Friday

Unique Urban Design

When you think about sustainable design you must consider two major things:

• What am I building?
• How will what I am building fit in with everything else around it?

The first question generally falls within the realm of architecture while the second is generally addressed by urban planning.

Urban Design Videos

This short video can help us understand why urban design and neighborhood planning is so important (~ 3:30 min).

Learn about the Radix Center

The Radix Ecological Sustainability Center is an urban environmental education center in Albany, New York that maintains a demonstration site of sustainable tools and technologies. The Radix Center started in 2011 and operates a one-acre urban farm where students learn different ways to grow food and live sustainably in the city.

You can find this original video on YouTube at ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0MmC7lSOEw