World Urban Planning

World Urban Planning is passionate about connecting and working towards creating more awareness of the urban, social and environmental aspect of urban planning.

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Just posted a photo @ Lisbon, Portugal https://t.co/0q8NGSZIN2

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Just posted a photo @ Bavaria, Germany https://t.co/HwFuj7N6Ua

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Just posted a photo @ Central Park, Manhattan, New York City https://t.co/OHFWmd9fQ8

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Location | Forte de Nossa Senhora da Graça, Elvas, Portugal⠀
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The fort is located just north of the town Elvas bordering Spain and was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012.
#condedelippefort #elvas #portugal #fortedagraca #worldurbanplanning #urbanplanning

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Location | Sun Lakes, Arizona, USA

Development not aligned with contemporary practices.

#sunlakes #arizona #usa #unitedstates #aerial

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Location | Namcheon, Busan, South Korea

Here an apartment complex located in Busan built in 1979. There are a total of 33 buildings within the complex all with a total of 12 floors. In total there are 3,060 units and 3,240 parking spaces.
#busan #urbanplanning #apartment

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Location | Den Sorte Plads, Copenhagen, Denmark

"Den sorte plads" (the black place) is part of a public park complex named "Superkilen" in the city of Copenhagen, Denmark (opened in 2012).

by @thomasrockstar

#densorteplads #superkilen #copenhagen #nørrebro #københavn #denmark

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Location | Suloszowa, Poland

Suloszowa is a small village with almost 6,000 inhabitants, and has one of the longest streets in Poland (stretching 9 km non-stop) as shown in the image.

#sułoszowa #krakow #lesserpoland #olkuska #poland #urbanplanning #worldurbanplanning #aerial

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Location | Botanical Garden, Barakaldo, Spain

In Barakaldo we find a beautiful park and garden which takes up a large space in the city centre. It is almost circular and is located beside the circular row of high rise buildings.

#botanicalgardens #urbanplanning

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Merry Christmas!
Location | Venice, Italy

#Venice in #Italy is archipelago of 117 islands formed by 177 canals in a shallow lagoon, and connected by 409 bridges. In the old centre, the canals serve the function of roads, and almost every form of transport is on water or on foot.

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Location | Parc François-Perrault, Montréal, QC, Canada

Parc François-Perrault is a park in Montréal named after Joseph-François Perrault, a businessman and political figure in the former Lower Canada.
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#parcfrancoisperreault #park #montreal #quebec #canada #urbanplanning

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Location | Washington DC, USA

Lincoln park established in 1867 is a park in the center of the urban Washington DC. Pierre L'Enfant, the French-American, is the man behind the design of the streets in Washington DC (L'Enfant Plan).

#lincolnpark #washington #washingtondc #dc #usa

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Location | Wellington Road, Dublin, Ireland

Wellington Road is located within the embassy “district” of Dublin with houses dating back to 1845, all along a tree-lined avenue close-by Dublin’s Centre.

#wellingtonroad #dublin #ireland #worldurbanplanning #urbanplanning #aerial

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Location | Dearborn Homes, Chicago, IL, USA

Dearborn Homes, built 1950, is the first public housing project built by Chicago Housing Authority after World War II.
#dearbornhomes #chicago #illinois #usa #unitedstates #worldurbanplanning #urbanplanning #architecture

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Location | Port Ariane, Lattes, France

Port Ariane is fascinating circle-shaped marina area with a small park in the middle. What's your take on the planning of Port Ariane?
#portariane #ariane #lattes #france #montpellier #worldurbanplanning #urbanplanning #cityplanning

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Location | Ålsten, Stockholm, Sweden

Ålsten is a suburban area west of Stockholm consisting primarily of villas and terraced housing within a lush green community. Stockholm municipality bought this piece of land in 1905 for 0.02 dollar per sq.m.
#alsten #stockholm #urbanplan

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Location | Frisco, Texas, USA

Frisco is a city with a land area of 161.6 km2, and 156.000 inhabitants. From 2000 to 2009 Frisco was the fastest growing city in the United States. Just 30 years back in 1990, there were only 6.000 people living in the city.
#frisco #texas #usa

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Location | Nouadhibou, Mauritania

The second largest city in Mauritania is Nouadhibou, is home to the worlds longest iron ore train (2-3 km long) and worlds largest ship graveyard.
#nouadhibou #mauritania #mauritanie #africa #aerial #urbanplanning #grid

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Location | Khar, Mumbai, India

Khar is a suburb of Mumbai. Khar West located on the bottom and Khar East located on the top are quite different areas, segregated based on income. If you could re-plan this area, what would you do different? #khar #mumbai #india #urbanplanning

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Location | Djingis Khan, Östra Torn, Lund, Sweden

Djingis Khan is a residential area built in 1971-1972 east of the Swedish city Lund. It used to be housing for student families, but was converted to normal residential housing in 1981.
#djingiskhan #lund #sweden #urbanplanning