The Bollard Era is upon us, soon anything and everything will serve as some sort of security barrier, just some less obvious than others. But can a fortress - even an invisible one - allow for a strong and open civic experience? Read | NYC style | prev View full entry
Over the last ten years, this city of 1.5 million has experienced an urban renewal that has made it one of the most attractive and livable cities in the country. Now, however, legalized gambling is coming to Philadelphia - and its impact is a crapshoot. The Next American City | previously |... View full entry
Taking a cue from successful religious movements, New Urbanists and pro-property rights advocates have eschewed the planners' traditional tools of charts and graphs in favor of the preacher's tools of allegory and myth. Using the power of stories and images to connect principles to people's... View full entry
As the building of the palm of the coast of Dubai nears completion, yahoo collected the news and tons of pictures. View full entry
Manipulative developers, shrill protesters, and a sixteen-tower glass-and-steel monster marching inexorably forward. What the battle for the soul of Brooklyn looks like””from right next door. NY Metro View full entry
The summer issue of Urban Design Review is out and it's edited by -drumroll please- the BLDGblog executive chef himself, Geoff Manaugh: "You'll find an amusing - and much-needed - analysis of New York Times Magazine real estate ads, written by Brand Avenue's own Chris Timmerman; Charles Jencks's... View full entry
Last week saw the opening of the new Arsenal stadium (London Premiership football team), photos here. Martin Spring writing for Building magazine blogs gives his opinion on how the project has failed on its regeneration promise. View full entry
The battle over L.A. gentrification is part of a long war between the poor and those who would displace them. The Downside of Upscale, Where a Porn Palace Stood, Downtown's Bipolar Housing Policy, Rents Through the Roof, via LA Times. View full entry
"Blueprints without black people, elaborated by the wealthy to exclude the poor." Since hurricane Katrina battered New Orleans almost a year ago, the population has halved. Amid the debris and regret, Gary Younge finds a city losing its soul.Guardian View full entry
Las Vegas City officials decided to curb the charity practice, with possible fines of $1,000 and six months imprisonment, after complaints from residents. bbc View full entry
In a landmark ruling, Ohio's Supreme Court ruled - unanimously - that the City of Norwood overstepped its bounds in destroying a neighborhood for new development. Too bad they already destroyed 70 houses and only 3 remain.... View full entry
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Jeff Baker, attorney for Develop Don't Destroy and Jim Stuckey, president of the Atlantic Yards Development Group offer dueling positions on the recent environmental impact statement for the Atlantic Yards Development Project in Brooklyn. WNYC View full entry
A recent study has shown that poor urban residents frequently pay hundreds if not thousands of dollars a year in extra costs for everyday necessities. NYT View full entry
"Today, Lebanon is being forced toward total ruin. If Israel's intent is just to destroy Hezbollah, then why are they bombing Christian and Sunni neighborhoods and towns? Why did Israel wait until July 15 to bomb Hezbollah's headquarters in Beirut, making sure to first bomb power plants, bridges... View full entry