Promised Lands: 5 Examples of Housing Developments in Haiti (part 2 of 2)

Another business in Canaan. Photo by the author.

In Part 1 of this series, we explored the context that made greenfield or exurban sites attractive for post-earthquake recovery[Read More...]

The ravines of Port-au-Prince (part 2)

Garbage collects at the outflow of a canal near Blvd. Harry Truman

There is no away On some philosophical level, most of us recognize the truth in this adage which has gained[Read More...]

The ravines of Port-au-Prince (part 1)

rue dalencourt ravine

The ravines of Port-au-Prince represent for me a perfect distillation of adjectives about this city.

Make your UrbDeZine article more visible in Google with images

I had lunch the other day with blogging and business development guru Chris Lema.  Among the excellent tidbits of information I[Read More...]

Cities. Like Human Bodies

Città Analoga - A. Rossi (Analogous City)

A city is not only the result of the equation that summarize an indefinite number of buildings; instead it is[Read More...]

13th & Market Project in East Village Under Construction Now

13th & Market Rendering

San Diego – The 13th & Market Project is now under construction directly west of the Albertson’s grocery store in[Read More...]

The Boston Museum Would Be a Great Idea, Assuming Someone Can Pay for It

Construction on Broadway in Boston from l e o via Flickr Creative Commons

Boston - Public presentations from development groups hoping to build on downtown Boston’s “Parcel 9” took place during the week ending[Read More...]

Hallelujah!

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A few months later…as promised (not).  My usual repertoire, which has caused a struggle I have found writing within my[Read More...]

A Quick History of Planning

Piraeus_map_1908

Lets face it, the role of city planning throughout history has not always been to achieve Owen’s Utopia: “To come[Read More...]

Rethink LA Exhibit Looks at City’s Future

Freeway Sunrise by Anna L. Conti, Flickr CC

A Los Angeles art exhibit is asking visitors to Rethink LA. The Architecture and Design Museum’s current exhibit, running through[Read More...]

Organic Smart Growth: Charlestown (a blog review)

Charlestown Fire Station

I recently was made aware of the blog reCities by Robert Kwolek.  I was instantly struck by its simplicity and[Read More...]