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Paris Density by Robert Gordon
Submitted by Robert P. Gordon on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 5:17pm
The city of Paris is often cited by architects and planners as their favorite place to visit. Parisians and visitors alike never tire of walking her narrow, winding streets, with continuous ground level boutiques and cafes. They enjoy the quiet gardens and public places.
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Creating New Designs for Carpentersville, IL
Submitted by Heather Smith on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 8:49pm
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The Portfolio of Minoru Yamasaki
Submitted by JNorquist on Sat, 09/10/2011 - 6:40amMinoru Yamasaki was the architect of Pruitt-Igoe in St. Louis. The failed housing project (1955-1972) gave the word "project" its bad connotation and eventually helped sell the design reforms we usually refer to as HOPE VI. I should have known this, but today I was surprised when someone mentioned a... read more »
Landscape Urbanism and NYU's Superblocks
Submitted by JNorquist on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 8:57am
NYU's Greenwich Village Superblock Plans. Photo via Curbed NY.
Grimshaw Architects Unveils Designs For NYU Superblocks - ArchRecord
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Stop Putting Pedestrians to Blame: The Case of Raquel Nelson
Submitted by MichelleLee on Tue, 07/19/2011 - 3:37pmUpdate 07/26/2011: In a hearing room at Cobb County State Court today, Raquel Nelson was sentenced by a jury to 40 hours of community service and 12 months' probation in the vehicular manslaughter case against her. As outlined in the post below, Nelson is the mother of 4-year-old A.J.
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Cool Planning: LEED-ND in Plain English
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Tue, 07/05/2011 - 4:16pmIn giving some advice on LEED-ND on Pro-Urb, John Anderson once wrote "LEED-ND is a reasonable (but in my view excruciating) way to go." He suggested other paths to get to a similar place with "less brain damage."
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The High Line Brought Down to Earth: Chicago's Bloomingdale Trail
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 8:27amIt's been exactly one month since Rahm Emanuel assumed the mayoralty in Chicago, and already pedestrians are beginning to feel the Mayor's presence on city streets everywhere. Emanuel has given free reign to new CDOT commissioner Gabe Klein to introduce a series of measures in envisi... read more »
Retrofitting in Real Time: Randhurst Mall Looks Towards a New Tomorrow
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 9:18amRandhurst Mall, the mid-century, tomorrow's-future-today design of modernist architect Victor Gruen, is undergoing a sea-change in its life. The Mt.... read more »
Witold Rybczynski on "Bringing the High Line Back to Earth"
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 12:13pmThe High Line design may look good, but as Witold Rybczynski writes in the NYT article linked below, this form of landscape urbanism is highly suspect as a long-term and viable solution for most cities, now looking to emulate. Will Duany and Waldheim discuss similar topics at the CNU 19 Closing Plen... read more »
NACTO Paves The Way for Better Cycling
Submitted by MLydon on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 12:45pmWhen it comes to accommodating bicycling, it’s no secret that the United States has fallen behind. According to the forthcoming, “Bicycling Renaissance in North America? An Update and Re-Appraisal of Cycling Trends and Policies,” (Pucher, Buehler, and Seinen), even our Canadian counterparts cy... read more »