AnnArbor.com reporter Ryan Stanton sums up my response to this proposal in his droll title: “19 new Old West Side-style homes coming to Ann Arbor’s north side”. I couldn’t agree with Mr. Stanton more.
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In the rural South, where I'm from, the big running joke is that directions are often given in landmarks, and the even bigger joke is that those landmarks don't even have to be there any more for them to be used in wayfinding. Perhaps the biggest joke of all? I still do it, knowing...
For anyone who doubts its value, this is why urban planning is so very important. Ask not for whom the bell tolls, friends: it tolls for the Old Fourth Ward. The headline for this project’s go-ahead reads: “City Council Approves 14-story-highrise to Avoid Potentially...
In the dual interests of strengthening my professional writing and refining my critical analysis skills, I write about the current, past, and projected built environment of Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. The town is home to the University of Michigan, where I graduated with a Master of Architecture degree. I hope to present both facts as well as critical readings of the city's trajectories of work and theory in ways that are sited in architectural discourse as well as interesting to residents.
