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[Urban Regeneration] Concert Square, Liverpool- Adding value with new public space

This project located in the heart of the city centre close to central station and  Duke Street/Bold Street which have themselves been  undergoing improvement.  The regeneration of a redundant inner urban industrial are…

[Urban design] Street design for user priorities

One of most important point of Urban design is how to make street more active. Active can be involved pedestrian, cultural activities or something else.  To encourage more sustainable travel  patterns and safer stree…

[Urban planing] Barcelona Expension / Ensanche, Eixample Barcelona 2

The "Proyecto de Reforma y Ensanche" ('project for the remodelling and expansion') of Barcelona. 1859 The United States Declaration of Independence, the leading theories of the French Revolution…

[Urban planing] Barcelona Expension / Ensanche, Eixample Barcelona

The city of Barcelona seems to have been successful in transforming itself in a very short time from a “gray” industrial city in the midst of a deep economic crisis in 1980 to an international success story a decade late…

Urban street design - Urban street segments for Main street  /Charmeck, USA

Main Streets are, most importantly,destination locations that provide access to and function as centers of civic, social, and commercial activity. Main Streets may currently exist as older neighborhood centers or pot…

Urban street design - Urban street segments for Avenue

Avenues can serve a diverse set of functions in a wide variety of land use contexts. Therefore, they are the most common street type in cities. Avenues provide access from neighborhoods to commercial areas, between areas of t…

[Urban design] Urban cultivation, Urban agriculture

Urban cultivation or Urban agriculture can reflect varying levels of economic and social development. In the global north it often takes the form of a social movement for sustainable communities, where organic growers,…

[Urban design] New tile  in Diagonal, New panot in Diagonal,Pavement in Barcelona

The new tile in Diagonal ,Barcelona.    which maintains the versatility and usefulness of 20x20cm piece has been designed and produced by Escofet Terradas Architects,   Reproducing the Platanus leaves.  Diagona…

[Urban design] Management of street trees in Barcelona

Guidelines for planting (Management of street trees in Barcelona) The planting guidelines define the minimum distance between trees so that they do not interfere with services in the city streets but have enough space to gr…

[Urban design] Urban design in Barcelona, Trees in Barcelona ,Tree planing

The trees in Barcelona has name tag on the bottom. As you can see picture on the top. It's almost impossible to refer to the landscape of Barcelona without mentioning its trees, those which stand in the parks and gardens…

[Urban design] Urban design in Barcelona, pavement in Barcelona ,pavement design

Just by walking on the sidewalk you will already notice you are in a different country. Barcelona also has its own distinct pavement. The Catalan capital has no less than five different types of paving stones from the Modernis…

[Sketch] Girona view from city wall

Girona is a city where you can find quite and peaceful atmosphere. Girona is a city on a human scale with all the charm of a larger city. About 1h 30min by train for Sant estacion in Barcelona. @ Girona Catalonia , …

[Space design] The fun theory : Piano stairs,The World's Deepest Bin /  Cheer up! theory : Mapo Bridge, Bridge of Life ,Republic of Korea

The Volkswagen has launched a popular new campaign called "The Fun Theory" which is "dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people's behavior for the bette…