Attention Avid Shoppers: A High-End Complex Opens Its Doors. NYT View full entry
In the rapidly developing areas of the United States SUVs and wild animals hardly coexist like gloss off-road advertising. MHerald View full entry
The genetrification debate in Brooklyn separates the pot in New York, but what is the future of the once vibrant communities displaced by the progressive tyranny? WNYC View full entry
Wal-Mart is the world's biggest company, and the social dumping that has made such success possible is infecting western economies, especially labour relations and minimum pay rates. It buys cheaply and sells cheaply, but at a huge cost to communities all over the globe. Le Monde l via View full entry
Dubai, Dubai, Dubai: "The fastest-growing city on earth, Dubai is spending mind-boggling sums on construction and is about to [become] a global maritime power. Given the scale of its ambition, could it become the most important place on the planet?" Guardian. View full entry
A local takes (and records) the bus tour: HURRICANE KATRINA: "AMERICA's GREATEST CATASTROPHE" (Also sometimes called: "AMERICA'S WORST CATASTROPHE"). This American Life | Previous View full entry
Violent Crime Rising Sharply in Some Cities. Why? You looked at me funny. NYT View full entry
Architects and Planners for Justice in Palestine, whose members include Richard Rogers and Charles Jencks, are "considering calling for an economic boycott of Israel's construction industry in protest at the building of Israeli settlements and the separation barrier in the Occupied Territories."... View full entry
Why is the Alberta capital allowing second-rate buildings and an army of suburban big-box stores to choke the life out of its downtown? GandM View full entry
Are progressive architects losing an opportunity to the New Urbanist camp in New Orleans? An essay by Austin Williams examines the conditions of post-New Orleans replanning. Spiked View full entry
Dream City Erbil : Developers to build dream Iraq city View full entry
The expansion of the cultural institutions of Spain's capital city have created higher expectations on the maintenance and aesthetics of public spaces in Madrid. arqa View full entry
The occupants of more than 4,500 government-paid hotel rooms were ordered to turn in their keys Tuesday, as the Federal Emergency Management Agency began cutting off money to pay for their stays. View full entry
Let him explain... LATimes View full entry
If you're in NYC on 7 Feb., stop by the opening gala (7-10pm) of the Municipal Art Society's vision of Manhattan, pedestrianized: "Proceeding from the premise that designing New York City's streets to accommodate ever-increasing traffic only exacerbates the problem, [this new] exhibit offers... View full entry
