About the EcoCity Design Studio
The EcoCity Design Studio is committed to designing urban environments capable of mitigating and adapting to
climate change. All projects are developed by planning, urban design and architectural design students directed
by Dr.Rafael E. Pizarro in studios at different universities. Some common elements to all projects are:
- compact urban form
- high aesthetic quality of public spaces
- pedestrian environments
- urban agriculture (on-site food production)
- solar, geothermal, wind, and/or tidal energy production
- rain and waste water recycling
- solid waste collection and recycling
- Combined Cooling Heat & Power (CCHP) facilities
- mass public transit systems
- roof-top gardens
- solar architecture
- mixed land uses
- infrastructure for personal transportation devices (e.g. "Segways", bicycles, scooters, mini-autos).
- car-share facilities
- affordable housing
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