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 →

Illusion of Floating Cities

Saturday, March 23, 2013 Posted By: Sarah Cawrse

  The Netherlands is known for their extensive canal system.  Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, has more than one hundred kilometres of canals and around 1,500 bridges.  The canal system can be considered as part of the successful outcome … Continue reading →

The Most Dutch of All Vehicles

Friday, March 22, 2013 Posted By: Sarah Cawrse

  Everyone’s daily life will, at some point or another, involve the choice of choosing how to get from one place to another.  Very often the reoccurrence of this daily choice leads to assumed trends and eventually a way of … Continue reading →

Urban Market: A Public Space of Social Interaction

Thursday, March 21, 2013 Posted By: Lee Dexter

Personally growing up from a low- income family in an Asian country in the past, I am pretty glad that I have managed to experience the diversity of social interaction between local residents living in the same neighborhood. Remembering for … Continue reading →

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