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CNU XIII
Urbanism's Human Dimension: Looking After the Life of Public Spaces
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 04/19/2007 - 10:08pm.Description: Contemporary public spaces are a fragile species. People
today use public space not because they have to, but
because they want to. The optional character of much public
life in today's cities places very high demands on the quality
of public spaces offered. Renowned Danish archite... read more »
Housing Typologies and the Reurbanization of the Polycentric City
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 04/19/2007 - 9:52pm.Description: How can creative design and use of housing typologies give
structure and coherence to the Polycentric City? What are
new and innovative typologies that reinforce the urban structure
at all scales, from that of the city to the neighborhood
and corridor to the block and street?
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Putting Out the Fire on Street Design
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 04/19/2007 - 9:41pm.Description: To a New Urbanist, narrowing streets and creating pedestrian
friendly environments can help calm auto traffic, save
lives, and reduce injuries. To an emergency responder narrow
streets and other traffic calming devices may slow
response times and impede operations. This session con... read more »
Shared Space-Reconciling People, Places and Traffic
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 04/12/2007 - 9:06pm.Description: For several generations, the spaces between buildings have
been dominated by the requirements of traffic engineering,
with its language of signs, traffic signals, bollards, barriers,
curbs, and road markings. As a result there has been little
opportunity to express community values... read more »
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Tradition and Preservation
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 04/12/2007 - 8:32pm.Description: Modern historic preservation is a product of modernism and
looks on traditional buildings as relics of the past. It often
prohibits both contemporary traditional design and contextual
building. Yet, in the 21st century, traditional architecture
and urbanism is thriving. Traditional... read more »
European Regionalism
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 04/12/2007 - 8:16pm.Description: A core aspect of new urban practice has always been at the
regional and metropolitan scale—whether regional visioning
in Chicago, Austin, and the Twin Cities or structuring growth
around transit in Charlotte, Denver, and Los Angeles. This
session presents recent innovations in re... read more »
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Reviving Boulevards and Avenues as Major Thoroughfares
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 04/12/2007 - 6:13pm.Description: Context Sensitive Solutions in Major Thoroughfare Design
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Razing Freeways, Raising Values
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 04/12/2007 - 5:05pm.Description: Cities across North America are removing freeways to ignite
reinvestment. Recognizing the destruction of neighborhoods
and land values caused by urban freeways, communities are
choosing alternatives that restore torn fabric through rich
street networks and create value through good... read more »
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Welcome Address, Opening Night
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Tue, 04/10/2007 - 8:56pm.... read more »
Re-Centering Communities Around Transit-Oriented Development
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Tue, 04/10/2007 - 7:51pm.Description: Planning and design for transit-oriented development (TOD)
should be based on a neighborhood- and district-wide plan,
embracing the presence of the station itself. Whether for
new or existing places, such plans should be varied by location
and intensity based on their transect cond... read more »
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