All posts tagged Infrastructure

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March 15, 2011, No comments

I am the daughter of a structural engineer. Before my father retired, he specialized in designing high-rise structures in earthquake prone California. As a young girl, the nightmares that woke …

BMW Designs The Megacity Vehicle

August 23, 2010, No comments

The German car maker designs a vehicle for populous cities. by Dante’ A. Clemons

Design + Policy = Fit Cities

July 26, 2010, No comments

Creating a metropolis that encourages physical activity requires real collaboration. By Susan S. Szenasy

Strategy in Action: the Smart Grid

July 15, 2010, No comments

Battling Heat Waves by Making the Grid Smarter by Ariel Schwartz

  • Welcome to Masdar City
    June 3, 2010, No comments

    An overview of the world’s first carbon neutral city Masdar City in Abu Dhabi aims to be the first zero carbon city in the world. Designed by British architecture firm ...

  • CityOne: A Smarter Planet Game
    May 6, 2010, No comments

    IBM releases a video game that strives to educate the public on the intricacies of designing cities by Dante’ A. Clemons This past week, IBM unveiled CityOne, a simulated game ...

  • Cashing in at the Recycle Bank
    October 22, 2009, No comments

    RecycleBank offers homeowners incentives for recycling. By Holly Burns Launched in 2004, RecycleBank is a company that gives households incentives, in the form of credit, for participating in the recycling ...

  • The Future Beneath Us
    June 9, 2009, No comments

    By Erin Weber If you liked Catalyst’s premier theme regarding New York City, you’d likely be interested in a current exhibit that highlights eight massive infrastructure projects being built in ...

  • A Call for Resourceful Architecture
    May 22, 2009, No comments

    View the article spreads in our digital publication By Randolph Croxton First Things First New York City has evolved a dense, inherently efficient urban order supported by an exemplary mass ...