urbanism
Port du Rhin: Strasbourg’s problem suburb (which is also on the border)
The suburb of Strasbourg which is part of the Franco-German border is famous for having staged anti-Nato protests in 2009. It's all the more reason for its politicians and town planners to realise the urban planning policy set in place to improve living conditions for its population. Mission accomplished?
urbanism, nato, europe, strasbourg, society, violence, suburbs
'Come to Romania': quest to brand Bucharest
Forging a skate culture, redesigning lei banknotes and offering a story to tourists, aside from the palace of parliament hotspot, the result of dictator Ceaucescu's tearing down a third of the city in communist times. These are just some of the ideas to boost the image and GDP of a crisis-riddled country
urbanism, eucrisis on the ground, money, central and eastern europe, advertising, bucharest, centrist
Paris, Krakow: the crop of Europe's pretty urban green
The tallest building in the world, the 828 metre (2716 ft) high Burj Khalifa skyscraper, was unveiled in Dubai at the beginning of January. Nowadays the question is more of building outwards rather than upwards, with four buzzwords - happiness, ecology, smartness and economy - via two city models
urbanism, future of europe, paris, cracow, futur, society, ecology
Andrew Todd: ‘the Gehrys and the Libeskinds don’t add anything to a city’
The forty-year-old British-born architect, ranked one of the world’s top forty, on working under Jean Nouvel, ‘airport architects’ and why European cities should ditch their showcase images
urbanism, andrew todd, brunch, bilbao, jean nouvel, guggenheim, architecture
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