The oil and oil-gas platforms, more than 8000 present all over the planet until a few decades ago, have gradually been dismantled to free the seas from the strong pollution they cause. The so-called decommissioning process of fixed platforms is usually carried out by removing them entirely from the marine environment in which they are located, bringing them to the ground and then demolishing or disassembling them to sell valuable equipment or, in some cases, revamping the best pieces for later reuse in other fields.
For centuries, earthquakes have been an inevitable phenomenon that bring destruction and devastation all around the world and we aren’t any more prepared or equipped to deal with them than we used to be. This is a worldwide issue and although some countries like Japan are better prepared with the proper infrastructure to deal with these disasters, still many countries remain that are powerless in the face of these disasters. Countries like Iran, Indonesia and Turkey which are some of the countries that are most prone to earthquakes but don’t have the necessary infrastructure to minimize the damages.
We are living at a moment of great promise. Humanity’s breakout into space is underway. Yet success is not inevitable. The Internet or Digital Economy that began in the last two decades, has been on an exponential growth ever since. Falling costs, new technologies, and a new generation of entrepreneurs are charting out a bold era of space development and space economy.
Population aging - an increase in the proportion of older people in a population. As one of the most significant social changes of the 21st century, it is predicted to impact all sectors including labor and financial markets, housing, health care and social protection.
Penelope Haralambidou, 'remodelling' The Book of the City of Ladies, study, 2019.
Penelope Haralambidou's project 'City of Ladies' studies 'The Book of the City of Ladies', 1405, by Italian/French medieval author Christine de Pizan (1364 – c.1430). The text is part of a compilation assembled for Queen Isabeau of Bavaria between 1410 – 1414 (Harley MS 4431) the largest surviving collected manuscript of her works and one of the foundation manuscripts at the British Library. In the book, de Pizan describes her visitation by three female Virtues, Reason, Rectitude and Justice, who commission her with the construction of an imaginary city inhabited solely by women. Conflating the act of writing a book and the construction of an imaginary city with building a thesis against misogyny, her work has been seen as a proto–feminist manifesto.
Since the integration of Cheongju City and Cheongwon County, a regeneration project to restore the core functions of the original city center has been promoted. By linking the project with the new City Hall, which will be constructed by 2025, it is aimed to achieve balanced regional development through revitalization
Public Play Space (PPS) is launching a Call for Best Practices for projects and concepts focusing on innovative and creative practices for the co-design of inclusive, cohesive, and sustainable public spaces and cities, through the use of games and digital technologies.
“Rethink the City: New Approaches to Global and Local Urban Challenges” is a free online course offered by the Faculty of Architecture at Delft University of Technology (the Netherlands). Following two editions with over 17,000 students, the third edition begins on February 19, 2020. The course was awarded the 2017 Excellence in Teaching Award by the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP).
This theoretical and practical course focuses on Green Infrastructure Urban Design. Through case studies and group project development, participants will learn the core concepts and tools required to implement Green Infrastructure.
The Call for Papers is now open for the international conference Critic|all IV, which is dedicated to themes related to architectural and urban criticism and theory. Critic|all is organized by ETSAM-UPM (Madrid), and its fourth edition will be held in partnership with FAUUSP and the PC3 Research Group.
“Rethink the City: New Approaches to Global and Local Urban Challenges” is a free online course offered by the Faculty of Architecture at TU Delft (Netherlands). Following two sessions with over 17,000 students, a third iteration will begin on February 19, 2020. The course received the 2017 Excellence in Teaching Award from the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP).
IE School of Architecture and Design and ArchDaily would like to invite you to join this outstanding online masterclass by Rob Brown, currently Global CMO at BBVA and the company's head of the Global Design Team, where he will address how design, space, and culture are pivotal in transforming companies and delivering great products.
In light of recent events in Chilean cities, the Fundación de Arquitectura Frágil has launched a competition for Chilean architects and artists. The entries will be judged in March 2020, with Instagram serving as the visual platform for the competition.
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