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		<title>Ignore Pruitt-Igoe, Experiment With Big Box Development</title>
		<link>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/08/ignore-pruitt-igoe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had another &#8220;connecting the dots&#8221; moment the other night.  After reading Austin Contrarian&#8217;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? First, let&#8217;s start with Chris Bradford&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friends of the American Supertall</title>
		<link>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/06/friends-of-the-american-supertall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://agentsofurbanism.com/?p=371</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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. &#8212; they&#8217;re used to getting all the attention! It must be hard to be deprived of the architectural spotlight. Afterall, we are designing half of these towers abroad anyway. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Urban Sprawl Improve Public Health?</title>
		<link>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/04/can-urban-sprawl-improve-public-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;re less concerned about water &#8211; sprawl. [Image: Suburban sprawl in Albuquerque. Courtesy of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Houston the Next Great American City?</title>
		<link>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/03/is-houston-the-next-great-american-city/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/03/20/is-houston-the-next-great-american-city/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;Lone Star Rising.&#8221; Maybe I&#8217;m biased as a former Houston resident, but I need to contradict his arguments. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Invisible Infrastructure &#8211; Tailrace Tunnel</title>
		<link>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/03/invisible-infrastructure-tailrace-tunnel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>urban.agent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/03/06/invisible-infrastructure-tailrace-tunnel/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8211; Niagara Falls. Section drawing of the Tailrace Tunnels at the Niagara Falls outside Toronto. Courtesy of Vanishing Point. Hydroelectric generating stations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is the Next National Grand Vision Color by Number?</title>
		<link>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/03/is-the-next-national-grand-vision-color-by-number/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>urban.agent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inspired by the actions of the Delfshaven borough in Rotterdam, I imagined a new method for cities to provide incentives for developers to redevelop derelict and abandoned property. First, the source that led me to think of Filene&#8217;s &#8220;Automatic Mark Down System.&#8221; Tired of seeing blocks of buildings go unused and deteriorate, the borough of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Infrastructure is the New Bilbao</title>
		<link>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/02/infrastructure-is-the-new-bilbao/</link>
		<comments>http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/02/infrastructure-is-the-new-bilbao/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/02/19/infrastructure-is-the-new-bilbao/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the age of branding, image is everything. Even cities are having to brand themselves as destinations to garner foreign tourism. Some cities, such as Paris with it&#8217;s Eiffel Tower, luckily already have global icons and established tourism. Other cities, not so much. Have you ever heard of Millau, France? (If not, find out after [...]]]></description>
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