by Jaroslav Biolek We are a community of people, working together under the name of PARK (Pozitivní Akce Re-Kultivace – Positive Action of Re-Cultivation), who are interested in the quality of public space and its use. Our general goal is to support and to develop civic participation which form the public space and may improve the […] read more
by Stefano Serafini Istanbul is a dynamic, multicultural, vibrant metropolis. It is also a young one. The average age of the population is 31 years old. This adds to the deeply layered heritage of the three great civilizations in which Istanbul, sitting among Asia and Europe, has been the capital for two millennia. Contrasts characterize […] read more
by Stefano Serafini The biourban community is concerned about the spread of a new epidemic: the Biomarcophilia. It seems in fact that the revolutionary work by Marco Casagrande, European Prize for Architecture 2013 and vice-president of the International Society of Biourbanism, has a side-effect. Besides influencing an international community of designers while implementing the biourbanism theory […] read more
by Mark Watson, MDIA Post graduate study in Design is a life event facilitating reflection on past practice and a renewal of focus on future practice. The reflective nature of research allows a deep understanding of the underpinning fundamentals of purpose to the work and a more stable platform on which to hold discourse in […] read more
by Katherine Donaghy & Menno Cramer Paracity is the latest project by CURE, The Casagrande Laboratory Centre of Urban Research (CURE) a multi-disciplinary architectural, technical and engineering practice. CURE focuses on the development and research of large-scale biourban solutions, environmentalism and urban design in the post-industrial city. CURE combines and unravels traditional disciplines and guidelines […] read more
Springer has finally released the masterpiece and ultimate book on the traditional urban heritage of Southern Europe by professor Besim Hakim, a must-read work that will impress scholars and practitioners. This outstanding book brings together historic urban/building rules and codes for the geographic areas including Greece, Italy, and Spain. The author achieved his ambitious goal of finding pertinent […] read more
by Stefano Serafini “The survival of traditional societies over hundreds and thousands of years indicates that they surely possessed knowledge that can still be of great value either in its original form or as the basis for new developments… architects must thoroughly analyse traditional building methods and forms using scientific principles and an understanding of […] read more
by C-LAB Organic Machine! The Ruin Academy is set up in an abandoned Japanese-Taiwanese sugar factory (1913-1996) in Taitung, Taiwan in order to take further the biourbanist research of the Third Generation City. The core of the Ruin Academy is located in the evaporator tanks area of the factory from where it will gradually […] read more
ISB’s Summer School programme in “Neuroergonomics and Sociogenesis”, Artena, Italy, July 13th-20th 2014. The program offers seven full days of lectures, practical workshops, and design studios with international experts for exploring how to design urban environments able to revive, support, nourish, and enhance sociality and human relationships. Below you can find all the lectures, and you can […] read more
by Stefano Serafini “What if, instead of breaking them, the design of cities could naturally feed social ties? There must be a way for urban planners to make cities more human-centred and livable, by focusing on how the built environment affects sociality.” ABSTRACT The International Society of Biourbanism (ISB) is organizing a Summer school in […] read more