‘Disneyfication’ of NY city Parks?
GREENWICH VILLAGE. Last week’s dispute over the cost of relocating Washington Square’s fountain is just the latest wrinkle in a | Read More
Landscape
Russian City Risks Its World Heritage Status Over new tower
Saint Petersburg, the imperial capital of Russia famed for its elegance and beauty, risks losing status as a world heritage | Read More
Best cities to live in Canada- Calgary tops the list
Calgary is the best Canadian city in which to live and the third best in North America, a Conference Board | Read More
Going green with a cycleway above the streets
LIKE the walkways built in the canopies above rainforests, North Sydney Council hopes to lift pedestrians and cyclists above the | Read More
Government bans urban dwellers from buying farm houses
The Chinese central government is reiterating that urban dwellers are banned from buying residential land or houses from farmers. Contrary | Read More
Plans wilt as RTA kills trees on William Street Sydney
A PICTURESQUE corridor of newly-planted trees was supposed help a run-down William St become a Parisian-style boulevard following the opening | Read More
Environmental campaigners against Morocco’s coastal developments – News, analysis, reports
MOROCCO. Ecologists say a tragedy is unfolding in North Africa where construction firms are moving in on some of the | Read More
Busan to Have 117-Story Building(The Korea Times)
Busan Metropolitan City will launch a big project to build a 117-story resort building. According to Busan Urban Development Corporation | Read More
The Getty Center at 10: Still aloof, yet totally L.A. – CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK – Los Angeles Times – calendarlive.com
During much of the 1990s, as the Getty Center was rising on its Brentwood hilltop, a couple of stubborn questions | Read More
The Chiswick chain saw massacre?
Dare to apply for permission to fell a tree and you can stir up the most passionate of responses. Dare | Read More