Courtesy Treehugger writer Jesse Fox, we bring this interview with Stacey Frost of Urban Re:Vision. “A block is to the city as a cell is to the human body.” Stacey Frost is an interesting woman, to say the least. When this former cattle rancher, neuropsychologist and options trader decided to focus on renovating historical buildings, [...]
Urban Re:Vision’s Re: Vision Dallas design competition is currently being featured on Treehugger, an online information hub dedicated to bringing sustainability to the mainstream. Jesse Fox, writing in the “Design & Architecture” section, showcases the 3 winners of the competition and hints that similar areas in Dallas may be next for a revision of their [...]
Could the first fully sustainable city block in America rise out of a nondescript parking lot in downtown Dallas, Texas? After a full year of design competitions aimed at stimulating discussion about the nature of sustainability in cities, San Francisco-based Urban Re:Vision is about to transform theory into reality in Dallas. The land is available, [...]
With more than half of humanity now living in cities, and the built environment set to expand massively over the next few decades, the way we create our cities may be the key to achieving a sustainable future. By recognizing that the city block is to the built environment what the cell is to the [...]
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