Urban & Landscape Design

Garden charm

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

An indoor garden concept uses the soil below the house to bring a bit of greenery into the living space. >

26 Sep 11
Getting excited about Your Street Gauteng

Do Tank News > Urban & Landscape Design / Design Activism

Calling all Gauteng creatives: Share your proposals for owning, loving and improving your urban space by entering the Your Street Challenge. >

22 Sep 11
Urban suspension

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

A colourful urban "spiderweb" in New York City was made using more than 4000 laser-cut panels. >

21 Sep 11
Endlessly urban

Reviews > Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design

Living in the Endless City is a comprehensive look at the challenges facing the city of the 21st century. >

19 Sep 11
Lego greenhouse at London2011

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

The world's first fully functional greenhouse made entirely of Lego bricks popped up in Covent Garden. >

17 Sep 11
Lounging

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Priestmangoode's LoungeLink takes the transit experience of travelling to a new level of comfort. >

13 Sep 11
Index: award winners share all

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design

The winners of the prestigious INDEX: 2011 Award talk about their designs that all work to improve life. >

9 Sep 11
Paste

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

"Paste" is a community art project that takes creativity out the gallery and onto the streets of Cape Town and Khayelitsha. >

8 Sep 11
Flowing tower

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Two public artworks by Tom Price in the Gloucester city centre refer to the invisible histories of the site. >

8 Sep 11
Street lights

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

sTREEt is a modular system that serves the multiple purpose of being street lights, shade, shelter and public benches, all in one. >

6 Sep 11
Urban cycle

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Elegant, lightweight and super fast, this bicycle by Paul Budnitz Bicycles is ideal for the urban environment. >

5 Sep 11
Soul of Asia

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Design Seoul is an intiative, guided by five principles, that has seen design employed to improve the quality of life in this Asian city. >

1 Sep 11
Your Street Challenge: deadline extended

Do Tank News > Urban & Landscape Design / Design Activism

Due to the huge response we’ve had to the Your Street Challenge, Design Indaba has decided to extend the deadline to Wednesday 7 September 2011. >

30 Aug 11
Big Yellow Rabbit

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

The Big Yellow Rabbit installation is a fun gesture that encourages people to rethink the purpose of public space. >

24 Aug 11
The future city in Design Indaba magazine

Do Tank News > Urban & Landscape Design

The “Metropolis” edition of Design Indaba magazine considers the world’s expected urban influx and the future role design should play. >

23 Aug 11
Gear up for Your Street Cape Town

Do Tank News > Urban & Landscape Design / Design Activism

Wave your creative magic wand and make a difference to the urban landscape in Cape Town: Enter the Your Street Challenge, inspired by Design Indaba. >

22 Aug 11
Camp van

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Old camper vans are transformed into funky live/work spaces (complete with surf racks) by Jay Nelson. >

19 Aug 11
Tracking change

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Rapid rail travel aboard the Gautrain has the potential to revitalise Johannesburg and Pretoria as thriving urban environments. >

15 Aug 11
Endemic systems

Opinion > Urban & Landscape Design

Known for its chaotic masses and vast economic disparities, Mumbai’s slums do not need a bulldozer but an alternative perspective. >

15 Aug 11
The power of 10

Opinion > Urban & Landscape Design

Using the city as the context for design, ExpoTENtial employs creativity as the driving force for a higher quality urban experience. >

15 Aug 11
Of war reborn

Opinion > Urban & Landscape Design

While the remnants of 25 years of civil war clings to the urban fabric of Beirut, the city has managed to reinvent itself slowly. >

15 Aug 11
Dignified chaos

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

The most populous city in China, Shanghai is experiencing urban development and cultural renewal on a grand scale. >

15 Aug 11
Minus 90%

Opinion > Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design

Design with the Other 90%: CITIES calls on design to address the most critical issues arising from the impact of mass urbanisation. >

15 Aug 11
Bicycle Library

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Here's a different type of library, one where you can borrow bicyles rather than books. >

12 Aug 11

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