Tag: italy

  • (Re)New Your City, New York City: European Best Practices for NYC

    (Re)New Your City, New York City: European Best Practices for NYC

    After waiting for three trains to enter and to leave Fulton Street before I could fit inside (there were delays), I had one more example to use when explaining why we need better public transportation. But what does better transportation mean? It depends on our geography, our culture, our economy, our politics, and our history.…

  • Bosco Verticale: World’s Tallest Salad Platter

    Bosco Verticale: World’s Tallest Salad Platter

    When I first looked at the renderings of Bosco Verticale, a residential building decked out with 900 trees including Oaks, and acres of shrubs, I was like “what! Are they serious?”  And apparently they are: the buildings are under construction and soon to be completed. Bosco Verticale, or Vertical Forest, is a twin tower residential development in…