An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Urban Culture, Space, Architecture, and Design
Apparently not, according to Michael E. Smith in a review of the new Oxford Handbook of Cities in World History over at his blog Wide Urban World. Smith argues—rightfully—that cities developed in many areas of Central and South America well […]
Bill Adams identifies ten rules that incorporate some of the original Smart Growth Principles while punching up those that urge greater respect for the character, identity, and established planning processes of an existing community. He also adds a “Bonus” 11th […]
Now that the dust has apparently settled from the exchange in The Daily Beast (Kotkin’s opening salvo is here and Florida’s response is here) it’s useful to ask what’s been learned. I think the short answer is “not much.” These […]
Actually, it’s a program about the 1914 Ludlow Massacre, but readers of this blog know that I’m interested in the 1913-14 striker’s camp for what it can tell us about “tactical” urban planning in a multicultural society. It might sound […]
The big stuff is covered by a recent article in the journal Cities by geographers Keith Ratner of Salem State University and Andy Goetz of the University of Denver. Ratner and Goetz provide a comprehensive look at transit oriented development […]
My title is that of a public lecture I gave the other day at the Aurora History Museum. My first speaking visit to the Aurora museum was about underground archaeology at the Ludlow Tent City; this one was about “above […]
Like many institutions of higher learning, the University of Denver is committing resources to greening our campus and encouraging teaching and research on sustainability. We have a Sustainability Council, a Sustainability Minor, and a nascent Center for Sustainability. Because of my […]
The papers presented at last year’s “Contours of The City” Conference held in Bologna, Italy are being prepared for publication. I’ve posted my paper on New Urbanist infill developments in Denver to the Papers page of this website. It’s also […]
In a previous post on this blog I described a bit of our archaeological research at the Ludlow “Tent City,” a 1913-1914 coal miner’s strike camp of 200 tents and about 1200 people in southeastern Colorado. The relevance of this […]
The College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado at Denver is hosting a spring lecture series on “Design in the Public Interest & Alternative Forms of Practice.” Last week Ellen Dunham-Jones kicked things off with a lecture […]
My title is inspired by an excellent New Year’s Eve 2012 piece posted on New Geography by Richey Piiparinen (also posted here) that questions the “livability” focus of much urban development over the last few years. More about that below. […]
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 […]