Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.
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• The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games will eventually end. The athletes and spectators will go home but the infrastructure built to accommodate them will remain. Fastcompany looks at the built-form legacy left from the games and its transformative effect on the city’s future.
•The National Geographic‘s recent feature on Shanghai, provides an evocative picture of the past, present and future of one of the world’s most captivating and rapidly evolving mega cities.
• StickyWorld, a new web 2.0 platform featured on the Polis Blog could further democratize the consultation process of architectural and design projects. Developed by Slider Studio, StickyWorld allows users to create virtual meetings in online “rooms”. In these rooms participants can share and communicate with each other by posting drawings or commenting on design.
• Lisbon, Portugal has found a new, but not necessarily safe, way to enhance cycling’s appeal–covering the bike lanes with poetry. A new bike path along the Tejo river, contains phrases from famous Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa. Check out Treehugger for a video and translation of the unusual, but stunning, new path.
• City of Sound presents a unique analysis of the much discussed Ipad, looking at its potentially transformative impact for cities and urbanisim.
photo of Vancouver by Roland Tanglao