Central to their message is a refusal to accept what has become of the communal landscape, as exemplified by this, the Laurel Shopping Center: a seemingly endless concrete U of shops that curves around the dominant aesthetic offering of a massive parking lot, where our car is now anchored like a... View full entry
time magazine so what's next? will duany claim to have invented the wheel? it still feels like the truman show to me. View full entry
A blog by Rahul Srivastava and Matias Echanove on adventitious roots, urban forests and villages, natural cities, lost tribes, new nomads and everything in between. airoots.org View full entry
Over the past 30 years, the world have seen a mass migration of people from the countryside into cities for a better chance of getting fed. Of course, dense is a relative term. A Mumbai native visiting New York is bound to feel like a New Yorker vacationing on a Wyoming dude ranch. Forbes +... View full entry
Psychogeography is the newest work from English writer Will Self. It’s basically about walking, but not about pleasant strolls through the woods. His walks take him to overlooked and hazardous places – airports are a favorite destination. He has walked from O’Hare all the way... View full entry
Not that I am moving, St Petersburg $ 6500, Istanbul $ 2500, Cairo $ 2000, Bejing $ 700, Sydney $ 4800, Buenos Aires $ 1600, Mexico City $ 750, Los Angeles $ 2800 View full entry
(Press Release) - Construction work is underway on The Grand, one of the largest vertically-integrated, mixed-use projects under construction in the nation. The multi-phase 3.6 million square foot development spanning three city blocks will cost an estimated $3 billion to develop...Phase I has... View full entry
Came across this via TreeHugger Unlike the majority of Georgia, Clayton County is not experiencing major drought conditions at the moment..Why? Because a couple of decades back they began experimenting with a new type of wastewater treatement.... "It's raining every day in Clayton County," said... View full entry
In Serifos, Greece, the debate surrounding geography, tourism, and energy has reached an impasse in the guise of the contemporary wind farm. | nytimes View full entry
South Africa is spending more than $2 billion dollars on infrastructural updates for the upcoming soccer world cup in 2010. With over half of the population in South Africa living below the poverty line, is that money well spent? Only A Game (listen) View full entry
"Signs that the violence is spreading to neighbouring areas, which have already had their share of burned cars, and the almost systematic use of fire-arms against police." bbc / before & before View full entry
Manhole covers for the streets of New York are now being made in India. The NYtimes documents the working conditions and craft of these barefooted foundry workers in a multimedia feature. more pics in the accompanying article View full entry
Featured on Inhabitat: While the hydrogen fuel cell might not be viable for commercial vehicles for years, here’s some hope for the promising element. A group of Philadelphia-based creatives known as the 20/2 Collaborative have designed a unique concept that enables on-site production and... View full entry
The NYtimes architecture critic sounds off on the mediocrity of the developer's schemes for the 26 acre site that replaces the failed football stadium proposal. The 5 schemes 'are not just a disappointment for their lack of imagination, they are also a grim referendum on the state of large-scale... View full entry
It is illegal to flag a taxi in Los Angeles. Story @ Curbed LA View full entry
