by Antonio Caperna Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in […] read more
by Christopher Alexander FOREWORD The following commentary is based upon a letter I wrote in response to William Saunders of the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Saunders wrote a review of Book I of The Nature of Order that I felt completely failed to grasp the ideas behind it. Indeed he did not even discuss those […] read more
Naples, Italy, September 1st – 7th, 2012 An ISB delegation, consisting of Angelica Fortuzzi, Angela Maria Pezzilli, and Stefano Serafini, participated in the work of the sixth UN Habitat World Urban Forum (http://www.unhabitat.org/downloads/docs/ProgrammeWUF6.pdf), in Naples, from the 1st to the 7th of September 2012. We met colleagues from all over the world, and discussed […] read more
Once Upon a Time a Rocky Paradise from gloria lattanzi on Vimeo. A short trailer about the Summer School in Neuroergonomics and Urban Design. Poem by Vibhavari Jani. Music by Jenny England. Filming and Editing by Andrea Centofanti. 2012 (c) International Society of Biourbanism – www.biourbanism.org | www.biourbanistica.com read more