The Phoenix Urban Research Lab

At the core of PURL’s activities is a set of initiatives exploring a variety of issues critical to the Phoenix metropolitan area and typically underrepresented in current urbanist dialog. Through a combination of supported research, coordinated coursework and public programming, including lectures, symposia, exhibitions and publications, PURL brings together different academic units within the university and bridges the university and the public spheres. Our goal is to generate innovative solutions that have true impact on the quality of our urban environment.

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Here's the latest animation from one of PURL's latest projects researching southwest building typologies to be infilled into the light rail corridor.

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Why TOD Typologies?

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ihappeneduponacity:

It’s a fair point: even with good intentions, bad design hurts.

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thisbigcity:

If the entire global population lived in just one city, how big would it be?

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Visit Purl’s new 'Sustainable Urbanism and Design' channel on Vimeo…

Sustainable Urbanism and Design: New Directions in Research and PracticeGreenbuild 2009, Offsite Education SessionThursday, Nov. 12, 8 a.m.Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory (PURL)234 North Central Avenue, 8th FloorPhoenix, AZ 85004A survey of multidisciplinary projects at The Design School and the School of Design Innovation at Arizona State University.

Topics include:

Post-petroleum urban design

Digital simulations and new green codes

Modeling urban heat island

Compact urbanism for desert cities

Sustainable desert landscapes

Biomimicry and industrial design

Presentations by: ASU professors Ken McCown, John Meunier, Daniel Hoffman, Michael Underhill and Prasad Boradkar.Speakers:Prasad Boradkar, Associate Professor of Industrial DesignJoseph Ewan, Associate Professor of Landscape ArchitectureDaniel Hoffman, Professor of ArchitectureKenneth McCown, Associate Professor of Landscape ArchitectureJohn Meunier, Professor of Architecture

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Visit Purl’s new Andrés Duany channel on Vimeo…

In these lectures, given at ASU on October 13, 2010, Andrés Duany challenges us to look at the future of American cities in a new light. How do the current crises of global recession and climate change affect how we design and build cities? Sprawl is the least sustainable growth pattern, yet it still represents a major portion of the built environment — how will we adapt, repair, and rebuild it? Duany proposes new ideas and innovative strategies for rebuilding sustainable communities in the 21st century.

Topics Include:

Agrarian Urbanism

Planning for the 21st Century

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Visit Purl's new Latino Urbanism channel on Vimeo...

Latino Urbanism is an emerging approach to development that responds to Latino lifestyles, cultural preferences, and economic needs. The Latino Urbanism Symposium and related events will highlight Latino Urbanism and its role in American placemaking. Through public presentations, panel discussions, community outreach and a design forum, we will celebrate and seek to understand how Latino Urbanism is reshaping the American urban landscape.

Topics Include: 

Patterns and Forms of Latino Cultural Landscapes 

Latino Urbanism vs. New Urbanism 

Designing Public and Private Space for Latino Communities 

Latino Urbanism, Economic Development,  and the Marketing of Ethnic Identity

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we should implement this in phoenix!

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thechanginglandscape:

What do you wish public art was?

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Infrastructure for All

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Here's some animation style tests from one of PURL's latest projects researching southwest building typologies to be infilled into the light rail corridor.

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SW Design Competition from Arid Lands Institute

Check out the Drylands Design Competition, an interdisciplinary team competition this fall. Help bring to the foreground smart designs for our desert cities. 

http://drylandscompetition.org/