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Monthly archive for August, 2010
The Morning Dig: How One Politician Believes Biking and the UN Are Connected
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
• Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes has spouted the bizarre theory that being in favor of bikes is a step towards UN control of the U.S. (Denver Post) • The company Skanska USA has been named New York Construction’s Read more ›
China’s Incredible ‘Car-Straddling’ Bus [Gallery]
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
Click here to view gallery China is growing. Immensely. In fact, their population and infrastructure growth are placing them in an unprecedented place in the world stage. And all this massive growth means that there’s plenty of room for Chinese Read more ›
The Morning Dig: Why Moscow’s Traffic Is So Abysmal
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
• To accompany its article on the subject, the New Yorker produced this interesting video on Moscow’s traffic. • China is investing heavily in building cities in its interior, but many of the buildings in this construction boom are not Read more ›
The 10 Worst Design Fails of the Past 25 Years [Gallery]
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Click here to view gallery There have been great feats of architecture and design in the last quarter century, with structures and building innovations that have stretched our minds and imaginations. But for every yin there must be a yang Read more ›
The Morning Dig: Smile! You’re on Camera…in China
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
• Thousands of surveillance cameras have been placed in the ethnically-divided city of Urumqi, China. (NYT) • The Empire State Building is going green, with millions of dollars of investment to make it more energy-efficient. (Guardian) • The Denver International Read more ›
New Documentary to Explore Who/What Shapes Our Cities
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
Remember the ultra-charming and engaging documentary Helvetica (trailer above)? Well, the filmmaker behind that 2007 gem, Gary Hustwit, is back and this time he’s taking on urban development. According to new information released on his Web site, he’s currently working Read more ›
The Morning Dig: The Trials of Iraq’s Electrical Grid
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
• The video report above shows why Iraq’s electrical system is still not serving the people and an article explains this issue in further detail. (NYT) • A new book examines how the heat wave of 1896 affected the city Read more ›
