Urban Nature Vitality
Evaluating implied urban nature vitality in San Francisco: An interdisciplinary approach combining census data, street view images, and social media analysis Urban Nature Vitality in San Francisco Publication: Chen, Mingze., Cai, Yuxuan., Guo, Shuying., Sun, Ruilin., Song, Yang., Shen, Xiwei*. Evaluating implied urban nature vitality in San Francisco: An interdisciplinary approach combining census data, street […]
Agro-Matrix
Quantify the Spatial Association between the Distribution of Catering Business and Urban Spaces in London Using Catering POI Data and Image Segmentation “Agro-Matrix”, B-Pro, Bartlett Credits: Mingze Chen, Aashi Mathur, Nermeen Abbas Zaidi, Yanqi Zeng, Shivani Sathiyamurthy Food has always been a central element shaping cities. Nowadays, food imports and exports have shown their fragility […]
Magical Foodscape
A Guidebook for Re-planning the Cities Based on the Culture, Food, and the Built Environment, 2021 ASLA Honor Award Magical Foodscape: A Guidebook for Re-planning the Cities Based on the Culture, Food, and the Built Environment, 2021 ASLA Honor Award In addition to being a collaboration, Magical Foodscape is also a communications project, because they really […]
Access to Green Space in London, UK
Urban green spaces (UGS) are an important foundation to support sustainable urban development and benefit the well-being of residents. However, access to green spaces is a complex and dynamic process. We used the latest Open Greenspace dataset released by Ordnance Survey (OS) in 2023 ( https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ ). OS is a provider of basic geographic information data support […]
URBAN ECHORING
Urban EchoRing: Soundscapes & Circular Connectivity for Urban Vibrancy Urban bridges connect riverbanks, enabling resource flow. The Millennium Bridge links the north and south banks of London, but developmental differences result in imbalanced pedestrian soundscapes. While the north thrives, disruptive traffic noise plagues the south, hampering its appeal. This project employs social media data and […]
FISHING FOR BIKES
Fishing for Bikes: Architecture Solutions for Homelessness, Managed Parking, and Street Culture in Amsterdam Most bicycles in Amsterdam fall into canals because of crazy wind and the drunken and homeless abreacting, indicating an unideal street perception owing to chaotic bicycle parking and the homeless wandering and sleeping rough. The dense urban texture of Amsterdam leads […]