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The circular economy model is an alternative to the unsustainable linear model in which we live in. In the current […]

One of the most succesful and surprising stories about bottom-up urban regeneration told by Ángela Vera Sánchez

In More Than Green we have always admired the work by Ecosistema Urbano. It has been a reference for us. […]

The border dividing Belarus and Poland is a political barrier that not only divides these two countries, but also shapes the European Union’s external borders with its eastern neighbouring countries.

CityScope Project is a powerful tool created by MIT’s MediaLab that uses augmented reality to quickly and simply model the […]

“Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia is continuing his bid to make bamboo “the green steel of the 21st century” with […]

The design seeks to integrate 4 (2 + 2) different interpretations of the concept of urban park. The first 2 represent the antagonistic conflict between the two great institutions in charge of “prefiguring” the image of the future public space.

  “They come to us because there is a problem. Their private garden, that used to have sunset views over […]

“For sixteen days – June 18 through July 3, 2016 – Italy’s Lake Iseo is being reimagined. 100,000 square meters […]

The existence of an old train car on the plot guides the design of this house, which incorporates it as […]

Following our philosophy of PLAYing with “culture” (in its broadest sense) to approach ecology (our field) in a different way, we are manipulating characteristic images (the garden, the cultivation fields, the linear block, the color palette …) to generate new meanings capable of generating a new identity.

Alessandra Orofino founded Meu Rio, Rio de Janeiro’s largest mobilization network, which is now expanding to the rest of the world. In her TED […]

The interdisciplinary firm 300.000 km/s has created Geographies of Innovation, an elaborated data visualization site which maps factors that influence where […]

“The tiny Helix shelter is made using laser-cut cardboard pyramids with holes in their corners that allow partial views from […]

The intervention establishes an innovative relationship between the old and the contemporary. A modest, lightweight and flexible work that can […]

“Garten is an art installation comprised of 30,000 bright flowers currently adorn the atrium of the concept mall Bikini Berlin. […]

The network of pink pipes responds to the need to drain water from the ground of the city before the […]

PERMANECER EN LA MERCED (2016) is a documentary project runned by Left Hand Rotation with Contested Cities that discusses about […]

EL JICARITO SCHOOL is an innovative low-cost school design that brings a community together through collaborative construction methods, using local […]

With ecological urbanism we strive for a city where social cohesion, beyond the necessary, is something moving, playful and full of experiences and events.

With ecological urbanism we strive for a city where urban metabolism, beyond the necessary, is something moving, playful and full of experiences and events.

Ficción Inmobiliaria is an audiovisual research and non-profit project with artistic, educational and/or critical intentions created by the collective Left Hand […]

Ficción Inmobiliaria is an audiovisual research and non-profit project with artistic, educational and/or critical intentions created by the collective Left Hand […]

  The project by RCR arquitectes recovers the place subtly and makes it accessible to visitors. An intervention that reinforces […]

Ficción Inmobiliaria is an audiovisual research and non-profit project with artistic, educational and/or critical intentions created by the collective Left Hand […]

Truck Art Project is an original cultural project that tries to promote and spread urban and contemporary art anywhere in an innovative and very accessible way: using trucks as large canvases on wheels. The goal is to create an ‘artistic epidemic’ with 100 trucks traveling and stopping in large cities, medium-sized towns, lost villages, service stations and any unexpected place with a limited cultural offer. “Truck Art Project is an original project of artistic patronage driven by the businessman and collector Jaime Colsa intended to compose a particular collection of Spanish contemporary art, without any owner, where the huge work stands are the trucks that collaborate with their company. […]

” Now, a unique supermarket has opened up in Copenhagen, and its shelves are stocked with expired foods sold at a […]

Jason Taylor’s works are successful examples of marine conservation. The artist places sculptures on the seabed with the aim that […]

The rehabilitation project consists in the insertion within the ruin of a simple wooden box of the same volume, size […]

The project recovers fountains that had been removed from the city since the 60s.  “This ensemble and compilation tugs at […]

Polder Cup is a one-day football championship in the polders. The special features of the typical Dutch landscape imply that the […]

During the New Generations Festival, the curators Edouard Cabay (Appareil, ES) and Margherita Del Grosso (MAD Studio, IT) conducted an […]

[Artículo escrito por Arenas Basabe Palacios (@arenasbasabepal) y publicado en More Than Green] Desde el estudio de arquitectura y urbanismo Arenas Basabe Palacios hemos desarrollado el […]

First, the Church Brigade team transformed the interior of the church into a skate park, resulting in an attractive combination […]

Taxi Fabric transforms Mumbai’s taxis into canvases where young local designers can display their talent. Thus, every taxi acquires a […]

The citizens’ initiative has transformed the village into an outdoor art gallery. Besides the cultural interest, the renewal of the […]

The intervention establishes a new relationship between the bay and the city, or between the water of the bay and […]

We understand that economic innovation cannot be an end in itself but a means to the urban and social innovation. Our goal, therefore, is to propose a new model of society linked to a new urban model and promoted by a new economic model. This ideology will structure the project.

“Self supporting inhabitable social sculpture. The installation is based on production system of large geometric inflated objects. Since the physical […]

The intervention involves the transformation of one of the many abandoned petrol stations in London into an urban cinema. Understood […]

Kiran Bir Sethi shows how her groundbreaking Riverside School in India teaches kids life’s most valuable lesson: “I can.” Watch […]

“From the collaboration of different cultural agents of Usera District, articulates a co-management process for developing a temporary infrastructure in […]

The intervention radically fades the boundary between the interior and exterior of the historic bunker, offering visitors a new way […]

Masterplan passed by the Vienna City Council, Austria. September 2015 [Article written by Arenas Basabe Palacios (@arenasbasabepal) and published on More Than Green] Final […]

Other People’s Photographs places along the city a network of personal memories provided by citizens, establishing a connection between these […]

Competition for the production of a new public space in the former KRISTALL factory in Moscow, Russia. May 2015 In […]

The intervention reflects on the omnipresence of advertising in the public space. Instead of ads, chosen billboards display artworks, and become […]

Street artist ‘eL Seed’ combines calligraphy and graffiti to convey messages of hope and peace in contexts marked by major […]

“The following lessons represent the findings of a major PPS (Project for Public Spaces) research initiative, ‘Placemaking in a Pluralistic […]

The mosaic of the intervention embraces the tradition of Portuguese ceramics and the International Style of the former Luggage Hall […]

It is a reality, this project that already we promoted from this blog a few years ago, and has become the first […]

The installation uses the existing roof of an old brewery to hang a huge cloud of white ropes from it. […]

With ecological urbanism we strive for a city where sustainable mobility, beyond the necessary, is something moving, playful and full of experiences and events.

“Kichijoji is a suburb in Western Tokyo that’s gained popularity in recent years for its hip boutiques, convenient department stores […]

In November 2012, creative studio Beforelight and non-profit organization Imagine The City created an urban installation from 150 lamps donated […]

“To help families and children-parents to confront the enemies of child health such as obesity, sedentary lifestyle or the virus”, […]

In recent years, more and more initiatives try to counter the role of the car in urban streets with projects […]

With ecological urbanism we strive for a city where sustainable mobility, beyond the necessary, is something moving, playful and full of experiences and events.

The Water Mirror offers a meeting place in town to play and cool off, and establishes an intelligent relationship with […]

After a life dedicated to the enhancement of the importance of public space in the city, its analysis and even […]

“VIVA Vancouver is a program that transforms road spaces into vibrant pedestrian spaces. In collaboration with community groups, local businesses, and regional […]

 “HOOPLAKIDZ TV. Recycling for Kids : How Can Kids Help. Recycling means taking materials from old discarded materials and making […]

The project aims to act as a link between the city and the water, dissolving the rigid limit that is […]

The intervention radically changes the image of the central space of the square, an underused area that is surrounded by […]

“The project is located on a undeveloped site which represents a real break in the urban structure of the city. […]

 “This video was created with a group of grade 3 kids (8-9 years old) from Saint Michel de Picpus (Paris) […]

The building moves back in order to give more square metres to the footpath and offer a continuous bench on […]

“The turbines that generate wind electricity we know are perfected to the smallest detail, from its outer shape to its […]

An urban project in Basque Country transformed an obsolete tunnel into a pathway for bikes. This new pathway runs along […]

The Active Pool is one of the four main spaces at the Fort Worth Water Gardens (Texas, USA), an urban […]

  “A group of six young architects under the leadership of Renzo Piano have been hard at work transforming unused spaces within Italy’s suburban […]

Rehabilitation of an old fountain in Warsaw. Today we present this wonderful idea for those wanting to activate the old […]

                  “Once upon a time there was a king, in his castle. […]

City Museum is the result of the transformation of a former shoe factory into an extroverted urban museum by reusing […]

“Designed by” The Archimedes “, a Dutch company for research and development, ‘LIAM F1 UWT’ is a new generation of […]

An historical building transformation: rethinking its use rather than its façade. The history of the Palast der Republik [Palace of […]

“Ever wanted to know what it’s like to float inside a cloud? That’s exactly what students Jordi Iranzo, Stefanie Rittler […]

The installation qualitatively improves the experience of public transport users by making the waiting time more exciting. This permanent project […]

After two editions, it held again in the city of Villena “el CASC, a festival that aims to revive urban […]

After eight years of waiting and citizens’ demand, the elevated bike lane links the highway and the harbour bridge. Dissing […]