Tag Archives: Dense Cities

Pudong New Area in Shanghai – a wasted opportunity

Posted on November 29, 2012 by bluesteel

In the late 1990s the Chinese government started developing an area of farmland and countryside on the east side of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, and a few years later it emerged as an upgraded version of Manhattan with skyscrapers … Continue reading →

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Article “Building Compact – Really Compact!” published at The Polis Blog

Posted on April 27, 2012 by bluesteel

http://www.thepolisblog.org/2012/04/building-compact-really-compact.html

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Ultra Compact is Ultra Green

Posted on March 16, 2012 by bluesteel

The cities being built now in countries like China or India typically consist of 5-10 storey buildings, normally connected with large but overflowing road networks. With such a setup a lot of land area is lost to roads, and the … Continue reading →

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Keeping it Compact means keeping it People-Friendly!

Posted on March 16, 2012 by bluesteel

Have you ever walked along the boulevards of Paris or strolled up from Tianmen Square into the Forbidden City? How did it make you feel? Probably as the designers intended – small! Human beings generally like to spend time in … Continue reading →

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Organic environments are good for organic beings

Posted on March 16, 2012 by bluesteel

Broad avenues, asphalt and wide parking lots are great for steel boxes on wheels. What human beings need, though, is smaller scales, narrow and winding alleys, trees and green grass. However, when we design cities for the automobile to easily … Continue reading →

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