Sadistic Urbanism
The New York Times just ran a story about the steps that Honolulu is taking to crack down on the homeless in an effort to shore up its tourism industry. Homelessness is up 32% in Honolulu over the past 5 […]
An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Urban Culture, Space, Architecture, and Design
The New York Times just ran a story about the steps that Honolulu is taking to crack down on the homeless in an effort to shore up its tourism industry. Homelessness is up 32% in Honolulu over the past 5 […]
“Draft Urbanism” is the exhibition theme of Denver’s 2013 Biennial of the Americas celebration. The Biennial is an “international festival of ideas, art, and culture” that provides an opportunity for leaders in business, government, philanthropy, and the arts to examine […]
Having just returned from the English capital I was intrigued to learn that the New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman also recently visited London to consider the high rise building craze that we previously discussed here. Mr. Kimmelman’s piece […]
LONDON 4 January 2013. London is currently experiencing a relative frenzy of high rise building. The existing and proposed structures are known locally by their shapes, including “The Shard,” “The Cheesegrater,” and “The Walkie-Talkie” (or—better in my view—“The Pint”). Just […]
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. […]
California Home and Design Magazine has identified 25 American buildings that need immediate demolition. It offers this as the criterion for making the hit list: When proportion, balance, form and function come together in a delicate harmony, architecture is nothing […]
It was an honor to participate in the recent Intercultural Place-Making Seminar sponsored by The Council of Europe’s Intercultural Cities Programme and held at the Palazzo Badoer, Università IUAV di Venezia. The seminar’s central organizing question was how urban planning […]
Back in November 2011 I wrote a review of Chad Friedrichs’ film The Pruitt-Igoe Myth. I’m prompted to revisit the subject because of a very nice analysis of the film by Ray Gindroz that recently appeared in Better! Cities and Towns. […]
We’re still skeptical, but Archinect has the report and some pretty good pictures and drawings here.
Arapahoe Acres is a nationally famous suburban subdivision located just south of the University of Denver in Englewood. It was built between 1949-1957 by the developer Edward Hawkins, with help from the architect Eugene Sternberg. Sternberg was then employed by […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education, to which I’m a long-time subscriber, channeled its inner urbanist last week with three city-related articles in the January 27 edition. Scott Carlson wrote about “America’s Health Threat: Poor Urban Design.” He featured the work […]
Ten days ago The Denver Post contained a story by Ray Mark Rinaldi reporting on the modified plan for a new hotel and transit hub at Denver International Airport that has taken shape in the wake of the airport’s breakup with Spanish […]