Architecture firm explores how to 3D-print houses
Gensler, the San Francisco-based design and architecture firm, says it’s working with a Chinese company to explore the possibility of producing homes using massive 3D-printers.
: May 21, 2015 HOUSING
How Oklahoma City’s mayor put his city on a diet
Most communities are delighted to make any of the “top city” lists that have become ubiquitous in the media in recent years.
: May 21, 2015 GOVERNANCE, HEALTH
What happens when you let kids build a city?
East End residents used objects to represent police stations and recreation centers they want built in their neighborhood.
INSIGHTS: May 20, 2015
Can a building’s design promote healthy lifestyles?
For more than a decade, developers competed to brand their buildings as “green,” betting that tenants would pay a premium for a structure with energy-efficient features that could save money and or garner positive PR.
: May 20, 2015 HEALTH
Medical Centers Can Serve as a Catalyst for Cities
They have a lot to offer.
INSIGHTS: May 19, 2015 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH
Q&A with Rose Gowen: How Brownsville is fighting public obesity and making a more vibrant city
Rose Gowen is a city commissioner and OB-GYN in Brownsville, a city of 180,000 that sits just north of the Texas-Mexico border. The greater Brownsville area has the highest poverty rate in the country – 35 percent – which has contributed to an obesity and diabetes epidemic. Gowen spoke with the Kinder Institute’s Ryan Holeywell about how the city is trying to combat a public health crisis. The interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
: May 18, 2015 HEALTH
Cities tap university expertise to cure urban ills
They’re trying to make “big data” more than a catch phrase.
RESEARCH: May 14, 2015 GOVERNANCE
Buses aren’t always convenient. Houston Metro plans to fix that.
Even though Kurt Luhrsen works for the Houston-area transit agency, he knows its bus system is less than ideal.
: May 14, 2015 TRANSPORTATION
HISD opens massive school district data sets to researchers
Hundreds of professors across the country spend countless hours researching education, but few are likely to affect the way schools are actually run.
RESEARCH: May 13, 2015 EDUCATION
How to Make Sure Philanthropy Pays Off
Richard and Nancy Kinder endowed the Kinder Institute with a $15 million gift in 2010. It was part of a bigger strategy.
INSIGHTS: May 13, 2015
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