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How far to your favourite café?
How far do you want to walk to your favourite café? Can your kids walk to school safely, without the need to be driven? Can you walk or...
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WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM OUR ARCHITECTURAL EXPERIMENTS?
By Richard Herriott March 3, 2015 There is commonly a failure among architects and planners to accept that the built environment we live...
Thinking Urban


Modern patterns yet ancient details in Kyoto
#ModernPatterns #AncientDetails #Kyoto #Japan #CultureAndDesign #TheGreenGoodDesignAward #iFDesignAward #SDGTechAward #SkiftIDEAAward...
Frederick Rickmann


Renovation of the old Port of Leith, Edinburgh
#OldPortOfLeith #Edinburgh #renovation #UK #愛丁堡 #TheGreenGoodDesignAward #iFDesignAward #SDGTechAward #SkiftIDEAAward...
Frederick Rickmann

AFR ThinkingUrban transforms an old railway yard into a green revitalized,
with low CO2 emission levels parkway that enhances an eco-friendly style of living Published on June 17, 2021 By Global Design News...
Thinking Urban


ARCHITECTURAL PARADOX
Throughout Europe, the 60's and the 70's saw a rapid expansion of residential building. In Scandinavia as in most other countries, some...
Frederick Rickmann


THE FAILURE OF CITY PLANNING
This desert of rubble was photographed in 2014. It’s the place where I grew up, lived with my family, played with the kids in the...
Frederick Rickmann


Champagne Flowing
It's an old tradition we have that goes way back. Everytime we get a significant design award, we crack open a bottle of bubbly. This...
Frederick Rickmann


Glass vs. Brick. Modern vs. Old. Barcelona
The capital of Catalonia offers many sight like this one. Glass and steel juxtaposed with brick. A great example of future rooted into...
Frederick Rickmann


The White House - windows of opportunity
As an architect, I always wanted glass to be glass. Windows should be more like transparent walls, rather than holes in a wall and that...
Frederick Rickmann


The serenity of Hong Kong
Looking out over Causeway Bay on a calm cloudy evening. Even in the most vibrant and buzzing conurbations, there are periods when the...
Frederick Rickmann


Cultural Sustainability
The societies which thrive best are the ones where the strengths of the past are brought together with the growth of the new parts of the...
Frederick Rickmann
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