Martin C. Pedersen

Fixing the Mess That Is Penn Station

09.05.2023

By Martin C. Pedersen

A talk with architecture critic Justin Davidson about the thorny knot of issues involved at New York’s most conflicted transportation-entertainment site.

NYC_Penn_Station_7th_Avenue_Entrance_2013

A talk with architecture critic Justin Davidson about the thorny knot of issues involved at New York’s most conflicted transportation-entertainment site.

Peter Calthorpe Has a Plan for More Housing in California

04.03.2023

By Martin C. Pedersen

Through a state-mandated use of form-based codes and a focus on “grand boulevards” of underutilized commercial strips, the number of potential units expands by orders of magnitude.

HDR Grand Blvd (3)

Through a state-mandated use of form-based codes and a focus on “grand boulevards” of underutilized commercial strips, the number of potential units expands by orders of magnitude.

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