Christiania Vs Lancaster
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Posted By: Kartikeya Singh
Our initiative looks at the existing site in Christiania, Christianshavn, and challenges their meaning and existence. Taking Christiania at face value, we looked to question what a community was doing, what it was saying about an area, and what would … Continue reading
Gated or Integrated Community?
Sunday, May 19, 2013 Posted By: Wei Zhao - Nigo
China has undertaken booming housing developments since it introduced reform and opening policies in 1978. All of these increased housing stocks are in the form of gated communities. Particularly, Guangdong Province, including two economic powerhouses of Guangzhou and Shenzhen cities, … Continue reading
‘Consensus-led’ and ‘Top-down’
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Posted By: Wei Zhao - Nigo
‘Consensus-led’ and ‘Top-down’ In this semester, we have a fortune to get involved in one of the most interesting and challenging module – ‘Cities and Culture’, which is mainly focus on the understanding of Christiania community that is located in … Continue reading
Can consensus work? The case of Lancaster Cohousing and Christiania, Copenhagen
Monday, May 13, 2013 Posted By: Amy
The concept of consensus has been a key theme of our studies this semester. Our class visit to Christiania, in Copenhagen is an example of how consensus governance has been sustained over a long time period (since the 1970s). Our … Continue reading
the aDORAble park
Friday, April 26, 2013 Posted By: Sarah Cawrse
Torino, Italy has historically accepted industrialization as part of its city and more recently, has equally accepted de-industrialization. What does de-industrialization create besides brownfields and abandoned lots? In the case of Parco Dora, a post-industrial landscape has been transformed … Continue reading
A Workshop Combining Different Countries, Diverse Knowledge
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Posted By: Sarah Cawrse
I applied and was selected to attend the IP Upward Erasmus Intensive Program 2013, urban design project workshop and responsible design. This was the third year of the workshop being held in Torino, Italy and the topic chosen was … Continue reading
Turin, Italy: the possibilities of urban arcades
Sunday, April 21, 2013 Posted By: Amy
Having just landed from Sarah and I’s study trip to Turin, Italy; the part of the city I will perhaps miss the most was my daily walk to/from the university campus through the kilometres of historical arcades, perhaps one of … Continue reading
Turin, Italy: city between the Alps and the hills
Saturday, April 20, 2013 Posted By: Amy
Check out these photos from the IP UPWARD 2013 workshop, held in Turin. The city of Turin was like no other I’ve visited mainly because walking around Turin, you are constantly reminded of the city’s place within nature- its setting. … Continue reading
create a sense of place in a post-industrial local centre
Thursday, April 04, 2013 Posted By: ningc
Why would a person choose your local centre as a destination with so many othe alternativea avalilable? certainlly many,if not most,or just the goods and services offered there can easily be obtained somewhere else. The answer is a strong sense … Continue reading
Container City, London
Monday, April 01, 2013 Posted By: Amy
Container City, or Trinity Buoy Wharf is the London Docklands answer to an Arts Quarter. An old waterfront industrial area, with a number of existing industrial buildings, the area has been transformed through the development of several blocks of containers, … Continue reading
