speculation
Ignore Pruitt-Igoe, Experiment With Big Box Development
I had another “connecting the dots” moment the other night. After reading Austin Contrarian’s thoughts on big box development, I started thinking about the symbolic end to Modernism.
[Image: Cartoon courtesy of Empire Wire.]
How much has the failure of Modernism to address social housing affected experimentation in development?
Friends of the American Supertall
The Middle East and Asia are getting all the attention these days. Supertall tower this, sustainable city that. This makes me feel bad for the U.S. — they’re used to getting all the attention! It must be hard to be deprived of the architectural spotlight. Afterall, we are designing half of […]
Can Urban Sprawl Improve Public Health?
We always hear the first and most important factor in public health is access to clean water, an issue that urbanists in the developing world rarely consider. As such, Matthew Kahn of Environmental and Urban Economics ponders the next factor once we’re less concerned about water - sprawl.
[Image: Suburban sprawl in Albuquerque. Courtesy of […]
Is Houston the Next Great American City?
A topic of great interest to both economists and urbanists is the prediction of the next great American city.
Houston Skyline.
Joel Kotkin, of The American, makes a case for Houston as the most likely candidate in “Lone Star Rising.” Maybe I’m biased as a former Houston resident, but I need to contradict his arguments.
Invisible Infrastructure - Tailrace Tunnel
Photograph inside the Tailrace Tunnels at Niagara Falls outside Toronto. Courtesy of Vanishing Point.
At the border of two countries 10 stories underground, a photographer finds himself inside a 5 million horsepower machine - Niagara Falls.
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