Sentences with phrase «through urban design»

By attacking obesity through urban design and architecture, governments are beginning to realize that designers might be their best warriors in the battle against obesity and its costs.

Addressing transport emissions in a more comprehensive manner through urban design is one of the main themes at the U.N. World Urban Forum being held this week in Medellin, Colombia.

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Innovative urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other air pollutants through active transit, improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318 Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other air pollutants through active transit, improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318 Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311urban populations.311, 303

In the Urban Green Council report in 2008, data was gathered on 107 projects through the five boroughs of Nyc, 63 of which were either pursuing or had achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.

Through this blog, I hope to engage in discussion on trends in urban planning and design.

The PELP faculty team invited, through a competitive process, urban school districts to partner in the design and delivery of an innovative executive education program tailored specifically to meet the actual challenges that educational leaders are facing.

Through the program, started in September, enrolled students attend their regular high school during the morning, then participate in the program in the afternoon, working in internships and taking architecture and design or urban - sociology classes.

Of the many academically rigorous projects Build SF offers in urban sociology and civic and architectural design, we've chosen the golf - course project as a fun and manageable way to emphasize math, design, and twenty - first - century learning skills through project learning.

This ASCD Study Guide is designed to enhance your understanding and application of the information contained in Aim High, Achieve More: How to Transform Urban Schools Through Fearless Leadership, an ASCD book written by Yvette Jackson and Veronica McDermott and published in August 2012.

CUBE programming is designed to support your school board and superintendent through professional development, legislative advocacy, and other resources that address today's key urban education issues.

(Through our interviews, we learned that Dr. Bennett had been under considerable pressure to design an accountability system that was not deemed harsh to charter schools or urban schools.

When we walk through the halls of urban schools, we are often drawn into classrooms by the sound of students composing new songs or the sight of students collaborating on design projects.

Such a system may seem out of place for a car designed to quickly eat up long stretches of the Autobahn, but is actually logical, considering a substantial number of these cars will no doubt spend much of their time slogging through urban gridlock.

Through focusing on interdisciplinary design - related research of landscape infrastructures they provide important clues for the development of spatial armatures that can guide urban and rural development and have cultural and civic significance.

Through this blog, I hope to engage in discussion on trends in urban planning and design.

The Institute at the Golden Gate's newest report examines one potential solution to this challenge: targeting diverse, urban youth through programming designed by and for the youth themselves.

The Foundation's programs promote responsible mining, healthy marine ecosystems and the enhancement of urban environments through strategic design improvements in new and existing parks.

Designed for middle school students, Urban Trailblazers is a Parks Conservancy / Crissy Field Center program that introduces diverse youth to the outdoors through hands - on restoration projects, environmental lessons, and excursions across our national parks.

«Through our Urban Parks Program, the Foundation supports organizations working to serve major cities through strategic design improvements of public green Through our Urban Parks Program, the Foundation supports organizations working to serve major cities through strategic design improvements of public green through strategic design improvements of public green spaces.

Eaton Hotels encourage balanced living through a tasteful, urban - cool design, highly efficient and intuitive service and an on - going commitment to sustainability.

Artisans of Leisure tours in Australia are designed for the most discerning of travelers, featuring uniquely Australian experiences such as remote Outback and wildlife safaris, private visits to Aboriginal art galleries and small wineries, tours of urban food and craft markets, dining at Australia's most acclaimed restaurants, chartered sailing excursions in the Whitsunday Islands, and swimming through billabongs (water holes) into caves filled with ancient Aboriginal rock art.

Created by the visionary Gekko Group with an avant - garde approach to the hotel's interiors led by Amsterdam design company, concrete, Roomers Munich boasts a refreshing individuality through its furnishings and flair that reflect an urban zeitgeist.

Presented through all of MUMA's recently designed galleries, the inaugural exhibition sees artists explore performative, media and event cultures, and the post-industrial architecture of the urban fringe, whilst others work with sound, light, sculpture, film, and painting in its diverse and expanded forms, offering a multi-sensory register of art and everyday life, from complex cultural perspectives.

Established in 1872, the aPA integrates public art and urban design through exemplary programs and advocacy efforts that connect people with public art.

«I am particularly inspired with the work of past visionaries, be they conceptual artists, utopian urban planners, engineers effecting behavior or architects who sought to change society through their designs.

Female but maybe not Feminist, Biscayne Times, Victor Barrenechea, October 2008 Susan Lee - Chun Artist Profile, Theme Magazine, May / June 2008 Miami Contemporary Artists, Clear Magazine, April / May 2008 Voices, NY Arts, February / March 2008 Asian Artists on Display in BMOCA Exhibits, Boulder Daily Camera, Jenny Bergen, February 22, 2008 Urban Art Access: Art Basel Miami Beach, December 2007 Art Basel Miami Beach Notebook: A Party for the Arty, Economist, Jessica Gallucci, December 2007 Miami Contemporary Artists Book, Julie Davidow & Paul Clemence, November 2007 Susan Lee - Chun, H Magazine (Spain), Pedro Paricio, November 2007 Hurricane Project I, El Nuevo Herald, Adriana Herrera, Sept. 30, 2007 Los grabados de Goya inician una interesante temporada, El Nuevo Herald, Adriana Herrera, Sept. 16, 2007 Eight make the cut, Miami Herald, Daniel Chang, September 15, 2007 To the Brink and Back, Miami New Times, Carlos Suarez de Jesus, September 13, 2007 Body Double: Through a lens starkly, LA Times, Holly Myers, September 12, 2007 Ever more galleries in Wynwood, Miami Herald, Brett Sokol, September 7, 2007 Optic Nerve IX: MOCA Review, Miami Art Guide, Michelle Weinberg, September / October issue No. 10 Visual Power, Miami Herald, Tom Austin, August 5, 2007 Snitzer show brings 59 Homegrown Artists together, Miami Herald, Elisa Turner, July 22, 2007 Wynwood Gallery Installations show the District «Artistic Heart, Miami Herald, Brett Sokol, July 13, 2007 Stop at X, Broward & Palm Beach New Times, Michael MIlls, April 26, 2007 Asian Style and Taste, LA Times, Scarlet Cheng, January 11, 2007 Banquet Art Exhibition at Pacific Asia Museum, The Epoch Times, Dan Sanchez, Dec. 10, 2006 Critic's Pick, Miami Herald, Elisa Turner, December 8, 2006 Almost Famous, Ocean Drive Magazine, October 2006 Young at Art, Miami Herald, Elisa Turner, September 10, 2006 Galleries & Museums, Chicago Reader, September 8, 2006 Home Groan, Miami New Times, Carlos Suarez De Jesus, August 16, 2006 Cuatro Artistas en Casa, El Nuevo Herald, Jose Antonio Evora, August 8, 2006 Urban Sprawl, Sun - Sentinel, Emma Trelles, July 30, 2006 Exploring Urban Life With Art «WLRN ArtStreet with Meredith Porte, July 2006 Around Town, Coral Gables Living Magazine, June / July 2006 Five Years and Going Strong, Design Miami Magazine (vol.1, No. 2), Tiffany Chestler, May 2006 Metro - Pictures, Miami Herald, Elisa Turner, May 14, 2006.

Mr. Estes» extraordinary urban vision unfolds in a compelling career survey focused exclusively on his cityscapes currently on view at the Museum of Arts and Design in Midtown Manhattan, through Sept. 20.

Through multidisciplinary arts, community engagement exercises, and urban design practices she applies an iterative, human centered approach to ecological problem solving.

After Americas Society's exploration of the emergence of mid-century modern design through our 2015 exhibition MODERNO: Design for Living in Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela 1940 - 1978, we aim to present a previous step in the configuration of modern impulses and projects for the urban environment in small cities and big capitals.&design through our 2015 exhibition MODERNO: Design for Living in Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela 1940 - 1978, we aim to present a previous step in the configuration of modern impulses and projects for the urban environment in small cities and big capitals.&Design for Living in Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela 1940 - 1978, we aim to present a previous step in the configuration of modern impulses and projects for the urban environment in small cities and big capitals.»

Each cycle focuses on three cities around the world and comprises high - profile public conferences and residency programs that provide in - depth insight into cities through the lens of local experts and initiate new projects designed to tackle key urban issues.

Examples include Patio Taller, a performance space and grass - roots educational center in the industrial zone of San Antón that organizes a «theater of the oppressed» to address issues affecting their community; the collective transformation of the hillside town of El Cerro, Naranjito into a living mural that is socially and artistically charged; intergenerational workshops known as Escuelas Oficios (Trade Schools) that are recuperating artisanal traditions threatened by modernization and colonialism, such as weaving, lace making, and basketry; the revitalization of blighted properties and neighborhoods through participatory urban design of community centers, public parks, urban gardens, and food cooperatives; and the aesthetic and physical reclaiming of public space through movement by artist Noemí Segarra.

This shift is reflected by the proliferation of all things expressive of Greenery in daily lives through urban planning, architecture, lifestyle and design choices globally.

Led by international, interdisciplinary teams of emerging talents in the areas of urbanism, architecture, art, design, science, technology, education, and sustainability, the Lab addresses issues of contemporary urban life through programs and public discourse.

split / fountain (S / F), merges at least 3 forms of production and dissemination ---- art, design, and print ---- through its operation as a design studio, project space, bookshop, curatorial office, niche publishing house and pocket - scaled laboratory for urban aesthetics and collaborative thinking.

Moderated by the urban environment updated through mobile phone technology, these works are underpinned by the digital - world's natural geometry and program design that structures contemporary life.

Matthew Darbyshire's work explores notions of social and cultural critique through playful approaches to urban architecture and design.

Urban Colonization was designed to draw attention to the hidden world of lichens while engaging the Kansas City public through art, science and participation.

Fascinated with urban environments, she developed an obsession with how they are constituted through design.

«Smart growth» strategies can also reduce the country's structural energy needs, for example, through improved urban design that supports alternative transit options.

Mikaela is the founder of the apparel start - up ARJUNA.AG, a sustainable clothing company that aims to mitigate urban environmental health challenges through the integration of design, technology and education.

Innovative urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other air pollutants through active transit, improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318 Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other air pollutants through active transit, improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318 Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311urban populations.311, 303

As you walk through Masdar City, you will notice its progressive urban planning and eye - catching architecture that combines traditional design principles with leading - edge technology.

Estimating the Cooling Power through Transpiration of Vining Green Walls in Various Climates A Yazdanseta Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design, 2017

Aside from improving vehicular design through battery, engine and emissions improvements, a more macro view on urban form must be taken.

Health and education outcomes can be best improved through economic development and this results in reduced population pressure, as well as providing resources for agricultural soil conservation and increased organic content, for conservation and restoration of ecosystems and for «water sensitive urban design».

An optimal transport and land use scenario was developed through modelling predicted demand, thus creating a future spatial design that promotes urban efficiency and sustainability for residents and the city government.

Urban Vertical Garden Built From 100's Of Soda Bottles As part of an innovative partnership called Home Sweet Home (Lar Doce Lar) between multidisciplinary design firm Rosenbaum and TV producer Luciano Huck, the teams went through dozens of Brazilian homes doing dramatic makeovers of interior and exterior spaces.

(Sec. 154) Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to report to Congress on development and implementation of an integrated energy strategy to reduce utility expenses through cost - effective energy conservation and efficiency measures and energy efficient design and construction of public and assisted housing.

Other measures are aimed at the mitigation of «heat islands» through urban planning, the adaptation of housing design to local climate and expanding air conditioning, shifts in work patterns and mortality monitoring (Keatinge et al., 2000; Ballester et al., 2003; Johnson et al., 2005; Marttila et al., 2005; Penning - Rowsell et al., 2005).