The sort-of-weird but also sort-of-fascinating Centro Direzionale in Naples β¦ a master planned modern office district designed in 1982 by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange.
16.10.2025 11:20 β π 13 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0@jasonthorne.bsky.social
Canadian Urbanist and Chief Planner for the City of Toronto π¨π¦
The sort-of-weird but also sort-of-fascinating Centro Direzionale in Naples β¦ a master planned modern office district designed in 1982 by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange.
16.10.2025 11:20 β π 13 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0New mass timber Central Metro Station in Naples, designed by EMBT studio.
15.10.2025 19:02 β π 175 π 26 π¬ 7 π 3There is still so much work to be done and I am excited about the future of #biketo and #walkto infrastructure, but also extremely proud to have championed and supported all the work highlighted in @jasonthorne.bsky.socialβs thread.
15.10.2025 13:01 β π 7 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0New integrated bike/bus platforms on Wellesley Street. These platforms keep the bikeway clear for people cycling, while providing sidewalk-level access for people boarding and exiting TTC buses. /4
13.10.2025 21:08 β π 56 π 1 π¬ 4 π 0A small but important one. A new protected waiting area at the Yonge Street / Queens Quay intersection for cyclists heading northbound plus a bike box, chevrons and crosswalks. /3
13.10.2025 21:08 β π 49 π 1 π¬ 3 π 0Curb-protected two-way cycle track along the Esplanade. /2
13.10.2025 21:08 β π 47 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Torontoβs Cycling and Pedestrian Projects Team continues to hit it out of the park. Out for a ride today and hereβs just some of the new cycling facilities that I came across. New concrete planters and permanent curbs on Harbord Street. /1
13.10.2025 21:08 β π 327 π 38 π¬ 10 π 8βHow Bike Share went from deathβs door to one of Torontoβs fastest-growing ways to travelβ in the Toronto Star www.thestar.com/news/gta/how...
13.10.2025 13:09 β π 274 π 63 π¬ 4 π 4Iβve seen pictures of that one, but have never visited it.
13.10.2025 02:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0NEW: βToderian says itβs easy to be distracted by futuristic innovations like electric cars, drone delivery networks & hyperloops. βThe real solutions are a lot less sexy and a lot more common senseβ¦ Tech wonβt save us if we get the fundamentals wrong.β
I was 1 of 3 urban experts asked to weigh in.
I have visited that one in Copenhagen. But when it comes to incinerators, my all-time favourite has to be this one in Osaka!
12.10.2025 16:37 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0This is one of my favourites in Edmonton by gh3. We gave it an award when I was on the Cityβs design and architecture awards jury a few years ago. (I think itβs some sort of access shaft for a stormwater retention tank).
12.10.2025 14:26 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Great design isnβt just for iconic buildings. This is a stormwater treatment facility, but itβs nicely designed by gh3* architects!
12.10.2025 13:38 β π 71 π 7 π¬ 4 π 2I loved the Bridge of Flowers!
12.10.2025 03:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The iPhone β¦ YouTube β¦ and bike share! Montreal's bicycle-sharing system BIXI has been named among the top 25 inventions of the past 25 years by TIME magazine. cultmtl.com/2025/10/bixi...
10.10.2025 23:34 β π 91 π 17 π¬ 0 π 1The worldβs longest rainbow path. The 600 metre βLong Walk to Equalityβ by artist Travis Myers at Hanlanβs Point on Toronto Island β¦ the location of Canadaβs first Pride in 1971.
10.10.2025 10:44 β π 653 π 99 π¬ 7 π 4Congrats to the 1st cohort of participants in βBlack By Designβ ... a partnership between the Black Planners and Urbanists Association & the Nia Centre for the Arts to connect Black students in design/arts to urban planning and urbanism. And shoutout to course leaders Jamilla Mohamud & Aimee Powell!
08.10.2025 22:43 β π 26 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0The Venn diagram of urban density and average household GHG emissions is pretty much a circle. Interesting study on βMapping household GHG emissions in the Greater Golden Horseshoeβ from the University of Toronto School of Cities schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/mapping-hous...
06.10.2025 11:09 β π 224 π 79 π¬ 5 π 22Tokyo at night.
04.10.2025 23:29 β π 61 π 3 π¬ 2 π 1Riding the Urban Monorail in Chiba, Japan β¦ the longest suspended monorail system in the world.
03.10.2025 23:37 β π 83 π 7 π¬ 4 π 3When Kengo Kuma designs the Starbucks (Tokyo).
03.10.2025 01:57 β π 56 π 5 π¬ 2 π 0Photos of a variety of shade canopies installed on the streets, plazas, and transit hubs of Seoul.
Photos of a variety of shade canopies installed on the streets, plazas, and transit hubs of Seoul.
Photos of a variety of shade canopies installed on the streets, plazas, and transit hubs of Seoul.
Photos of a variety of shade canopies installed on the streets, plazas, and transit hubs of Seoul.
In recent summers, Seoul has been rolling out shade canopies across major streets, plazas and transit hubs to help residents cope with extreme heat. These fabric structuresβsometimes shaped like trees or wingsβoffer pedestrians relief in a city where heatwaves are becoming more frequent and intense.
03.10.2025 00:12 β π 100 π 16 π¬ 3 π 4βLetβs create a world that is less boringβ β¦ the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism.
01.10.2025 21:47 β π 29 π 8 π¬ 1 π 0Seoullo 7017, or the βSeoul Skygarden.β One of the best examples Iβve seen of converting a former highway overpass into an elevated linear park and pedestrian walkway.
30.09.2025 11:36 β π 32 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0The Banpo Bridge Rainbow Fountain (Seoul)
29.09.2025 11:38 β π 28 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0will co-sign: the former site of the expressway is a really pleasant place to stroll.
28.09.2025 22:40 β π 20 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1A former expressway. Now a place for an evening stroll. Nighttime on the Cheonggyecheon River in Seoul.
28.09.2025 22:22 β π 166 π 20 π¬ 4 π 8Mullae-dong neighbourhood in Seoul β¦ where steel and metal manufacturing mingle with fancy cafes and art galleries.
28.09.2025 11:30 β π 44 π 4 π¬ 3 π 1I really enjoyed this frank and open discussion with some really smart people (about halfway through I actually forgot it was a media interview!).
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