As an avowed urbanist, I would venture that, with thanks to Will Rogers, I never met a city I didn't like. I can usually find something captivating in the crookedest medieval alleys, most absurd strip malls, and most squat skylines. I've been to Paris, Berlin, Dallas, and Des Moines, and I've loved them all. Until Beijing.
Architecture
Instant Architecture (Don't Add Water)
Oobject collects examples of instant architecture, temporary structures created mostly for the military to serve as hangars, sleeping quarters, or tactical command posts.
oobject
Rio's "Eco Barrier" Draws Fire
Plans to erect a concrete "eco barrier" around Rio's slum areas being heavily criticized by human rights activists and environmentalists.
Guardian (UK)
Importing the Tijuana Model
Architect Teddy Cruz is creating new models of affordable housing using the shantytowns of Tijuana as his inspiration.
GOOD Magazine
Proposed Skyscraper Evokes Bad Memories of 9/11
A new tower designed by architect Daniel Libeskind has a dramatic gash in the middle, which some say is too reminiscent of the horrors of 9/11.
Bloomberg.com
Re-Creating Historic Places - But Why?
Plans to construct a replica of a German palace in Berlin are being met with confusion and derision. It's a project that many critics say has no point.
International Herald Tribune
Architecture Bender Ends as Funding Dries Up
The party's over for what started out as a go-go year for architecture, writes Nicolai Ourroussoff.
The New York Times
James Strutt, One of Canada's Best Known Architects, Dies at 84
The Globe and Mail remembers James Strutt, one of Canada's foremost modernist architects.
The Globe and Mail
Suburban Planet
Adoption of American lifestyles abroad and a downturn in the U.S. economy are contributing to American design firms exporting suburbia around the world.
Huffington Post
Rebounding Architecture Revives Paris
Architecture flourishes in either Paris or London, but not both at the same time, according to Tom Dyckhoff. Now it's Paris' turn.
The Times
What To Do With Hitler's Airport?
The new Tom Cruise film Valkyrie features scenes shot in the massive and recently closed Tempelhof Airport, the sheer size of which will pose challenges to any redevelopment.
The Globe and Mail
Decoding the Mediterranean Town
The complex, organic form of Mediterranean towns has been traced to a dynamic system of reproducing building codes.
Emergent Urbanism
Sea Ranch Still Fascinates
Journalist Patricia Leigh Brown pays a visit to Sea Ranch, the legendary early attempt at ecological community design.
New York Times
The Social In Security
The recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai are inspiring calls for heightened security and a less open society. Himanshu Burte argues that this is the wrong approach, and that throwing up boundaries would be a mistake.
Architecture Pays
A building boom and increased competitiveness have contributed to a sixth-year rise in architects' salaries.
Architectural Record
The City on Hiatus
Nick Paumgarten imagines a New York City landscape that would result from a present-day economic crisis.
The New Yorker
Housing for the Mentally Ill
Last week, a Santa Barbara apartment community, The Garden Center, opened to 38 new residents. The apartments were specifically designed to combat homelessness through housing and mental health care all at once.
Miller-McCune
Congregation Hits Wall in Bid to Raze Historic Chicago Church
The high costs of preservation and the current economic downturn have pushed the Chicago archdiocese to request a demolition permit for a historic church. But preservationists are pushing back.
Chicago Tribune
Nighttime Urban Renewal
One lighting artist's work has helped revitalize and make nightlife possible in a number of European cities.
Metropolis Magazine
Travel and Cars – Fun with Numbers for 2008 -- Steven Polzin
Beijing's Grey Shade of Red -- Josh Stephens
A Semester in Review, New Year Resolutions, Building Blocks and Toy Cars -- Tamika Camille Gauvin
Sweet Spot Density for Livable Neighborhoods -- Diana DeRubertis
A few feet -- Michael Lewyn
- Are We Resuscitating a Dinosaur?
- Instant Architecture (Don't Add Water)
- TOD at Hollywood & Western, 10 Years Later
- Rio's "Eco Barrier" Draws Fire
- Sydney Pins New Growth to Mass Transit Plans
- Inauguration Puts D.C. in Crowd Control Mode
- Long Term Planning and the Importance of Soil
- Importing the Tijuana Model
- Wind Power Embraced in New York City
- The End of the Age of McMansions
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
Metro
Jan 06, 2009
New Partners for Smart Growth Conference Kicks Off 2009 in the Land of Enchantment
Local Government Commission
Jan 05, 2009
APA Technology Division Elections-Nominations Due Jan. 16th
Technology Division of the American Planning Association
Jan 05, 2009
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