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Urban Planet: The agricultural cliff
By Jonathan ZettelWhile the fiscal cliff is dominating news in the States, there is a growing concern about the agricultural cliff. Farmers are growing... Read More
Urban Planet: Nests made of cigarette butts
By Jonathan Zettel. Birds are using cigarette butts in their nests, but this might not be a bad thing. Some say that the nicotine acts as a toxin to... Read More
Urban Planet: Cloud architecture hits Seoul Korea
By Jonathan ZettelKnown as The Cloud, these two hi-rise residential buildings are joined in the middle by a ten stories of apartments and spanning... Read More
Urban Planet: Getting to work on a trampoline?
By Jonathan ZettelYou might forget your battle for bike lanes after you see what Finnish architects are doing. Known as the Fast Track, the 51-metre... Read More
Urban Planet: City of Light could go dark?
By Jonathan ZettelA new proposal would have Parisian businesses turn off all their lights. This would cut energy use across Paris, bringing in a more... Read More
Urban Planet: Spinning flywheels boost subways
By Jonathan ZettelWe can only imagine the amount of energy it takes so send subways around the city. Here’s an article that has at least one... Read More
Urban Planet: Project-a-lane bike lights
By Jonathan ZettelBLAZE – Kickstarter Launch Video from BLAZE COMPONENTS on Vimeo. Has your mayor ripped out all your bike lanes? Fear not! Blaze... Read More
Image of the Moment: Dismantling the Spiral
By Dwight WilliamsSpotted a week ago off the McKenzie King Bridge. Given the new staircase running along the western face of the new Ottawa Conference... Read More