Case studies of digital platforms where people, designers and makers co-design and co-make their products. Recent technological advancements in digital fabrication, sharing economy models and tools and open source design are shaping our production/consumption habits. There is also an urgent…
Cities Today According to the UN: half of humanity – 3.5 billion people – lives in cities today. By 2030, almost 60 per cent of the world’s population will live in urban areas. 95 per cent of urban expansion in…
Expo Milano 2015 is promoting Fourteen (14) Projects concerning the issues of food, nutrition and sustainability. The objective is to promote the expo theme and share ideas and actions to enhance people’s knowledge and improve their lives. The projects are…
EXPO Milano 2015 – So, What is it all about? Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life is the core theme of Expo Milano 2015: “Food as nourishment Food as pleasure Food as taste Food as home Food as family Food…
Architecture in Development is a community based open source platform. It is about collecting local architecture knowledge and make it accessible for everyone. It is also about learning from each other and collaborating. All the projects are collected on a…
The Exhibition “Think Global, Build Social! Architectures for a Better World” is about contemporary architecture’s social responsibility. Far beyond from “star architecture”, the exhibition presents 22 examples of architecture projects that attempt to improve the living conditions of people in…
Cascina Cuccagna is the name of the XVIIth century farmhouse in the centre of Milan that creates exchange opportunities for people from different generations and cultures. It is a bottom-up project dedicated to culture, environment, food and social interactions. THE…
When a blighted city needs transformation, it’s usually a bulldozer rather than a brush that does the work. Few years ago, Edi Rama, Tirana’s mayor at the time, started in a creative way to paint the sad facades of the…
According to Alice Rawsthorn, the design critic of the International Herald Tribune, the global edition of the New York Times, “Social Design” is on one of the most dynamic areas of contemporary design. It addresses the big social issues of…
The Union Street Urban Orchard is created by The Architecture Foundation, Bankside Open Spaces Trust, ProjectARKs and the Wayward Plant Registry. This summer they will transform a derelict site, 100 Union Street-Southwark-London, into the Urban Physic Garden, a pop-up community built…
One dat is left to vote for the greenest ideas. Visit thegreenawards.com to vote your favorites. There are four categories: Green Civic Leader, Green Entrepreneur, Green Local Organizer, and Green Parent. Remember you can vote once per category, per day…
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