February 2009
6 posts
The tower question: are they livable?
In many parts of the world, towers are synonymous with poor standards of living. They evoke the vast commie blocks of Sao Paulo, European suburbs where immigrants are crammed together in public housing, and the projects of the Bronx.
But in Vancouver, named again and again one of the “most livable cities” in the world, towers are a way of life. Hundreds of them fill the downtown core....
“Toronto is just like New York…without the stuff.”
– 30 Rock. Hilarious.
Where to put the dead?
As long as cities have existed, there has always been the question of what to do with their former inhabitants. In ancient Athens, for example, burial was banned within city walls. In other instances, graveyards were simply shoved aside, placed in far off corners of the metropolis where people would not frequent.
The Protestant Cemetery in Rome is such an example:
As is Père Lachaise in...
For architects, 'The Bilbao Decade' is over - The... →
This article brings up an interesting question. However, isn’t it in times of need that the most inventive things in the world are produced?
Searching for Cherry Blossoms
It’s getting to be mid-February now, that time of year when the sun pokes its head up and says “maybe i’ll stay”. Though it is still a long road until full fledged spring, there is definitely hope in the air.
Here in Philadelphia, where it has been quite cold as of late, we find ourselves in the middle of a warm snap. Though it will surely become cold again soon enough, I...
Chicago from above
I visited Chicago for the first time last summer. I had passed through O’Hare many times before, but never had the chance to make it into town, to escape the airport sprawl that looks exactly the same no matter what city you’re in. I had never even seen the towers of downtown, though I had looked for them always. I was only in Chicago for a day and half this past August, but the city...
November 2008
4 posts
Steppin' Out In Vancouver, Mid-October Style -... →
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