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• Wuppertal River Transit

  The city of Wuppertal is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town is located in the river valley surrounding the river Whupper. One of the city's attraction... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2014 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• Dear North American Airports, You Wish You Were as Cool as Me… Love Winnipeg...

  

  If you are a traveller you appreciate a good airport, when I lived overseas I had the pleasure of transiting through Incheon International Airport on a regular... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Surviving A Troll Attack – Or Why I Stopped Blogging For A While

  

  Any semi regular followers of Urban Neighbourhood, or anyone who pays attention to the date range of posts will have no doubt noticed the drastic slow down /... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• Japan’s Solar Shift

  

  One thing that you can say about disasters is that they are rare opportunities to redo everything. A tabula rasa opportunity when it comes to rebuilding affecte... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Independent America

  Artisanal foods, microbreweries; local business has been making a bit of a comeback in recent years as there is a growing insurgency against corporate retail. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2011 CULTURE, SOCIETY

• North America’s Most Sustainable Telecommunications Company Plan’s New LEED...

  

  As North American telecommunications companies go, it is hard to find a company with better sustainability cred then TELUS. The firm made the decision to... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• The Detroit Woodward Light Rail Transit Rap

  Two involved peeps Joel Batterman and Elias Schewel have produced a video on YouTube outlining all the reasons why the centre lane Light Rail Transit option is... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• Swedbank Selects 3XN for It Spiffy New Headquarters

  

  In architectural news on of our favourite European architecture firms 3XN has been selected to design the new international Headquarters for Swedbank. In keepin... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• Art, Activism, and the Brazillian Favela

  

  In Rio a pair of Dutch artists and a paint company have triggered a change in the urban landscape of Rio. The artists had an idea to change the living... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Yuppie Door Mat

  

  Adding to our collection of things you can buy to support the urban economy or just generally satisfy your socioeconomic irony, we bring you this delightful... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2011 LIFESTYLE, SHOPPING, SOCIETY

• Welcome to the Banana Republic of America

  

  I don’t often write about income equality and politics in this blog, even though my inital degree was in Political Science I prefer to stick to Urban issues tha... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The New New York City Taxi

  

  In 2007 the Taxi and Limousine Commission of New York City brought together a group of stakeholders involved in the taxi industry in New York City. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Mummy Dance Party at Bryant Park

  

  via one of our new favorite sites: Urban Prankster Improv Everywhere is a group that we have mentioned before, and it is a driving force behind the flash-mob... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2011 ARCHITECTURE, ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Seattle’s Lighthouse Apartment in the Smith Tower

  

  For those of you who love to look inside other peoples apartments, the New York Times takes us on a tour of one of Seattle’s most interesting and until now,... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2011 ARCHITECTURE, ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Discussion of Creative and Reclaimed Home Construction: Dan Phillips at TED

  Dan Phillips discusses human psychology and it’s impact on the home construction industry. In this funny and insightful talk from TEDxHouston, builder Dan... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• A Tour Through Benny Farm

  

  Benny Farm was first developed in the years immediately following the Second World War. Returning veterans needed homes for their families and the country neede... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Skating at the Halifax Oval

  Halifax Oval timelapse 6am – 6pm. Rain/Snow closed the Oval at 3pm, but still a good showing. vollmerkThe Canada Games Oval is located on the Halifax North... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2011 RANDOM

• Playing Dirty in Sustainable Energy.

  

  In a confluence of two news articles that have come across my desk in the past month; the first from Time discussing how the Chinese have shown that they can... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2011 DEBATE, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Te

  

  Is that a mock Tudor Castle in your haystack or are you just happy to see me? "In Redhill Surry Robert fiddler created a massive pile of hay bales in his yard... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2010 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• The ‘Hotel Of Doom’ Awakes!

  

  Is that a mock Tudor Castle in your haystack or are you just happy to see me? "In Redhill Surry Robert fiddler created a massive pile of hay bales in his yard... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2008 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, LIFESTYLE