Oh my God, it's an icon. How very last decade. Did the city of Seville not get the memo? Big, flashy buildings are out; hair shirts are in. — guardian.co.uk
The Guardian's Rowan Moore critiques Mr. H's new public structure in Spain. View full entry
The Mayor of the City decided to create a new settlement. He did not want to conceive just a city plan, but to reveal a new emotion, a new political vision. He loved to repeat a sentence "the city is too important to put it into the hands of the architects"... The Mayor of the City decided to... View full entry
The other night Charlie Rose hosted a round-table on cities, the urban experience. The cast of mayors included currently serving mayors; Michael Bloomberg, Kasim Reed, Jerry Sanders, Michael Nutter, R.T. Rybak and Bill White, former mayor of Houston. They discussed the possibilities and challenges... View full entry
If you happen to be in Philadelphia this evening, please join me at PennDesign for this event. Urbanism Now: Philadelphia2035 Tuesday, March 22 6:00-8:00pm (reception to follow) Meyerson Hall - Lower Gallery School of Design, University of Pennsylvania 210 South 34th Street Philadelphia, PA... View full entry
In the second installment to her Interventionist's Toolkit series Mimi Zeiger, explores the work of organizations such as: The Hypothetical Development Organization, the Center for Urban Pedagogy and the Center for Tactical Magic. In the second installment to her Interventionist's Toolkit series... View full entry
TIME reports on Rawabi, “the first planned city in Palestinian history […] (which means hills in Arabic)” and is “both the largest construction project and the largest private foreign investment ever made in the Palestinian territories. And given that it aims to do... View full entry
Lovedog bites the Pragmatic Utopia: "AMBIGUITY" and"HEDONISTIC SUSTAINABILITY" with white on black slogan slides as presented. Superficial review of Steven Holl and Bjarke Ingels lectures in Los Angeles. "AMBIGUITY" by Steven HollDate and place:3/2/2011, SCI Arc, Los AngelesMain Material:Lecture... View full entry
The future of cities is being lived in Caracas as 2,500+ squatter occupy an unfinished 45-story tower from the 1990s.The squatters have jury-rigged utilities up to the 28th floor - but there isn't an elevator.The future of cities is being lived in Caracas as 2,500+ squatter occupy an unfinished... View full entry
A third of the buildings in central Christchurch may need to be demolished and rebuilt, authorities in New Zealand have warned, following an earthquake. Additionally, hundreds of suburban homes damaged in Tuesday's 6.3 magnitude tremor may also have to be pulled down, officials said. A third of... View full entry
Documentary filmmaker, Gary Hustwit, is working on Urbanized, his third, and final, film in his design trilogy, and he's asking the public for support via Kickstarter. You may be familiar with Hustwit's first two fantastic documentaries Helvetica and Objectified. Go back him up! Documentary... View full entry
Walled citadel of the Shahs, hub of petro-modernity and post-Islamist metropolis. Asef Bayat explores the history of struggles to define Iran’s capital, and the successive contests between elite projects and popular resistance that have shaped its spatial pattern. Walled citadel of the... View full entry
Our man Wes Janz, ever excavating the potential within the Rust Belt, returns with this provocative piece for Design Observer's Places Journal: This Is Flint, Michigan. Our man Wes Janz, ever excavating the potential within the Rust Belt, returns with this provocative piece for Design Observer's... View full entry
An unflattering, and perhaps unfair, portrayal of what's going on in Braddock -- but an important case study/lesson for anyone that wants to work in challenging urban conditions NYT magazine | John Fetterman has turned the busted town of Braddock, Pa., into a national symbol of hope, hard work and... View full entry
From their site: "Through research and fieldwork, students will gain a broad understanding of the complex economic, political, social, environmental, and physical forces that influence urban growth and development." Parsons | From their site: "Through research and fieldwork, students will gain a... View full entry
Los Angeles AIA makes rather uninspired but time saving "reform" recommendations to the city to make the approval process streamlined for developers and architects. Say, (yes, we can help you!) Los Angeles AIA makes rather uninspired but time saving "reform" recommendations to the city to make the... View full entry