Mixed use neighborhood

Innovation QNS, a neighborhood-focused initiative in Western Queens designed by ODA, has received planning approval from the New York City Council.

Gallery of Borgh Dël Fum Projects - Turin / Italy / 2012 | Picture 2 | Masterplan

Innovation QNS, a neighborhood-focused initiative in Western Queens designed by ODA, has received planning approval from the New York City Council.

Week 2: Walkability: Good density and mixed use blocks with retail at the sidewalk and streets designed to accommodate more than just automobiles helps to create a healthy urban environment in which the pedestrian is comfortable. These elements were once common in cities but, like streetcars, have been abandoned in the name of car-centric "progress." It's past time to rethink these errors.

Image 4 of 14 from gallery of KPF Reveals Design for a Mixed-Use Neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea. The Parkside Seoul / Courtesy KPF. Image © RAMKA

Description Location and Connectivity On the edge of Copenhagen's largest natural area, Naturpark Amager. Close to national infrastructure, including Kastrup Airport, Ørestad Station, and the E20 highway. 13 minutes by metro to Nørreport Station. Urban Design Vision The urban plan focuses on creating a coherent residential city at all levels of scale, from large connections between city and nature to smaller social spaces like front gardens and steps. The design emphasizes density and…

Here Jim Leggitt shows in the step by step tutorial on how to merge SketchUp, digital drawing and prismacolors

MVRDV has won a contest to overhaul a 58-hectare steel factory in Moscow, creating a major new city quarter offering homes, offices, schools and a hospital.

Using a mix of social media, apps, and planning sessions, a coalition of urban designers and residents are planning their neighborhood from the ground-up.