Networked Urbanism

design thinking initiatives for a better urban life

Design critics: Belinda Tato and Jose Luis Vallejo, principals of Ecosistema Urbano

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Cambridge, is home to numerous world-class universities including Harvard and MIT and over 105,000 residents that can be broken apart into three distinct groups, professionals, a strong working class, and the largest segment with over 40%, the students.  More so, the governing bodies including the city and the universities are plagued with misaligned interests exposed through their resource allocation and differentiation of waste streams. Through quantitative and qualitative research including numerous interviews with a variety of stakeholders including the “city”, MIT, Harvard, and a survey that was completed by over 180 students and residents across the city. The research showed that the city has been left holding the “bag” at the end of the day. From each stakeholder’s perspective, waste was merely a byproduct of inconvenience. This spans each socioeconomic group that was contacted, and each institution, no matter how large or small—it is a matter of convenience.

This discovery, novel at best, led us to look for a moment to intervene within the system—one that is universal and would capitalize on current behaviors that could morph based upon the time of year, or the needs of the users. (more…)


We have a beta version of Curbed City for selected test users. Once all the bugs are worked out, we plan on incorporating into www.curbedcity.com What do you think?

Curbed City Beta App


And we begin to lay out 109 Gund for the “performance.Curbed Room Layout


A snapshot of the first version of the moving day “Curbed” website. Moving Day Website V1


Chris and Jean curate an in-depth study looking at Cambridge’s moving day waste and propose a variety of mitigation strategies.

Relocated


A brief interview with Ash Chan, founder of Churn Ice Cream, exploring the possibilities of pop-up retail in shipping containers while diving into his sustainable business plan to churn out the best ice cream in Boston.





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