January 2010
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Jan 29th
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Austin City Limits: Elegy for a Vanished... →
Jan 28th
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Sandra Dyas, Portraiture and Fine Art, Iowa City,... →
Jan 28th
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Jan 27th
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The Typography of Neglect →
In order to qualify for inclusion the sign should give the impression of having remained unchanged for several years, and responsibility for its design has been abandoned by the owner. As a result of this neglect, it has been allowed to go through years of looking dated and out of style until the current moment, where through nostalgia and the fact that the other signs on the street have left it...
Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
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Jan 26th
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“Nonplaces are places that are entirely instrumental to economic exchange, or...”
– Being nowhere | Marginal Utility | PopMatters More here.
Jan 23rd
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 21st
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Snarkitecture →
I don’t actually get it, but, might be interesting.
Jan 21st
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Jan 20th
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Jan 17th
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“Experts estimate that Detroit’s population will bottom out — and possibly remain...”
– What Should We Do With a Semi-Abandoned U.S. City? » INFRASTRUCTURIST
Jan 16th
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Huge Multicultural Mall Complex Planned In Canada →
A “multicultural mall”? Meaning what? Item says it “will have over 360 retail stores including shops currently found at a local Asian shopping center. The new retail center will combine both Eastern markets and Western boutiques.” Hm.
Jan 16th
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The NOLA Art House - A treehouse project in the... →
Jan 16th
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Jan 16th
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Jonathan Lethem's Chronic City  →
Jan 16th
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“the term creative class carries with it the cold truth that some people are more...”
– Youth in Revolt: Creative Class, Creative Destruction « Generation Bubble
Jan 16th
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"Die Hard" and the built environment →
The film could perhaps have been subtitled “lessons in the inappropriate use of architecture,” were that not deliberately pretentious.
Jan 16th
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“We’re not going to go down without a fight. A lot of people love cities...”
– The Ruse of the Creative Class | The American Prospect
Jan 16th
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“The move to sun and sprawl meant that 8 of the 10 largest cities in the United...”
– Bulldozing America’s Shrinking Cities - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com
Jan 16th
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Jan 15th
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Jan 15th
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Full speed ahead | savannahnow.com →
the City of Savannah and the Savannah Development and Renewal Authority are finally moving forward with a plan that should make MLK more user-friendly for pedestrians and current (and future) residents and businesses.
Jan 14th
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Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. edges closer to... →
Jan 14th
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City targets Waters Avenue for revitalization |... →
Jan 14th
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Could Abandoned Strip Malls Be a Boon for Solar... →
Jan 8th
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Jan 8th
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Jan 8th
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“80 percent of respondents, and a staggering 75 percent of close-in suburbanites...”
– Burying The Lede On Detroit | The New Republic
Jan 8th
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Jan 7th
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Jan 6th
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Detroit's emptiness: The art of abandonment | The... →
“Some weird and wonderful things are rising from the ashes of the Motor City.”
Jan 3rd
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The Drag of a State-by-State Mirth Meter - WSJ.com →
Jan 3rd