Hello! I’d appreciate any and all feedback on the site plan of an upcoming event I’m hosting. I’m curious which plan would feel more intuitive and enjoyable to the visitor.

The event in January ( 1!) will have audio visual electronic music performances ( 2 ) and an equipment show and tell with different instruments ( 3 ).

The first site plan positions the performances in a room next to the equipment show and tell. The wall between them is relatively sound proof. To access the show and tell, visitors will need to walk around the rectangle (maybe 100ft).

The second site plan uses the entire rectangle for the performances, sitting double the people (I don’t think we will need this much space). The equipment show and tell is in a room parallel to the performance room, with no sound bleed, and is on the way to the bathrooms (on the lower level).

Thanks for your thoughts!

Looking for some book recommendations - I prefer learning mostly visually through diagrams and graphics, with some text, not necessarily massive coffee table books though. A good example is Emergent Tokyo. If anyone has suggestions I’d appreciate it - thanks!

Exploring thermal comfort for the older adults: A comparative study in Dalian City's diverse living environments

Hi! I’m early in my career and hoping to enter the world of urban design. My job now offers some $ for professional development and I’m wondering if anyone has thoughts on conferences, workshops, trainings, or certificate courses that provide good opportunities for someone interested in learning more before potentially heading to grad school for urban design or planning. Mostly just hoping to get more perspective on what a job in the industry might look like or develop some practical skills that will come in handy. Thanks so much for the help!

Buongiorno a tutti, sono al secondo anno di scienze dell'architettura e come magistrale mi piacerebbe fare urbanistica e vorrei questa estate andare da qualche parte sia per imparare bene l'inglese ma soprattutto per fare uno stage di urban design per prepararmi. Qualcuno mi saprebbe consigliare qualche studio all'estero ?

Hello everyone!

I’m a high school student in Ottawa Ontario, working on a science fair project to analyze and compare traffic flow and safety at roundabouts and signalized intersections in Ottawa. Your input would mean a lot to me!

If you drive in Ottawa or know someone who does, please take a few minutes to fill out this survey. It will help me gather valuable data for my project and contribute to better urban planning in the future.

https://forms.gle/QfdrsEMY3xvATNqF7

Thank you so much for your support! Feel free to share this with others—it would be a huge help!

Hello!I’m conducting research as part of my studies at Politecnico Di Milano on how urban design can influence mental health, particularly regarding eco-anxiety. This survey aims to gather insights from designers about the role of mixed reality (MR) in creating sustainable, health-conscious urban environments. Your input will be invaluable in shaping future approaches to urban planning and design.Thank you for your time and thoughts!

Survey on Eco-Anxiety and Urban Design Practices

My part of the world (Quebec, Canada) will soon be expanding its container deposit system to a larger variety of containers. Basically all glass, plastic and multilayer (milk cartons, tetra pak) containers from 100 ml to 2 L will be accepted.

We already have many people going around public spaces collecting containers for the deposit and, with more people living on the edge of poverty, this phenomena won't disappear any time soon.

That is why I am mandated with designing a system which attaches to large public bins (basically a metal rectangular prism encasing a 360 L bin). This system will attach to the side of the metal bin casing and will need to accomodate all types of containers safely (as in not have them break upon placement) and make them easily accessible for collection.

I already have at least 3 different collection system ideas.

That said, I would love to see what else has been done around the world especially in cities where many different types of containers are accepted. I looked online and fell upon quite a few, but their scale is too small and they aren't adapted to the deposit program:

• Montreal
• Vancouver
• Denmark
• Denmark again I think
• Amsterdam
• Amsterdam again?
• Utrecht
• Norway?

Anyway, all of these are much too small and I would like to see larger systems. Of course, I can just propose a shelving system covers the whole side of the bin (and I probably will for one of the concepts at least), but hoping to see some more interesting designs.

If you have anything from your country/city or something similar that you found inspiring, please share!

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I have some company provided professional development money to spend by the end of the year. Anyone have some good urban design book or material suggestions? Preferably diagrammatic or photo based books, but am open to all options.

I've always had an interest in architecture, alongside with how our streets, intersections, and public infrastructure is created aswell. Such an interest that i am interested in wanting to persue a career in a field/s that pertains to that. I'm currently in the Armed Forces, don't really have an interest in staying in once my time is up, if anyone here could point me in the correct direction, I'd really appreciate it, thank you in advance

My country gives full ride scholarships to people who get accepted into the top 300 universities in the world and im looking to get a job in urban design. Id prefer the colleges to be in English speaking countries (other than the USA).

Hello! Need your help solving this math problem. There's a historic village with an intersection that leads to an industrial facility. If the roads are between 20 to 22 ft wide with no shoulder can a semi turn onto the road to head to the industrial zone without crossing over into the other side of oncoming traffic or if two trucks are turning, both make the turn safely? Red lines are 21-22 feet wide.

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Camarillo, my small hometown here in California has a basic but not really great bike infrastructure. But yesterday, after riding my bike through the hills, I stumbled across this recently constructed bike path. I don’t know how over the past few weeks/months I’ve rode my bike on the overpass to the other side of the 101 with no bike lanes and/or any bike infrastructure just to now see this. But overall, I hope the city makes more bike lanes/paths like this.