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This intersection in Vancouver was designed in 1930 and remained basically unchanged until last summer. The new intersection [bottom image] features a much safer, simple design, including drivers. It features a protected intersection, and the on-street bike lanes have been transformed into fully-protected bike lanes separated from pedestrians and other traffic (read more here: http://edmontonbikes.ca/before-and-after-transforming-a-15-lane-pedestrian-crossing/)
Embracing its strategic location at the heart of Central London’s retail district, The Burlian sits at the intersection of two of the most important destination retail thoroughfares: New Bond Street and Oxford Street. The Burlian is an extensive retrofit and extension of an existing 1970s, 6-storey concrete-framed building. Early stage collaboration with the design team […]
Atang Tshikare is a Cape Town based, self-taught multidisciplinary artist. His practice has evolved over twenty years from street art and drawings, to limited-edition collectible design at the intersection of sculptural furniture and functional art, moving more recently to fine art sculpture.
Earlier this week Transportation Alternatives announced the winners of its “21st Century Street” design competition, selecting three entries from more than a hundred submissions re-imagining the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street in Brooklyn. Juror Michelle de la Uz, director of the Fifth Avenue Committee, listed safety and the pedestrian environment as her top […]
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The following design process takes a sample complex intersection and details how to understand its existing function, analyze its movements, identify opportunities, and create a new design. Driving this process is the underlying need to let land use, community desires, and usage determine solutions. Existing Conditions Context Understand the context within which the intersection functions.…
Curb extensions are often applied at the mouth of an intersection. When installed at the entrance to a residential or low-speed street, a curb extension is referred to as a “gateway” treatment and is intended to mark the transition to a slower speed street. Critical The length of a curb extension should at least be…
In New York’s Chelsea neighbourhood, a newly built office tower occupies the busy intersection of 28th Street and Seventh Avenue. The design by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill provides a filigree-screened, glass facade, characterised by the contrast of the window surfaces to the black, framed ceramic profiles from MOEDING. A specially developed colored glaze and the … Continue reading "28 & 7"
DOT makes plan for safety fixes around Lake Merritt BART as if lives depend on it
Located at the intersection of 2nd & Pine, this 300,000 square foot, 40-story high-rise celebrates its downtown location with a tall, slender and sculpted tower that allows for abundant light and openness to reach the street. With a Seattle sensibility, the luxury apartment building captures a sense of authenticity in its timeless, modern design. Helios’ vast array of amenities brings people […]
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Flow is a type checker made by Facebook for checking JavaScript data types. It has many built-in data types we can use to annotate the types of variables and function parameters. In this piece, we’ll…
Northfield city staff and design consultants are recommending 2018 road projects include curb extensions, a raised intersection in the downtown, trees and landscaping, visible crosswalks and more.
If something is functional, can is still be considered art? These and other thoughts about the juxtaposition of art and design.
Interim public plazas transform underutilized areas of roadway into public spaces for surrounding residents and businesses. Using low-cost materials, such as epoxied gravel, movable planters, and flexible seating, interim public plazas reconfigure and revitalize intersections that might otherwise be unsafe or underutilized. Like parklets, interim public plazas are the result of a successful partnership between…
Across the world, urban intersections are being slowly transformed from grim, car-oriented hazards to bright and pedestrian-friendly spaces, with help from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety
