Urban Development For You






What is Urban Development

How different        parts of the world deal with expanding populations :


What is A desert

How to Keep Cool in the Desert

Time line of ancient Egypt

Why is Expanding into the desert necessary

Location and Population

Future of Urban Development in Egypt

Photo Gallery of Egypt

New York City

History of New York City

Parts and Life of a Building

Preserving Buildings

Renovations on buildings

Galapagos Islands


Animal Inhabitants

Human Inhabitants


Charles Darwin


Oil spill

Control of introduced Species

Extra Stuff           

Photo Gallery

About the Designers

Guest book 

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Interview with 2 architects




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Preserving  Buildings


    Many of the urban cities have old buildings. In New York some buildings are over 200 hundred years old and people have become attached to them. Some of those buildings are very unique because they are one of a kind. In New York, we have the Empire state building, which was at one time the tallest building in the World. Some neighborhoods are famous because the houses are very unique. Bedford Stuyvesant and Harlem are famous for there one of kind brown stones. In New York we have the Landmark Commission, which ensures that building with historical value are saved and not destroyed. Buildings are worth preserving for many reasons:

1)      They help keep the character of the neighborhood.

2)      They serve as a link between past and present

They reduce the cost of construction since most of their parts  will be reused or recycled.