Pelago Bicycles, Downtown Assembly and Urban Dream Management will host a WDC Helsinki 2012 ideas forum about bicycling and street cultures. The compact session will take place on Saturday 22 May, 15.30-16.30 at gallery Myymälä2, Uudenmaankatu 23 F, Helsinki. (more…)
Tuula, Anni, Jenna, Sasha and Martti preparing for the brunch discussion
On Saturday 8th of May, I was invited to join an inspiring and tasty brunch hosted by Ok Do and Sitra. A group of people from different design disciplines, art, it, skateboarding and bicycling, sat around the table to discuss ideas for Helsinki’s coming year as World Design Capital 2012. The local delicacies were provided by Maatilatori.
The morning’s topic was, focusing on the main theme of the WDC 2012 year, how to contribute to a more ‘open Helsinki’. We talked about inspiring experiences from Helsinki and abroad, and also about issues that need developing in our city. (more…)
Vancouver downtown skyline. Photo: www.flickr.com/photos/sanderveldscholten
Vancouver keeps its status as the World’s most liveable city 2010, according to Economist Intelligent Unit’s survey. The host city of this year’s Winter Olympics has kept its top ranking and same rating (98/100) since last year, just as Vienna, coming second with the rate of 97.9. Only two European cities have made their way into top ten – to our delight, Helsinki celebrates the 6th position. All the rest of the top ten cities are from Canada and Australia.
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s liveability survey assesses living conditions in 140 cities around the world. A rating of relative comfort for 30 indicators is assigned across five broad categories: stability; healthcare; culture and environment; education; and infrastructure. The survey gives an overall rating of 0-100, where 1 is intolerable and 100 is ideal.
Vancouver keeps its status as the World’s most liveable city 2010, according to Economist Intelligent Unit‘s survey. The host city of this year’s Winter Olympics has kept its top ranking and same rating (98/100) since last year, just as Vienna, coming second with the rate of 97.9. Only two European cities have made their way into top ten – to our delight, Helsinki celebrates the 6th position. All the rest of the top ten cities are from Canada and Australia.
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