Satellite cities as a concept have long adorned the minds of great urban planners such as Sir Ebenezer Howard. However, it is SOM who has the magnificent opportunity to pursue this fascinating architectural trend on a large scale, in a contemporary scope.
A U.S. land court has put an end for the long legal obstacle over the construction of the $450 million Fenway Center housing complex project over the Massachusetts Turnpike. The massive structure, a Meredith Management project, will be a sustainable one i
The city of Odense, Denmark, might
soon witness a transformation, especially with respect to the network of roads
that circle around. Centered around this road system, will be a dense and
vibrant city that will not only make room for the current traffic,
Providing futuristic design solutions and landscaping the urban setting for a more sustainable tomorrow is what Studio Egret West specializes in. Its latest project involves planning 3000 new homes for 19 sites across Gateshead. Getting the opportunity of
Dutch dairy cooperative, FrieslandCampina, traces its roots as far back as 1897. Now, it has expanded its operations to many countries, trying to get people to realize the importance of milk. In Vietnam, it has its office centered in the city of Ho Chi Mi
Water crisis is primarily a mandate problem. More than two billion people around the world lack access to clean water and many people do not have sufficient water to meet their day to day needs. The demand for fresh water is growing at a shocking rate. As
Every year designers around the world purpose innovative designs for school, commercial and residential buildings. In every new design we see new innovations and ideas highlighted by the designer. Today, though these designs seem to be fantasy of some arc
With adversities come opportunities. Japan, the country characterized by
impermanence, witnessed a terrifying earthquake, a ravaging tsunami and the possibility
of a nuclear crisis; all within a span of one year i.e. 2011. Therefore, to deal with such er
Crescent Lake Homes is an architectural design for urban settings that will brings us face to face with the idea of varied use of the Indian landscape.The Oragadam-Tamil Nadu plan is a magnificent attempt to integrate clean and green neighborhood industr
Urban planning methods vary from place to place depending on the need of the hour and landscape. But what most urban communities share is fragmentation. While such places witness plenty of development, they do so in a manner that edges out sustainable dev
