Sustainability
Cities By Water: What NYC Can Learn From Copenhagen’s Urban Planning
Rendering of The BIG U, “The Harbor Berm,” an elevated path through the park. Image Courtesy of BIG/ Rebuild By
Daily What?! Pavilion of Thousands of Discarded Cups Coming to Governor’s Island for FIGMENT Festival
For the 2014 FIGMENT Festival on Governors Island, Inhabitat reports that the City of Dreams Pavilion, a visitors lounge, will
Participatory City: 100 Urban Trends from the BMW Guggenheim Lab
For the past two years the BMW Guggenheim Lab has been offering programs in New York City, Berlin, and Mumbai
Photos from 2013 PARK(ing) Day in NYC
A PARK(ing) Day spot in Tribeca with ping-pong table, desks and grass by HR&A PARK(ing)
Photos of Harvest Dome Moving from Inwood to Governors Island
The Harvest Dome, a floating installation of 500 broken umbrellas and empty soda bottles, by SLO Architecture, moved from Inwood
The Relationship of Art and New Technology in LA’s Clean Tech Corridor
In April of 2009, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced the launch of Clean Tech LA, a collaborative effort of
Launch of The Crystal in London [VIDEO]
If ever there was doubt over whether urbanism could be made cool, the launch of The Crystal, a new sustainable
Sustainability, Women Entrepreneurship & Fashion
Sustainability, women entrepreneurship & fashion – these three words are very appealing to me. When I heard of the SF Sustainable
Green Roofs, Blue Roofs and More Roofs in NYC
Rooftops have always been the rage here in New York, but in the last few years, roofs have increasingly been
Untapped Special Report: LES Ecology Center E-Waste Recycling Events
In part two of our Untapped Special Report on electronic waste, we headed up to the Bronx to check out
Untapped Special Report: E-Waste
Welcome to the first article in an Untapped Special Report looking into electronic waste in New York City. Last week
Freshkills Park on Staten Island: Garbage-Greenery Conversion
Freshkills Landfill in Staten Island was established in 1948 on land that was originally tidal creeks and coastal marsh. It