Category: Architecture
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MSN Mayor Paves His Way to a Higher State of Enlightenment*
Mayor Pave’s Ghost in the Growth Machine
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From Wasted Spaces to People Places
De-paving is becoming all the rage!
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Syntropic Stump Fun
Syntropy Coop has some fun with an old stump in their yard!
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A Way Cool New Vernacular Architecture
Art, architecture, affordable housing, re-use, small biz all rolled into one cool project!
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Edgewater Hotel: Stink on the Lake
Edgewater Hotel developers subvert democracy with astroturf organizations.
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Paris from Medieval to Military Modern: Photo Art exhibit
“Napoleon III and Paris” photo exhibit @ Met–Interesting look the development of Paris from a Medieval city to a modern one. The take home message: Haussmann redesigned Paris to make it easier for the military to sweep through the city; Moses opened New York to motor vehicles. Both men destroyed entire neighborhoods in the process.…
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The Long Emergency is Nigh (and Big Boxes are Going DOWN!)
Big boxes dying across the country, little boxes thriving in places that appreciate the local & long-lived.
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Mermaid Cafè, a Crown Jewel of the Eastside; Nay, of Madison; Better Yet, of Wisconsin
Mermaid Cafè’s supreme sandwiches & otherworldly espresso.
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Highway Bloatitecture: A Cancer on the City Center
What do Brussels, Madison, Atlanta, and Little Rock have in common? Highway-scaped Bloatitecture in the middle of the city.