If you have ever been to Tokyo or Japan in general, you might have realized that parking in the crowded megacities is a little bit different compared to European or North American car parks. Usually, European car drivers drive into the city, get their parking ticket at the entry lane and steer their vehicle into the lot. Well, due to the lack of space in urban areas especially in Japan, developers, urban planners and technology companies built parks under different circumstances.

This weekend the see conference, a conference on visualization of information, took place in Wiesbaden, Germany, for the third time.

Julien De Smedt from JDS Architects, Copenhagen, presented a showcase of his actual work. In his speech he focusses on the influence of visualization on the perception of space, and it was quite impressive to see the results of this approach.

The full presentation can be seen here:
http://www.see-conference.com/#/en/Livestream/?stream=seeconference3_jul...

There is a number of interesting events coming up over the next time on the globe. Therefor I want to keep you updated about fairs, conferences and general real estate, urban planning and architecture events.

• Urban Green Spaces Conference - Sofia, Bulgaria (17. - 18.04.2008)
• Cityscape Asia - Singapor, Singapor (15. - 17.04.2008)
  
  

At the international real estate fair Mipim 2008 in Cannes,
France, ourbania was successfully presented to the audience. At a
co-operation stand with the German Federal Ministry of Economics and
Technology, our founding partner Eurohypo (who managed the booth)
underlined the idea of ourbania as community for real estate
enthusiasts. Eurohypo draws a positive balance of the visitors'
reactions.