Building Back Better for a Fossil-Fuel Free Future
07.13.2021
New infrastructure that signals the inevitable shift to renewable energy.
New infrastructure that signals the inevitable shift to renewable energy.
infrastructure
We Must Begin Planning Now for an Inevitable Sea Level Rise
06.23.2021
A talk with John Englander, author of Moving to Higher Ground.
A talk with John Englander, author of Moving to Higher Ground.
The Biden Approach to Infrastructure: Creating a Culture of Maintenance
05.02.2021
The plan could shift our understanding of what keeping things in working order looks like.
The plan could shift our understanding of what keeping things in working order looks like.
Water Towers: Iconic Infrastructure, Underutilized Opportunity
11.23.2020
Can these giants of suburban and rural areas do more for the public realm?
Can these giants of suburban and rural areas do more for the public realm?
Untapped Opportunity: Don’t Just Repair Water Infrastructure, Reimagine It
05.27.2020
Climate change will demand that we act.
Climate change will demand that we act.
A Carbon-Neutral Energy Plan for the United Kingdom: Wave Power
04.09.2020
The means of achieving this goal is hydrokinetic energy.
The means of achieving this goal is hydrokinetic energy.
Letter From Abuja: The Fading Sheen of Nigeria’s Capital City
08.15.2017
Originally planned to replace Lagos, the new city now has many of the problems associated with the old one.
Originally planned to replace Lagos, the new city now has many of the problems associated with the old one.
Swimming in the Driving Lane: Sao Paulo Takes Over an Urban Highway
09.19.2016
At night and on Sundays and holidays, this Brazilian city turns a roaring overpass into a people’s park.
At night and on Sundays and holidays, this Brazilian city turns a roaring overpass into a people’s park.
Notes on New York, My Old Neighborhood, and the G-Word
08.23.2016
Some observations about returning to Yorkville after five years away.
Some observations about returning to Yorkville after five years away.
Michael Kimmelman on the Challenges – and Opportunities – Facing New York
07.20.2016
The architecture critic of the New York Times on tall buildings, the gentrification of his old neighborhood, and the need for a 21st century Penn Station.
The architecture critic of the New York Times on tall buildings, the gentrification of his old neighborhood, and the need for a 21st century Penn Station.
A Design Proposal that Out-Trumps Trump
05.16.2016
Forget the “big, beautiful wall. ” How about a yuuuge domed complex created, not for the “undesireables,” but the people trying to flee from them?
Forget the “big, beautiful wall. ” How about a yuuuge domed complex created, not for the “undesireables,” but the people trying to flee from them?
What Jane Jacobs Missed
05.12.2016
She profoundly shaped our view of the city, but often overlooked the big systems that make city life possible.
She profoundly shaped our view of the city, but often overlooked the big systems that make city life possible.
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