a book Edited by Prof. T. M. VINOD KUMAR Info: Copal Publishing ISBN: 9788 1924 73352Publication Date: May 2013Dimension: 6 x 9 in.Binding: HardboundPages: 450 Smart cities are knowledge based cities, that develop extra ordinary capabilities to be selfaware, function 24 hours and 7 days a week, and communicate, selectively, in real time knowledge to citizen […] read more
by Nikos Salingaros Architecture is indeed linked to biology. This observation is intuitively true from a structural perspective, since human beings perceive a kinship between the different processes — natural and artificial — that generate form. Nevertheless, the broadness of the claim might appear surprising, considering that it comes from architects holding radically different ideas […] read more
SAVE THE DATE (Event in Italian) OPEN DAY Introduction to Biourbanism. Theory, activities, projects. November 17th 2012, Rome, Italy 9:30 am The International Society of Biourbanism 10:00 Urban project, according to Biourbanism 11:15 Discussion Roma Tre University | Faculty of Architecture – Argiletum/Aula Ponzio, 2nd floor via della Madonna dei Monti nr. 40 (Metro station B “Cavour”) […] read more
Please consider becoming a Participating Member of the INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF BIOURBANISM for 2012. The membership fees for 2012: student member: 40,00 euro / year ordinary member: 60,00 euro / year supporting member: 200,00 euro / year corporate and institutional member: 500,00 euro / year. Participating Members support the work of the International Society of […] read more
by Michael Mehaffy and Nikos Salingaros The words “living” and “technology” do not often occur in the same sentence. We think of technology as something mechanical, inert, dead — very different from life, and even dangerous to living systems. And yet the word “technology” simply means “the knowledge of making” — that is, how to create […] read more