil organic carbon in New York City and Long Island. City Sink research merges urban land-use lifecycles and the carbon cycle to describe a systemic response to the elevated atmospheric carbon levels provoking climate change. The project is a model for reimagining urban landscapes as… Read More »
Found Space : A Therapeutic Journey to Urban Resurrection Mi Tsung Chang FOUND SPACE: A THERAPUTIC JOURNEY TO URBAN RESURRECTION is a book that addresses the issue of urban deterioration and seeking methods to halt the dissolution of our urban fabric in a creative way. Perspective readers of this book will find that it responds well to the many challenges of urban resurrection, factors required for the rebuilding the lower Manhattan after September 11th, and creative approaches to restoration of old mills or railroad yards. Found space is seeking answers for resurrecting N.Y.C… Read More »
Beyond Zuccotti Park : Freedom of Assembly and the Occupation of Public Space Lance Jay Brown The Occupy Wall Street movement has challenged the physical manifestation of the First Amendment rights to freedom of assembly. Where and how can people congregate today? Forty social scientists, planners, architects, and civil liberties experts explore the definition, use, role, and importance of public space for the exercise of our democratic rights to free expression. The book also discusses whose voice is heard and what factors limit the participation of minorities in Occupy… Read More »
Urban Design for an Urban Century : Shaping More Livable, Equitable, and Resilient Cities Lance Jay Brown This book offers a comprehensive introduction to urban design, from a historical overview and basic principles to practical design concepts and strategies. It discusses the demographic, environmental, economic, and social issues that influence the decision-making and implementation processes of urban design. The Second Edition has been fully revised to include thorough coverage of sustainability issues and to integrate new case studies into the core concepts discussed.… Read More »
PLOT Volume 4: Waste Stream Featuring curated submissions by students, faculty, artists, and practitioners, Volume 4 explores the theme of WASTE STREAM, developed by the second-year MLA student editorial board in collaboration with faculty advisor Catherine Seavitt Nordenson and designer Isaac Gertman. Contributions to this issue reveal many interpretations of WASTE STREAM, from culture to terraforming to rethinking our own health and that of our planet.
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