Ways of designing: A reflection on strategic and systemic design
Strategic and systemic design are the way forward for all designers of sustainable product, services, organisations and strategies to ensure solutions are balanced and allow planet and people to thrive for generations to come.
Lessons from Europe: Retrofitting Concrete Utopias
La Tour Bois-le-Prêtre, Paris. (Source: Author, May 5, 2023)
La Cité du Grand Parc, Bordeaux: A Case Study in Retrofitted Concrete Utopias
La Cité du Grand Parc, Bordeaux from the south (Source : Author, May 2, 2023)
Concrete Utopias: A Field Report
La Salles des Fêtes Bordeaux Grand Parc. (Source : Author, May 4, 2023)
The Urgent Challenge of Retrofitting Canada's Towering Legacy
Image: The Big Step (Still). Dieter Engel, 1958.
Jane Finch: From Concrete Jungle to Community Oasis?
415 Driftwood Ave. TCH, Edgeley Village. (Source: Author, July 26, 2023)
A Tale of Two Towers: Paris in the 17e arr.
La Tour Bois-le-Prêtre, Paris. (Source: Author, May 5, 2023) and the Barre Camille Blaisot, at the Port de Saint-Ouen, Paris. (Source: Author, May 7, 2023)
The Culture and Nature of Concrete
Lawrence Orton, Toronto – Scarborough. (Source: Author, July 26, 2023)
Freiburg-Vauban: A Model for Sustainable Urban Living
Freiburg–Vauban. (Source: Author, May 21, 2023)
Toronto's Towering Challenge: A Call for Sustainable and Equitable Urban Renewal
4000-4040 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, with the mural on the side of social services building, The Storefront East Scarborough. (Source: Author, July 26, 2023)
Mulhouse - La Cité Manifeste: A Model for Affordable, Sustainable Housing
La Cité Manifeste Mulhouse, France. (Source: Author, May 17, 2023)
Vernier — Le Lignon: Retrofitting a Concrete Utopia
Vernier – Le Lignon. Switzerland. (Source: Author, May 17, 2023)
Faulty Towers: Toronto's Concrete Utopias Face a Reckoning
2415 Jane Street, Toronto. Image chosen for its fanciful use of concrete and general location. (Source : Author, July 26, 2023)
Housing & Retrofits in Europe: Alternative Financing Arrangements
La Cité du Grand Parc, Bordeaux. Image: F. Peters, May 2, 2023)
Retrofitting Concrete Utopias:Climate Change Adaptation for Mid-Century Housing Stock
Retrofitting Concrete Utopias: excerpts. Image: F. Peters, Le Lignon, Vernier, Switzerland.
