Building sustainable new towns for Egyptians
Building new cities in the desert is an important issue for the future of Egypt and other desert countries. Egypt will have an estimated population of 123 million inhabitants by 2050 [1]. As Egypt’s population currently stands at about 82…
Hosting two major sports events – Russia
Since a few years the largest developing countries and big emerging market economies are playing an increasing role in hosting major sports events. The last developed country hosting a FIFA World Cup had been Germany in 2006. The World Cup…
Connecting the Grand Paris – France
The region of Île-de-France and the metropolitan area of Paris Île-de-France occupies a total area of 12.011 km² and is the wealthiest and most populated administrative region of France. Economically, Île-de-France is the worlds fourth-largest and Europe’s wealthiest and largest regional…
Haussmann and the buildings of Paris – France
Baron Haussmann The Baron Georges Eugene Haussmann (1809-1891), Prefect of the Seine under the Second Empire, dramatically reenvisioned Paris at the request of Napoleon III. The emperor had spent several years in London, and that capital’s superior technical infrastructure inspired…
Trying to understand big data – World
The amount of collected data worldwide grow constantly since they are increasingly being gathered by ubiquitous information-sensing tools, like mobile devices, software logs, cameras, microphones and wireless sensor networks. Once viewed as residues of our diverse activities, some see data…
The post-it competiton is invading La Défense – France
A handful of colored papers, a dose of creativity and that’s it. Mario, Space Invaders, Simpsons, Pac-Man … dozens of characters from video games and cartoons of the 90s, represented through post-it, decorate since a few weeks the glass facades…
PIDUD Challenging Urbanism – France
How should the rapid changes in 21st-century society influence the methods of urban planners? How can planners promote sustainable development in light of population shifts from traditional city centers? To answer such questions, the French research organization Sustainable Urban Development…
Constructing an elegant bridge – France
Eight years after the team of Feichtinger Architects, consulting engineers RFR and Sepia was declared the winner of the competition for a new pedestrian bridge over the River Seine, the Passerelle Simone de Beauvoir was finally inaugurated in July 2006….
The Great Mosque of Porto-Novo – Benin
Porto-Novo, the capital of Benin in West Africa, is searching for its lost identity since the recent process of decentralisation leaded to the first democratic election of its mayor in 2002. Today the development of the town finds itself in…
Logistics centre for containers – France
The port of Gennevilliers, situated in the north of Paris, is one of the important inland ports of Ile-de-France. It is connected via the river Seine and several canals to the great container ports of Le Havre in France and…
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