Civil Engineering
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The Well-Built City:
Urban Planning and Design
"The quality of life in cities has much to do with systems of transport, which are often a source of much suffering for those who use them. Many cars, used by one or more people, circulate in cities, causing traffic congestion, raising the level of pollution, and consuming enormous quantities of non-renewable energy. This makes it necessary to build more roads and parking areas which spoil the urban landscape."
~ Pope Francis, 2015
~ Pope Francis, 2015
Atlanta, Georgia 2015
Harry Pregerson highway interchange in Los Angeles
Acro Cosanti city design by Paolo Soleri, 1960
http://www.ganzomag.com/arcosanti-paolo-soleri-turns-92.html
http://www.ganzomag.com/arcosanti-paolo-soleri-turns-92.html
Whose Smart City? Tomorrow's Cities Need to Be Shaped by Residents
by Emiko Jozuka
"Glass Canyons," New York
Anaz Ticord, photographer
Anaz Ticord, photographer
Bus stop doubles as sculpture and sign.
Design by MMMM
(Gina Caruso, Miriam de Miguel, Kyle Miller,
Chris Molinaro, Xavier Ruíz and Tim Scofield)
Baltimore, Maryland
http://www.mmmm.tv/index.html
Design by MMMM
(Gina Caruso, Miriam de Miguel, Kyle Miller,
Chris Molinaro, Xavier Ruíz and Tim Scofield)
Baltimore, Maryland
http://www.mmmm.tv/index.html
The canals of Amsterdam are a result of conscious urban planning. In the early seventeenth century, when immigration was at a peak, a comprehensive plan for the city’s expansion was developed with four concentric half-circles of canals emerging at the main waterfront.
In the centuries since, the canals have been used for defense, water management, and transport. They remain a hallmark of the city to this day. Rising sea levels are likely to impact the Republic of the Netherlands in the coming years, and civil engineering will be an important consideration. |
Venice, Italy. The city is situated upon 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by bridges. With its tide waters expected to rise to perilous levels, the city has constructed 78 giant steel gates across the three inlets, through which water from the Adriatic could surge into Venice’s lagoon. The panels weigh 300 tons and are 92 feet (28 meters) wide and 65 feet (20 meters) high and are mounted on massive concrete bases dug into the seabed. |
The town of Palmanova, Italy is recognized by its concentric layout known as a star fort. The rationale for this construction was that an attack on any individual wall could be defended from the two adjacent star points by shooting the enemy from behind. The three rings that surround Palmanova were completed in 1593, 1690, and 1813.
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