Urban renewal

Through walking the plus 15 system it was clear that it was a very inclusive and discriminating environment. This contradicts the City of Calgary’s definition of the walkway where they say that its “a public pedestrian walkway system that … provides alternative routes for pedestrians to numerous and varied destinations”. Through walking at both the street level and the plus 15 level strong contrasts began to arise between the two supposedly “public spaces”. Differences in areas such as…

before. Aside from building differences, the landscape also changed, the landscape is generally smoother and flatter closer to downtown. Additionally, the main uses for the landscape is residential and some commercial moving south. As a result of urban…

landscapes, with wild plants and animals being replaced with concrete buildings and paved roads. This almost universal approach to urban development is causing humans to lose parts of their local identities, landscapes, biodiversity and environments. The damage to nature is further exacerbate with city-builders often leaving non-human lives…

Although having gone through monumental shifts in style and culture the basis and content of the genre has remained constant. Since groups like NWA and De La Soul used their music as a way to express cultural divides and relations among inner city communities and law enforcement, much has changed in terms of outlook and optimism. While songs like Public Enemy’s “fight the power” called for a rise in black nationalism and sweeping social change across a nation. Songs Compared to songs like…

possible operation but there will be over 2,000 square foot of residential space and ‘3.4 million square foot of office space.’1 There are a number of urban design principles to be assessed when looking at this certain development. One of the main reasons that there is this sense of place around this development is purely down to the understanding of the urban design principles. One of the main principle would be that how this development should be well connected to all different types of…

states that some companies would like to make the urban as their headquarters in today’s world. Moreover, Mara specifically describes that the drawbacks and benefit for the tech companies built headquarters in urban areas. According to Mara, there are some negative impact if the headquarter of a company was built in the city. Firstly, there are serious burden on public transport when more and more company built their headquarters in the center of urban areas. Moreover, Mara explain this by…

intends to extend with an absence of thought. When I picture a canine sprawling on a lounge chair: paws on every one of the pills, one foot toward the end of the love seat and one on the inverse end of the sofa, face down in the cushions. The meaning of urban sprawl is the same as the pooch: an unkempt, uncontrolled and un-directed method for creating ranch land. Reid Ewing, in his article, "Is Los Angeles Style Sprawl Desirable", characterizes sprawl as low thickness advancements which are…

The environmental risk that me and my group chose to address is urban sprawl.Urban sprawl is the uncontrolled expansion of urban areas which is bad.The solution that we came up with is to add more public places for the community. From the article, “the problem of urban sprawl,” “sprawl has fundamentally reshaped our urban landscape and continues to have an outsized effect on life in America.”This quote means that the urban areas are pretty much taking up the country.Another example is, “Older…

Density is a controversial term. Increased density is feared by those who imagine ugly buildings, overshadowed open space, parking problems, and irresponsible residents. It is promoted by those who value urbane streetscapes, efficient infrastructure supply, walkable neighborhoods, and increased housing options. However, within these debates is a surprising lack of clarity about what counts when considering density, and about how to measure it. This design brief outlines a number of general…

I interviewed Salado Mohamed who is a student at St. Cloud State University. She is a third year student, and is studying social work. Salado has many siblings who are all still living in her home country of Kenya. She believes that her siblings wouldn’t move to another country, because her parents are so strict. I asked Salado if she thought her living situation would be different if she didn’t have any siblings; she said that that had never crossed her mind, but she doesn’t think it would have…