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Ecocity World Summit 2008

It is always nice when current events and discourse compliment the content of one’s blog. Today is one of those days.
Tonight an environmental photographer, Gary Braasch, opens the Ecocity World Summit with his presentation “World View of Global Warming and How Cities Can Save the Earth.” The main conference begins Wednesday, April 23rd […]


Busy Architect’s Grab Bag

Do not worry.
This blog has not suffered a premature death.

[Image: Courtesy of Corbis.]
It’s a bit busy around here.
Work. Family. Work. Mostly work.
Here’s a grab bag of sorts.

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(prss) release

A new project by Marten Dashorst and Edwin Gardner, prss release is an ‘independent paper blog aggregator.’ They gather 10 posts from the previous week they find of particular interest, and compile them into a clean format pdf.

[Image: Courtesy of prss release.]
So, what’s the big deal, you say?

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Green Cities: Lessons From Boston and Beyond

As mentioned here earlier, Boston played host to a conference on green cities. The Rappaport Institute has posted the presentations and remarks from the conference on their website.

Opening slide from Daniel Schrag’s presentation. Courtesy of Rappaport Institute.

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Endless City Release

Today marks the release of The Endless City by Urban Age and Phaidon Press. After years of work, Urban Age has compiled the work of 34 contributors across a range of professions and academia. Spearheaded by the London School of Economics and the Alfred Herrhausen Society, this group has pursued an investigation into the […]