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Maxim Nasab | Nov 26th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
What if you were asked to live on a bridge? Would you ponder the question for a moment or refuse without hesitation? Architecture has become a seemingly limitless field, propelled ever further into our imagined future by new technology. Unfortunately bridges remain, at best, in the rearview (
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Tracey Ross | Nov 2nd, 2011 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
Urbanized is a lesson in how urban planners, policymakers, architects, and community leaders work to shape our cities and lives, and provides a fascinating look at innovative projects and initiatives. (
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Aaron Lubeck | Oct 6th, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: Midwest | Cities: St. Louis |
Bob Cassilly was not a card-carrying preservationist, but over the course of his career he seemed to have repurposed more architectural salvage than anyone else in the world. He traversed the line between sculpture and architecture, creating unique adaptive re-use projects across the United States. (
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Paul Crabtree | Sep 28th, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Economy, Built Environment | Region: East Coast, Midwest | Cities: Dallas, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco |
A night at the symphony or the opera is one of the pinnacles of western artistic experience, yet these corporate arts institutions are becoming unable to attract audiences to their performances, and have recently begun to close down in record numbers. (
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This Big City | Jul 21st, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Economy, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
That Bangkok is home to a staggering number of shopping malls is hardly news. However, in recent years, Bangkok has welcomed a unique addition to its shopping directory. (
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Johanna Hoffman | Jul 12th, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Since its inception in 2004, the Future Cities Lab has explored the relationship between land and water through architecture, digital technology and public art. Installations invite viewers to question conventional wisdom by engaging them through sight, touch, and sound.
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Next American City | Jun 28th, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: Central, East Coast, Midwest, West Coast | Cities: Chicago, Dallas, New York, Phoenix |
Established in 1986, the Rudy Bruner Award has recognized more than 65 projects that demonstrate excellence in urban placemaking. The award is unique for its focus on the interplay of process, place and values in creating enriching urban environments. (
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Joann Plockova | Jun 23rd, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Economy, Built Environment | Region: Midwest | Cities: Detroit |
Power House Productions is working to help stabilize and revitalize a Detroit neighborhood through the arts and other cultural endeavors (
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Next American City | Jun 16th, 2011 | Topic: Governance, Culture, Built Environment | Region: West Coast | Cities: San Francisco |
The Angel Island Immigration Station has sometimes been referred to as the “Ellis Island of the West.” But it has a more complex history than its East Coast counterpart, which was a symbol of welcome to immigrants from all over. (
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Frank Fuller | Mar 19th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: West Coast | Cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco |
An architect considers what transit-oriented development at high-speed rail stations should look like in the United States. (
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