
Renée Elaine Sazci
Renée Sazci is the Founder & CEO of The Global Grid. In June 2014 Renée moved from Istanbul, Turkey, where she'd lived for four years, to return to the beautiful city of San Francisco.
Top 10 Landscape Architecture Jobs Search Websites
by Renée Elaine Sazci
In 2014, The Global Grid first published the Top 10 Landscape Architecture Jobs Search Websites ranking. We reviewed that year’s ranking and continued our search for the best job boards and websites to aide in a landscap... Read article
Top 20 Landscape Architecture Websites of 2018
by Renée Elaine Sazci
In celebration of April's World Landscape Architecture Month (#WLAM2018), we are giving our 2018 annual ranking of the top 20 most visited landscape architecture websites an early start (2017 was published in October). T... Read article
15 Must-Read Urbanism Books Written by Women
by Renée Elaine Sazci
When you search the Top 100 urban planning and development, architecture, or built environment books on Amazon you may notice the abundance of male voices, male authors. This book list is meant for men and women alike - ... Read article
Top 20 Active Transportation Websites of 2017: Highlighting the Top 10
by Renée Elaine Sazci
This year, The Global Grid has expanded its horizons beyond the Top 20 lists covered for the past five years (urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture and engineering). This new list dives into active transpo... Read article
#IAMTHEGRID: Two Years Later Kennith George Reflects from Wenatchee, WA
by Renée Elaine Sazci
“Relevant, innovative and cutting edge” is how Kennith describes The Grid. Nearly two years since blogging, from November 2011 to November 2012, Kennith George was with The Grid in its infancy and has seen it grow. W... Read article
#IAMTHEGRID: One Year Later Michael Jenkins Reflects from Oakland, California
by Renée Elaine Sazci
“Progressive and illuminating” is how Michael describes his experience with The Grid. Blogging from Nothinghamshire, England between January and June 2013 after finishing his MBA studies, it’s been a little over a ye... Read article
#IAMTHEGRID: Two Years Later Jordan Rockerbie Reflects from Montreal, Canada
by Renée Elaine Sazci
“Globally diverse content” Jordan encapsulates The Grid in three words. Between June and December 2012 Jordan Rockerbie joined The Grid blogging team from Kelowna, British Columbia and Banff, Alberta, Canada. Now, al... Read article
Camlica Mosque to Mark Istanbul’s Skyline
by Renée Elaine Sazci
This post is also available in Turkish. The highest point in Istanbul is Camlica Hill. At 288 meters, it can be seem from most vantage points throughout the city. On May 29, 2012 Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoga... Read article
Istanbul Siluetine Yeni Bir Damga: Camlica Camisi
by Renée Elaine Sazci
Bu metin İngilizce dilinde de mevcuttur. Çamlıca Tepesi, İstanbul’un en yüksek noktası. 288 metre yüksekliğindeki tepe şehrin neredeyse her noktasından görülebiliyor. 29 Mayıs 2012’de Başbakan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan bu ... Read article
Access for All: Our #thegrid Social Equity and Inclusiveness Twitter Chat Recap
by Renée Elaine Sazci
After raising the question of how to achieve social equity and inclusiveness in urban planning, within our previous post, Global Site Plans’ The Grid and the Center for Social Inclusion turned to Twitter and #thegrid for... Read article
We Want your Opinion: Weigh-in Regarding the Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
by Renée Elaine Sazci
The Camlica Mosque, or Çamlıca Camii in Turkish, is located at Istanbul, Turkey’s Çamlıca Hill. Upon completion, the project will have a 110,000 square meter (1,184,030 square feet) footprint, serving 29,700 people fro... Read article
Camlica Camii Projesi Hakkinda Gorusunuz Nedir?
by Renée Elaine Sazci
Çamlıca Camii Projesi İstanbul’da Çamlıca Tepesi için düşünülen, tamamlandığında 110.000 metrekare alan büyüklüğüne sahip olacak ve 29.700 nüfuslu Kısıklı Mahallesi’nde bulunacak bir projedir. Hâlihazırda kamuoyundan ç... Read article
Lack of Participatory Planning is to Blame: Istanbul, Turkey Faces-Off on Day-Five
by Renée Elaine Sazci
As a foreigner making her home in Istanbul, Turkey, I feel honored to hear the noise in the streets, the sounds of banging pots and traditional Turkish coffee carafes, honking horns, and chants; Turkish solidarity. And... Read article