#urbandesign — Public Fediverse posts

Absolute genius idea in #Calais to keep the streets cool during a #heatwave: borrowed from the Spanish villages where women crochet canopies (Alhaurín de la Torre), this is the recycled #plastic version. A light structure that makes a delighful leaf-like sound when wind blows through.

#climatediaries #climatebreakdown #urbandesign

Absolute genius idea in #Calais to keep the streets cool during a #heatwave: borrowed from the Spanish villages where women crochet canopies (Alhaurín de la Torre), this is the recycled #plastic version. A light structure that makes a delighful leaf-like sound when wind blows through.

#climatediaries #climatebreakdown #urbandesign

Osaka Station’s “Exclusion Art”: Hostile Architecture Comes to Kansai

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://unseen-japan.com/osaka-station-hostile-architecture/

Osaka Station’s “Exclusion Art”: Hostile Architecture Comes to Kansai

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://unseen-japan.com/osaka-station-hostile-architecture/

My latest article for Forbes is about the geometry of transport in our cities. It's an interview with the US-based authors of a new book on the topic, and they shared some fascinating insights.
#urbandesign #cities #science https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauriewinkless/2026/07/24/why-your-city-feels-built-for-cars-not-people/

A confluence of themes: #DoorsDay, #ThrowbackThursday & #FensterFreitag - Flaneuring in Agüimes (2023) #Spain #GranCanaria #Agüimes #WindowFriday #UrbanLandscapes #Buildings #EdificiosConEncanto #Architecture #Design #UrbanDesign

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