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Memphis, Aerotropolis?
The Memphis Airport Is on a Mission to Become Its Own City But whether America’s cargo capital can support a real urban center remains to be seen. CityLab, Aug. 28, 2014 Quick: Name the busiest airport in America. It’s not LAX, and it’s not O’Hare; it’s not Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson or Miami International, the jumping-off point…
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Married to the Mayor
Being City Hall’s Plus One Has Never Been So Complicated Next City, Aug. 25, 2014 A Forefront story; subscription required. No one can really say what the job of a mayoral first lady (or gentleman) is, and that includes the people who’ve held it. What are you supposed to do when you’re married to the…
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Success in Succession
Finding Success in Succession As the baby boomer generation approaches retirement, firms should strategize for smooth leadership transitions. Architect, August 2014 When you own a design firm, “there are two exit strategies: death and quitting.” That’s what Rob Girling, co-founder of the design consultancy Artefact, recently wrote in a blog post for Fast Company’s Co.Design.…
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First Look: BIG Maze
First Look: BIG’s BIG Maze at the National Building Museum Architectural Record, July 7, 2014 The vast Great Hall of the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., is as tricky to program as it is impressive to behold. More than 300 feet long and several stories high, the Renaissance Revival hall is often rented out…
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Pablo Bronstein
The Artful Façades of Pablo Bronstein For artist Pablo Bronstein, the avant-garde has become so institutionalized that history seems radical. Architect, June 2014 Several years ago, the artist Pablo Bronstein published a new edition of Horace Walpole’s novel The Castle of Otranto, with a cover he had drawn by hand. Walpole, an 18th-century English aristocrat,…
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