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What the History of Diocletian’s Palace Can Teach Us About Adaptive Reuse

aline chahine — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:51:00 +0000

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How will the city of tomorrow adapt and reuse the city of today?

New Jersey Urged to Turn Down Off-Shore Wind Farm

aline chahine — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:57:53 +0000

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The state is being urged to reject a proposal to build New Jersey's first offshore wind farm..

Miami’s New Urbanist Experiment

aline chahine — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:13:07 +0000

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Sean McCaughan assesses conditions on the ground three years after the city adopted a form-based roadmap.

Under the High Line, a Gay Past

aline chahine — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:03:57 +0000

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When Robert Hammond and Josh David co-founded Friends of the High Line, the conservancy that raised money for and operates the city-owned park, they knew they were embarking on a project closely linked to the history of gay life in New York.

What do we destroy when we demolish illegal structures?

aline chahine — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:54:50 +0000

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A hundred-year-old street market in Bangalore was demolished in the dead of night last month...

How can we reimagine public space accessible to all citizens of Beirut?

aline chahine — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:13:54 +0000

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How can we reimagine a public space that has been divided by civil war, sectarianism, and capitalist redevelopment?

Toronto’s Revolt

aline chahine — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:49:02 +0000

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Upon becoming Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford killed existing public transit plans, declaring the "war on the car" over. Now a coalition of urbanists and a majority of city council members are turning against Ford's subway-only plan.

Architecture school confidential

aline chahine — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:02 +0000

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A heartbreaking tale of sleepless nights, severed fingers, and a shitload of hard work

How About Gardening or Golfing at the Mall?

aline chahine — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:45:25 +0000

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Cleveland’s Galleria at Erieview, like many malls across the country, is suffering.

Beijing’s Building Frenzy

aline chahine — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:35:39 +0000

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Preservationists in Beijing awoke last weekend to find that the house of the famous architects Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin had been reduced to rubble.

The Greening of Houston

aline chahine — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:56:58 +0000

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After many years, Buffalo Bayou is finally coming on its Nixon in China moment.

Building After Auschwitz

aline chahine — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:23:18 +0000

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In The Architecture of Exile, Stanley Tigerman reminds us that we are burdened by Paradise.

An Enchanted House Becomes a Family’s Curse

aline chahine — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:07:31 +0000

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The Palais Stoclet, considered the best surviving realization of a Gesamtkunstwerk, or "total work of art," faces an uncertain future as it marks its centennial.

Dublin Grows Upward

aline chahine — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:42:29 +0000

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The City of Dublin is an affluent Columbus suburb typically known for it’s good schools, easy access to jobs, and low density housing and retail developments that have rapidly sprawled outward over the past forty years.