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Sara Bronin’s new book, Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World, is a deep, accessible dive into the prosaic realms of urban planning. More
On the Value of Miniatures and Scale Models – Common Edge
Dec 18, 2024 · Isaac MacDonald is a consultant and writer with a focus on systems change and narrative. He holds an Urban Studies degree from Brown University, where he founded the …
Will Mayor Eric Adams’ “City of Yes” Be a City for All?
Dec 16, 2024 · The New York City Council finally passed the Adams administration’s plan for the “ City of Yes for Housing Opportunity ” (COYHO). In giving its approval, the council made some …
Isaac MacDonald – Common Edge
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It’s Hard for Architects to Be Transparent About Fees
Nov 25, 2024 · It is hard for arc hitects to be transparent. As a profession, we’re shrouded in cliches, both internal and external: the Corbu glasses, the black garb, The Fountainhead.As a …
The ‘Social Landscapes’ of Lee Friedlander – Common Edge
Apr 22, 2024 · In the photography world, some of the great creators—Walker Evans, for instance, and Henry Cartier-Bresson—are known for perfect composition.What appears in the picture is …
Notre Dame Cathedral and the Rebirth of Artisanship
Dec 17, 2024 · Check your Instagram f eeds or watch YouTube these days and you will likely see inspirational clips of French people getting emotional about the rebuilding of their cathedral, …
Wonder and Awe in a James Turrell Skyspace – Common Edge
Nov 13, 2024 · The fall night was crisp and clear. Sunlight was just fading over the Hudson River. I was making my way to the Friends Seminary School on East 16th Street in New York, where …
Design for Global Survival: The 2030 Palette – Common Edge
Nov 11, 2024 · Climate-change impacts ar e rapidly intensifying. Recent events like the catastrophic hurricanes Helene and Milton, wildfires in Australia and the Amazon rainforest, …
What Architectural Education Does To Would-Be Architects
Jun 8, 2017 · Nikos A. Salingaros is the author of eight books on architecture and urbanism. His latest book is “Design for a Living Planet.” A long-time collaborator of Christopher Alexander, …