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	<description>a disposition of the urban condition</description>
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		<title>Thresholds of Urban History</title>
		<link>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2009/01/thresholds-of-urban-history/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I prepare for my course on the history of the city, I find myself asking, &#8220;when will this course require two semesters.&#8221; Architecture theory courses already spread across two semesters, but barely fit. Architectural history, for that matter, has three semesters of required knowledge &#8211; when will there be a fourth? If that wasn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paris Changes the Future of Urban Form</title>
		<link>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/09/paris-changes-the-future-of-urban-form/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#38; de Meuron&#8217;s new 200m (650 ft) tower for Paris, as the first since the ban. [Image: Paris roof-scape. Courtesy of PhOtOnQuAnTiQuE.] To me Paris, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Big is 700 Billion?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>urban.agent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The treasury&#8217;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&#8217;m not sure they&#8217;ll fair much better with the details.  To this end, I&#8217;m going to ignore all the information/misinformation, and focus on putting this number in perspective. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Current State of Innovation&#8230; Say What?</title>
		<link>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/08/current-state-of-innovation-say-what/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 sophistication, responsiveness [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Longer Blogging in Pseudo Anonymity</title>
		<link>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/07/no-longer-blogging-in-pseudo-anonymity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>urban.agent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco-Luxury is the New Black</title>
		<link>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/07/eco-luxury-is-the-new-black/</link>
		<comments>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/07/eco-luxury-is-the-new-black/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing is more American in spirit than the latest trend in mashups &#8211; eco-luxury. The idea, of course, is that you can still have your lavish lifestyle of excess without the guilty conscience. Or simply put, you can have your cake and eat it too. [Image: Landing page for the new SKY development in Florida. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Image of the City: Google, Flickr, and Wikipedia Appear To Be in Consensus</title>
		<link>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/06/image-of-the-city-google-flickr-and-wikipedia-appear-to-be-in-consensus/</link>
		<comments>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/06/image-of-the-city-google-flickr-and-wikipedia-appear-to-be-in-consensus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Image: San Francisco at night, from the list of top 10 cities for design in America. Courtesy of Business Week.] Business Week has released their list of Top 10 Cities for Design in America, and I&#8217;m sure everyone has seen it here. However, considering a visual standard of measure, I began thinking about the image [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Thoughts on Spaces of Democracy</title>
		<link>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/06/more-thoughts-on-spaces-of-democracy/</link>
		<comments>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/06/more-thoughts-on-spaces-of-democracy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>urban.agent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I happened upon Innovation by Firing People, by Scott Berkun. Not exactly a pick-me-up by title, but the post definitely serves as an intriguing viewpoint of the American corporate structure. Strangely enough, it also managed to direct my thoughts toward spaces of democracy. [Image: Installation from "Dialogue with Public Space" by Robin Howie. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Rem Koolhaas Channeling Gordon Matta-Clark?</title>
		<link>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/06/is-rem-koolhaas-channeling-gordon-matta-clark/</link>
		<comments>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/06/is-rem-koolhaas-channeling-gordon-matta-clark/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>urban.agent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent press release on OMA&#8217;s website for the mixed-use building in Coolsingel, Rotterdam&#8217;s shopping district, suggests a new direction in form-making for the man least obsessed with it. [Image: A view of the plaza at the foot of OMA's new design for Coolsingel. Courtesy of WAN.] In my mind, it bears a striking resemblance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gas Prices Have Their Own Y2K Affect</title>
		<link>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/06/gas-prices-have-their-own-y2k-affect/</link>
		<comments>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/06/gas-prices-have-their-own-y2k-affect/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>urban.agent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With rising temperatures come road trips. With more road trips come higher, summer gas prices. With higher gas prices come the following glitch. [Image: Rising gas prices are pushing older gas pumps to their limit. Courtesy of prajna45.] On my recent vacation/road trip through Maine, I noticed a similar side effect of rising gas prices [...]]]></description>
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