April 5, 2011
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“The crisis of urbanism is worsening. The construction of neighborhoods, old and new, is obviously at variance with established modes of behavior, and all the more so with the new ways of life we seek. As a result, we are … Continue reading
August 26, 2010
by Antonio
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Where did all the counterfeit Gucci sellers go? Where ever the panoticon can’t see, that’s where. Down the alleys and back behind the main streets. Passing by Chinatown NYC a couple of months back I saw this mobile observance tower, … Continue reading
October 24, 2009
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Documentary of Quinta Monroy Project in Iquique, Chile from elementalchile on Vimeo. This project by Elemental Architects (Chile) reminds me of Rural Studio/Samuel Mockbee (US) in that they involve the public in the design process. This project however goes a … Continue reading
June 15, 2009
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Consumed,Repurpose-Driven Life – NYTimes.com “America’s shopping infrastructure is vast and abundant. That’s the problem.” The above is an article in the New York Times about the shopping mall crisis in the USA mentions the photography of Julia Christensen (above) which … Continue reading
February 28, 2008
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Laguna de San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, May 16, 1965 opening day, by Eloy Zarate and Benjamin Dominguez family as appeared in this NPR article. After reading and listening to a few accounts of new Hamas-made hole-in-the-wall that separates Gaza … Continue reading
December 20, 2007
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Things they come and go and boy have the times a’changed! So what’s left -besides our memories- if we don’t preserve today what will prove historical in the future? The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation in New York is … Continue reading
November 25, 2006
by Antonio
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“Taking with Cat Power“, Produced by Erik Olsen; photography and interview by Winter Miller. Brighter days ahead for Chan Marshal of Cat Power! She is now clean and sober, and can deliver a whole concert without breaking-down and getting emotional … Continue reading