Oslo Opera House: a space for the people?
The Bilbao effect may have come to Oslo by shifting the dynamic of the City, but can it spark the regeneration of a waterfront, for people, not only corporates?
New sculptures for Green Point Park: The tackle and the anchor
Green Point park will soon welcome two new sculptures, as not only a contribution to placemaking but as a memorial of the events that have taken place and influenced the area.
Children draw their visions for Future Cities
What do children see in their future cities? Grade 5 pupils at a Primary School in Pretoria share their ideas.
Sydney, a city with two voices
Getting a city behind a common vision is a challenge, and one Sydney is facing head on.
Watch: Singapore Timelapse – The Lion City
Singapore, a true Lion amongst the world’s cities, is captured in this magical timelapse video.
In 180 seconds: Barcelona’s Olympic transformation
Watch a 3 minute “time-lapse” of Barcelona’s urban and physical transformation before the 1992 Olympic Games.
Sounds of a City: Why Cape Town needs noises and sounds,
Robert Bowen argues that to get the best out of a city, some noise and sound, needs to be a part of the package.
Rebuilding & rethinking housing: The shack fires in the Langa Township
by Andrew Fleming
Another shack fire broke out in Cape Town’s townships last month, killing one woman and affecting 1,500 residents. Andrew Fleming reports on the City’s response and the attitude of residents, and reviews some recent initiatives that may alleviate the problem of shack fires in the short and long terms.
One life and 365 informal [...]
Preview: City Talk III – Are you your city? Is your city you?
By Harry Verhaar – Head of Sustainability at Philips
Are you your city? Not the usual question one might ask, but in a way, we are all part of our cities, for without citizens, they would not be what they are. The identity of a city bears on the identity of its citizens, and vice versa. [...]
