ARCH 726

The City of the future – – lies in the past.

     To know what kind of city New York will be in the future, you have to look to the past. The future that I am referring to is a period of less than 50 years from now, although it’s not tomorrow, next year or even the next decade. In fact, over the next few [...]


The Land of Opportunity…


New York’s Polis

In this writing, I will talk about the ‘polis’ — a form of Greek community.  I will connect it to other readings from architectural and urban history and theory classes (from this semester and last semester). Lastly, I plan on connecting the reading to New York City’s urban landscape though some connections to New York’s [...]


Elements of New York…


Public Plaza/Square at the intersection of roads and within the blocks…