Zlín – dubbed the “model town of Modernism” – located in the Czech Republic, is a town that was purpose designed to maximise its production of shoes… now that’s what I call town planning.
The town is divided into zones assigned to the areas of working, living, spare time and traffic – a separation of functions [...]
Not a shoe-house in sight in the town designed to make shoes
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 16 November, 2009 to the design and art subset
Walkability, something to consider when buying in the suburbs
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 10 June, 2009 to the comment subset
Older suburbs tend to better for our health as they were designed to be within walking distance of shops and amenities, unlike newer residential developments which are far more “car dependent”.
They found that neighborhoods built before 1950 tended to offer greater overall walkability because they had been designed for pedestrians. Newer neighborhoods often were designed [...]
How To Build A Campus Culture With Urban Planning
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 31 December, 2007 to the comment subset
How To Build A Campus Culture With Urban Planning.
Town planners may be able to take a cue or two from the design of university campuses.
Let me take you back to the days of Ancient Rome, where the ideal city was planned around a central town square. The most important institutions of city life were located [...]
