musings
Thresholds of Urban History
As I prepare for my course on the history of the city, I find myself asking, “when will this course require two semesters.” Architecture theory courses already spread across two semesters, but barely fit. Architectural history, for that matter, has three semesters of required knowledge – when will there be a fourth? If that wasn’t [...]
Paris Changes the Future of Urban Form
Call me old-fashioned, but I was very disappointed to find out that Paris had lifted the ban on buildings over 37m. I discovered this change through the announcement of Herzog & de Meuron’s new 200m (650 ft) tower for Paris, as the first since the ban.
[Image: Paris roof-scape. Courtesy of PhOtOnQuAnTiQuE.]
How Big is 700 Billion?
The treasury’s financial bailout has been labeled Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). Since they chose a name whose acronym sounds more like a government scandal or cover-up, I’m not sure they’ll fair much better with the details. To this end, I’m going to ignore all the information/misinformation, and focus on putting this number in perspective.
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Current State of Innovation… Say What?
Disclaimer: If you are a resident of Indiana, an employee of HKS, or a lover of faux-traditional architecture, I apologize. What you are about to read may be offensive.
Yesterday, the news feed at WAN released a description and images of the new Indianapolis Colts stadium by HKS. It claims a level of [...]
No Longer Blogging in Pseudo Anonymity
When I started this blog, I was having difficulty deciding whether to remain anonymous. Certain events over the past few weeks, however, have lead to a decision.
[Image: Courtesy of Websecurity.]
It is not that I was explicitly remaining anonymous, but my rationalization hinged on some unforeseen possibility that it could benefit me or this blog at [...]
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