Research
Appreciation of unseen existing spaces
A Theoretical issue for Urban and Architectural Design Abstract “We must now discover how to do more with less, how to successfully design with nature, and how to ecologically design our communities. . .” (1)This article, with its insight into the history of Western European spatial development, will attempt to demonstrate that the above […] read more
Tatjana Capuder Vidmar
Elizabeth Quay
This is a compelling account of community disempowerment and poor city planning The story of Elizabeth Quay in Perth, Western Australia needs telling. Perth is a relatively young coastal city of 1.7 million people. It has a Mediterranean climate, an easy-going lifestyle and a wonderful large central river. The city was assaulted by developers in […] read more
Linley Lutton
Peer to Peer (P2P) Urbanism
Definition prepared by the “Peer-to-peer Urbanism Task Force” consisting of Antonio Caperna, Michael Mehaffy, Geeta Mehta, Federico Mena-Quintero, Agatino Rizzo, Nikos A. Salingaros, Stefano Serafini, and Emanuele Strano. Part A. Problems with existing urban implementations1. Centrally-planned urbanism doesn’t address anything but a big-picture view, and misses all the local details that significantly affect the […] read more
A Brief History of P2P Urbanism
P2P (peer-to-peer) Urbanism joins ideas from the open-source software movement together with new thinking by urbanists, into a discipline oriented towards satisfying human needs. P2P-Urbanism is concerned with cooperative and creative efforts to define space for people’s use. This essay explains P2P-Urbanism as the outcome of several historical processes, describes the cooperative participation schemes that […] read more
Nikos A. Salingaros & Federico Mena-Quintero
Education
A New Paradigm for Deep Sustainability: Biourbanism
Biourbanism introduces new conceptual and planning models for a new kind of city, valuing social and economical regeneration of the built environment through developing and healthy communities. Thus, it combines technical aspects, such as zero-emission, energy efficiency, information technology, etc. and the promotion of social sustainability and human well being. In effect, this new paradigm […] read more
Eleni Tracada, Antonio Caperna
Designing in the Dark
Designing in the Dark: multi-sensorial workshop reconnecting designers with visually impaired end-users The title ‘Designing in the Dark’ does not point to the rich and layered world of experience of persons that are blind, but on the contrary to the unknown and uncertain design attitude of designers without visual impairments. Ignorance and insecurity among architects, […] read more
Antonio Caperna, Marc Dujardin
