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From A to Zaha: 26 Women Who Changed Architecture - Architizer Journal architizer.com/blog/inspirat…
From A to Zaha: 26 Women Who Changed Architecture - Architizer Journal

From A to Zaha: 26 Women Who Changed Architecture - Architizer Journal

In the fight for equality within architecture and the wider construction industry, the A+Awards aims to be a powerful platform for change.

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Excellent case study on Khayelitsha Open Space Upgrading, including complexities of partnering @sdinet sasdialliance.org.za/project…
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Anthony Flint@anthonyflint11 Dec 2017
More equitable and inclusive urban development is what planners can help achieve. apps.bostonglobe.com/spotlig… @BostonGlobe
A brand new Boston, even whiter than the old

A brand new Boston, even whiter than the old

The​ hope was that Boston's newest neighborhood — the Seaport — would be for everyon​e​; after all, ​some $18 billion in ​taxpayers' dollars were devoted to it. But look around and you will see a...

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Even more urgency to make sure our Cities work better teapawt.org/andrewboraine/status/9…
Andrew Boraine (@andrewboraine) profile pictureAndrew Boraine@andrewboraine1 Dec 2017
Important research: Moving to cities has lifted over 300,000 South Africans out of poverty, even in difficult times theconversation.com/moving-t…

Moving to cities has lifted over 300,000 South Africans out of poverty, even in difficult times

New South African research supports evidence that urbanisation has a positive impact on people’s lives and must be managed appropriately for development.

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JulianS@GrowAwaySA23 Nov 2017
But @LindiweSisuluSA @bmsmad @helenzille etc. insist mega projects the "only way" to do housing projects. Ignoring smaller more manageable & better located infill projects - & so doing entrench spatial apartheid. teapawt.org/tbakerdavies/status/93…
Tracey Davies (@TBakerDavies) profile pictureTracey Davies@TBakerDavies22 Nov 2017
"Virtually every mega construction project in the world is running overdue and over budget." relay.nationalgeographic.com…
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@metropolis_org6 Nov 2017
How can a resilient metropolitan vision be constructed? Don't miss launch of the Metrop. Observatory Issue Paper III goo.gl/i3hNCx
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GBCSA@GBCSA10 Nov 2017
Even the smallest changes to your routine or lifestyle can lower impacts to #BringChangeHome - find out more here: gbcsa.org.za/bringchangehome…
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The Moral Identity of Homo Economicus by Ricardo Hausmann @ProSyn prosyn.org/y8Z92IV

The Moral Identity of Homo Economicus

Ricardo Hausmann describes an incipient intellectual revolution that could turn the dismal science into a more inspiring pursuit.

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@ProSyn8 Nov 2017
.@ricardo_hausman describes an incipient intellectual revolution that could turn the dismal science on its head bit.ly/2j7ed1w

The Moral Identity of Homo Economicus

Ricardo Hausmann describes an incipient intellectual revolution that could turn the dismal science into a more inspiring pursuit.

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@CityLab8 Nov 2017
"An economy based on micro-employment requires the accrual of micro-benefits." trib.al/vjBS8bO
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"Vital Little Plans collects for the first time Jacobs’s interviews, speeches, talks and short pieces of journalism – and there is much in this lucid and persuasive anthology that resonates today." theguardian.com/books/2017/n… @FutureofPlaces @carbonsmart @GAPPArchUD

Vital Little Plans review – why the ideas of Jane Jacobs are still vital

These short pieces showcase Jacobs’s opposition to top-down bureaucratic arrogance and big-money property development

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Urban LandMark@UrbanLand18 Nov 2017
Doing the land banking math - its more interesting than it sounds!... fb.me/7oKaXkBh6
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25 great ideas of the New Urbanism

25 great ideas of the New Urbanism

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@cityofmelbourne 's ambitious plans center on resilient, nature-based development, explains Councilor Cathy Oke, here @COP23 with @ICLEI to advocate for technical, financial & political support for cities both north and south #Uniting4Climate
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“To Grow Talent, Don’t Move Fast and Break Things — Move Slow and Build Them” by @AlidaMW blog.usejournal.com/dontmove…
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World Economic Forum
@wef3 Nov 2017
Is this Japanese concept the secret to a long, happy, meaningful life? wef.ch/2xa3yVK
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The Rise of San Francisco’s YIMBYs bit.ly/2zhGAjp @Grist @SavorTooth @CEDNews @SPUR_Urbanist via #PlacesWire

Enviros and Developers: A Love Story

Is the future of environmentalism build, build, build?

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Humans Are Bad at Predicting Futures That Don’t Benefit Them theatlantic.com/science/arch…

Why We're So Bad at Predicting Futures That Don't Benefit Us

Unrealistic optimism makes people think bad things are less likely to happen to them than to others, and it hampers their decision-making. 

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#CapeTown joins a select group of #UNESCO City of Design cities - a first for #Africa
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Marx, Capital and the Madness of Economic Reason review – a devastating indictment of how we live today theguardian.com/books/2017/n…
Marx, Capital and the Madness of Economic Reason review – a devastating indictment of how we live...

Marx, Capital and the Madness of Economic Reason review – a devastating indictment of how we live...

Renowned critic of capitalism David Harvey explores a growing awareness that the free market can’t give people want they really want and need

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