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  • Adolf Hitler in Paris with his architect Albert Speer  (left) and the public artist Arno Breker (Wikimedia Commons)

    Hitler’s Urbanists?

    While doing some web research the other day for stories about intercultural city building I came across a post on a website called “Granite State Future(s)” (hereafter, GSF) entitled Regionalists Praise Gulags, Concentration Camps for “Urbanism”.   The unnamed author criticizes an […]

    December 24, 2016 / General, Intercultural City, Placemaking, Urban Studies

     
  • Charles Montgomery (D. Saitta)

    Rocky Mountain City Summit 2016: Place, Culture, Meaning

    Just about two months ago Rocky Mountain region civic leaders, planners, developers, and distinguished out-of-town guests convened for the sixth annual City Summit. Held in Denver and hosted by the Downtown Denver Partnership, this one-day event is packed with keynote speakers […]

    December 4, 2016 / Architecture, General, Placemaking, Urban Studies

     
  • Was Jane Jacobs Wrong?

    Was Jane Jacobs Wrong?

    This has been a year of commemorating the 100th anniversary of Jane Jacobs’s birth. The great urbanist’s birthday on May 4th prompted reflections by notable biographers and scholars like Roberta Gratz and Saskia Sassen. In commenting on the larger body […]

    October 12, 2016 / Archaeology, General, Urban Studies

     
  • Ebenezer Howard's Model of the Garden City (Wikimedia Commons)

    Are Garden Cities Sustainable?

    The answer to my title’s question depends, of course, on where they’re located, how they develop, and what we mean by “sustainable.” Certainly, Ebenezer Howard’s concept of the Garden City is one of the most influential planning models produced by […]

    June 30, 2016 / Denver, General, Intercultural City, Urban Studies, Water and The City

     
  • The Evolution of Urban Planning

    The Evolution of Urban Planning

    Guest Post submitted by Konstantin von der Schulenburg Konstantin von der Schulenburg is an architect who writes about issues relating to his industry. The infographic presented below has already been posted to several engineering, construction, and public interest websites. It’s a provocative […]

    April 14, 2016 / Architecture, General, Urban Studies

     
  • Roof Garden, Rockefeller Center, New York

    Urban Growth and Sustainable Cities

    Guest Post by Ray McNeal Ray McNeal spent the majority of his career in the real estate industry. Throughout his career, he became fascinated with the concept of sustainable development. He is currently a blogger whose focus is the benefits […]

    April 9, 2016 / General, Urban Studies

     
  • Umberto Eco in 2011. (Copyright: Das Blaue Sofa)

    Umberto Eco, Planning Education, and Urban Space

    The great Italian literary critic, philosopher, novelist, and University of Bologna semiotics professor Umberto Eco died last month. On the surface this event is probably of little consequence to professional urban planners. However, by the end of this essay I […]

    March 18, 2016 / General, Placemaking, Urban Studies

     
  • Michael Kimmelman lecturing in Denver (D. Saitta)

    Mr. Kimmelman’s Metropolis

    New York Times columnists and critics have always figured prominently in my urban studies course reading lists, whether it’s Paul Krugman advocating Old World urbanism, David Brooks explaining American exurbanism, Holland Cotter urging a new role for the 21st century […]

    December 20, 2015 / Architecture, General, Sustainability, Urban Studies

     
  • What Makes a Great Public Space?

    What Makes a Great Public Space?

    It’s a question that’s often asked and answered by urban planners and placemakers. Last summer’s debate about desnudas and costumed panhandlers in New York City’s Times Square added even more grist to the mill. Numerous physical and social qualities that […]

    November 1, 2015 / Architecture, General, Placemaking, Urban Studies

     
  • Public Art and the Urban Experience: A Retrospective

    Public Art and the Urban Experience: A Retrospective

    The Biennial of the Americas just kicked off here in Denver. The Biennial was launched in 2010 by then Denver mayor (now Colorado governor) John Hickenlooper as a grand forum for talking about politics, education, business, the arts, and other […]

    July 19, 2015 / Denver, General, Sustainability, Urban Studies

     
  • Water Supply and Land Use Focus Group, 10 July 2012, Denver (Photograph courtesy of Todd Bryan, Keystone Policy Center)

    Should City Planners Worry About a Sustainable Water Supply?

    The headline asks one of the big questions prompted by a recent Planetizen interview with Denver Planning Director Brad Buchanan. It’s broached in the comments thread in a lively exchange between Jim Safranek and Jake Wegmann. Mr. Safranek says it’s a […]

    July 3, 2015 / Denver, General, Urban Studies

     
  • North Lincoln Homes Development, Denver (Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post )

    Affordable Housing and Social Inclusion

    Over the last 15 years cities have provided, with the assistance of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), an increasing amount of affordable housing for the nation’s poorest families. Even with the growth of HUD assistance programs the […]

    June 27, 2015 / General, Op-Eds, Urban Studies

     
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