[re]Programming

Precedent studies of HafenCity and Detroit:   Studies of the abandoned buildings at and around the Syracuse Inner Harbor:

[re]Programming

Precedent studies of HafenCity and Detroit:   Studies of the abandoned buildings at and around the Syracuse Inner Harbor:

Curitiba, Brazil

Curitiba, Brazil redefined the city fabric through a new master plan which focused on axial avenues of transportation which could begin to redistribute the cities economic zones from the city center.  Connecting external neighborhoods to downtown, allowed for interaction of

Curitiba, Brazil

Curitiba, Brazil redefined the city fabric through a new master plan which focused on axial avenues of transportation which could begin to redistribute the cities economic zones from the city center.  Connecting external neighborhoods to downtown, allowed for interaction of

Havana Urban Farms

In Havana, urban farms became a necessity following the collapse of the Soviet Union.  They grew in scale and importance, and although the city of Syracuse does not have the same political problems and necessity for food produced in tight

Havana Urban Farms

In Havana, urban farms became a necessity following the collapse of the Soviet Union.  They grew in scale and importance, and although the city of Syracuse does not have the same political problems and necessity for food produced in tight

Constructed Wetland

Bioremediation

  Bioremediation is the first step we must take in order to make our site habitable.  There are a few different possible types remediation that would be helpful for our site, including bioremediation on the cellular scale, phytoremediation, and even

Constructed Wetland

Bioremediation

  Bioremediation is the first step we must take in order to make our site habitable.  There are a few different possible types remediation that would be helpful for our site, including bioremediation on the cellular scale, phytoremediation, and even

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Transportation_Waste_Infrastructure

Looking at the specified site, Syracuse Inner Harbor, its proximity to a body of water and Industrial building stock would cause one to look at Combined Sewage Over flow and water runoff.  The use of permeable landscaping is important to

Screen shot 2012-02-27 at 11.00.02 AM

Transportation_Waste_Infrastructure

Looking at the specified site, Syracuse Inner Harbor, its proximity to a body of water and Industrial building stock would cause one to look at Combined Sewage Over flow and water runoff.  The use of permeable landscaping is important to

mallmadness1996

When is our love affair with the Mall going to end?

And the next GOLD certified LEED building in Syracuse is…The Carousel Mall Extension! While we have understood for some time that the LEED system has devolved into the art of ticking boxes, this catastrophe has become a symbol of the

mallmadness1996

When is our love affair with the Mall going to end?

And the next GOLD certified LEED building in Syracuse is…The Carousel Mall Extension! While we have understood for some time that the LEED system has devolved into the art of ticking boxes, this catastrophe has become a symbol of the

Daily Good on Living Labs Global

I’d like to share these two sites I encountered through the web The Daily Good – A conglomerate of Good news, projects and ideas on almost all subjects (including cities!) AND Living Labs Global – a competition and think tank of

Daily Good on Living Labs Global

I’d like to share these two sites I encountered through the web The Daily Good – A conglomerate of Good news, projects and ideas on almost all subjects (including cities!) AND Living Labs Global – a competition and think tank of

However Unspectacular

However Unspectacular

Linked is the proposal boards from Interboro for their visions for Detroit (one of planning projects Min and I have been looking at). They believe that the continuation of surburbanization will lead the urban Detroit into further segregation, and so propose a way to redistribute wealth and prevent the city from becoming a ‘museum of ruins’.

However Unspectacular

However Unspectacular

Linked is the proposal boards from Interboro for their visions for Detroit (one of planning projects Min and I have been looking at). They believe that the continuation of surburbanization will lead the urban Detroit into further segregation, and so propose a way to redistribute wealth and prevent the city from becoming a ‘museum of ruins’.