Tag: policy
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The Machine Is a Garden
In 1898, an unassuming British stenographer hatched the idea of “garden cities” as an antidote to dirty, crowded London. Today, a revival of that idea is spreading from the U.K. to China to India — and some people think it just might help save the planet. Foreign Policy, September/October 2014 ON 71ST AVENUE, JUST SOUTH […]
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Urban-Think Tank
Going Top Down Urban-Think Tank, best known for its vertical gyms in the Caracas barrios, has a new strategy for building in Third World slums. Architect, May 2014 When I call him, Alfredo Brillembourg is eating lunch in Zurich, on a terrace beside the lake, the Swiss Alps on the horizon. He describes the scene […]
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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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