Students at the Komla Rajevi Vidananaya Institute for Architecture, Mumbai have become interested in Dharavi. They began their project by doing something developers never do: talking to the people who are going to be re-housed. The result is a slew of innovative ideas, combining living and work... View full entry
...the young of Brooklyn, this peculiar generation of money-heads and ambition-addled professionals, will have a direct supply of their very own furnished line of sameness. Rail l Make a Better NYC View full entry
The Largest city in the world will be in China and it hasn't even been built, by 2030 1 in 3 people will not have enough water, and the population in the U.S. will resemble an hourglass when it comes to age (large numbers of old and young with a skinny middle to support them). Are you prepared... View full entry
With google streetview vans out there, one better think twice before entering a cannabis club, standing in front of a strip club, sun bathing, picking your nose, or urinating in public. Slate View full entry
"Dozen of historic thatched and half-timbered buildings in some of Britain's most beautiful villages are being bought up by airport owner BAA at premium prices as part of the company's plan for a massive expansion involving a second runway at Stansted in Essex." Read mo' at The Observer. View full entry
the proliferation of lifestyle centric developments have another hobby to cater to: astronomers... oh, those telescopes can cost more then the house! Chiefland Astronomy Village in Florida, Arizona Sky Village in southeast Arizona, and Deerlick Astronomy Village, 120 miles east of Atlanta are the... View full entry
Naples continues its heap of trouble with trash. | bbc | prev View full entry
"Judge in NY sets aside challenge to condemnation of about a dozen businesses and homes to make way for the 22-acre project." Ratner and the city argue that this is eminent doamin at its best--and certified as legal by the Supreme Court in 05--for greater public benefit. But opponents "say the... View full entry
Three firms are left in the running for a new trophy tower in the heart of San Francisco's downtown (PCP, SOM and Rogers), but there is a glitch... How tall can they go? View full entry
Incredible article in the NYTimes about the impact that the proposed immmigration law could have on NY City (for the worst) and how family reunification as an immigration policy (vs the proposed merit system) helped NY bounce back from the brink. "Yet central to the city’s storied comeback... View full entry
With dumps closing, and firmly entrenched in complex regional politics, the heap of trash in Naples is causing a stink. Who controls refuse? | nytimes | related book View full entry
Mayors from around the world convened this week in New York to get serious about climate change. They have a growing number of examples to learn from and one of the best is Starbucks. Tony Gale, the company's Corporate Architect, is with us to share the ground-breaking work Starbucks is doing to... View full entry
“…if there were no Levittown and no suburban expansions, and if the young families had stayed back in the cities, then would the cost of urban life have dampened the propensity to procreate, particularly with the simultaneous technological advancements in family planning and birth... View full entry
Lynn Becker reports on the disappearance of the signscape of Sao Paulo. lynnbecker.com View full entry
The Porn Palace opens up! Yes! You heard about Kinky Gentrification here; now you can see it! Or better yet, "come for a good cause!" What I am talking about is San Francisco's massive armory in the Mission, the historic structure bought by porn purveyor, kink dot com (NS4W!). Now the porn palace... View full entry
