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Daily Archives: August 15, 2007
Design Trust for Public Space
Improving Public Space for all New Yorkers. The Design Trust is emphasizing conserving public space in the city of New York City.
Tate Modern – Global Cities
Global Cities looks at the changing faces of ten dynamic international cities: Cairo, Istanbul, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Mumbai, São Paulo, Shanghai and Tokyo.
Map reveals ancient urban sprawl
The great medieval temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia was once at the centre of a sprawling urban settlement, according to a new, detailed map of the area.
A Guide to Creating a Minimalist Home
Less is still more. Minimalism leads to less stress, clutter, and is more appealing.
Are you Hispanic enough?
Barak Obama has been asked the other version of the question far too many times. To understand why racial differentiation in social research might get difficult as years go by, read the following anecdote by Robert Putnam that he mentions in his latest study, E Pluribus Unum Diversity and Community in the Twenty-first Century (2007):
Al Sharq Office Complex, Kuwait
[via World Architecture News]
Place so secluded…
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Beijing's Urban Planning Museum
A personal account by Monty C.M Metzger from CScout Trend Consultancy. It is basically a large scale model of the capital city’s layout in preparation for the next year’s summer Olympic games. Not much of a museum.
Lego Blocks?
Source: Looking in at rear windows