Tag: cities
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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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Walmart Scales Down
Walmart Scales Down and Branches Out Fort Totten Square in Washington, D.C., designed by Hickok Cole Architects, is a sharp departure from the retailer’s usual formula. Architectural Record, April 2014 If you heard that urban redevelopment in some Washington, D.C., neighborhoods was being spurred by Walmart, you might think it was a joke: Walmart, with […]
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RIBA Urges Larger Homes
As U.S. housing starts trending tiny, architects across the pond are looking to upsize British housing. Architect, Aug. 15, 2013 While American homes metastasized during the late 20th century, Britain’s shrunk, and the country now has the smallest homes in Europe. “Battery hen Britain,” the Daily Mail tabloid has declared. The average size of all […]
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Trees Through the Lens
Landscape Architecture, June 2013 Benjamin Swett was driving along the Long Island Expressway one fall day in 2004 when he saw it: a small, upright honey locust with brilliant golden leaves. He pulled over and grabbed his camera. He had been photographing trees for several years, initially for his job at the New York City […]
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The Bard of Muswell Hill
The Kinks’ Ray Davies brought a love of traditional English places to ’60s rock and roll. Architect, March 2009 On this side of the Atlantic, the Kinks are best known for their 1970 song “Lola,” about a young man’s encounter with a transvestite, and for the raw power chords of two hits from 1964: “You […]
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