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L’Apogée, here we come!
This afternoon’s meeting of the Downtown Design Review Committee was cut short when one applicant, the developer of a second ugly building on Canal Street next to the first one now under construction, begged off till next time. In its … Continue reading
We dodged the HQ2 bullet
Providence would have been slaughtered if Amazon had decided to build its second headquarters – HQ2 – in Rhode Island and its capital city. So for the loss of 50,000 well-paid jobs and sundry other benefits, we should not blame … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Development
Tagged Amazon, HQ2, Preservation, Providence RI, Rhode Island, Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, Superman Building, Urbanism
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Jan Gehl’s misplacemaking
ArchDaily has interviewed Jan Gehl, the noted Danish designer and theorist of placemaking. The article, “In the last 50 years, architects have forgotten what a good human scale is,” suggests that Gehl’s thinking, for all its merit, has not truly … Continue reading
D’town PVDfest vids galore
We – not the editorial we but the family we, as in me, Victoria and Billy – visited PVDfest in downtown Providence this afternoon – whoa, Nellie! a lot going on! Downtown was jamming. More different types of people than … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Providence, Video
Tagged Downtown, Festivals, photography, ProvidenceRI, PVDfest, Urbanism, Videos
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PawSox sock the Bucket
GoLocalProv.com came out today with an editorial, “Pawsox Owners’ Ask Is Failed Community Leadership and Ultimate Greed.” It says: “Terry Murray and Tom Ryan asking Pawtucket to float a bond is like Daddy Warbucks shaking down Annie and Sandy for … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Development
Tagged Jim Skeffington, Modern Architecture, PawSox, Pawtucket RI, Planning, Providence RI, Stadium Design, Urbanism
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S.J. Perelman in Wash. Sq.
Who hasn’t seen a musical that makes you want, in the spirit of the moment, to leap up and dance down that stone balustrade past the water fountain and into the dappled park, singing a Broadway tune to beat the … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Books and Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged Dance, Jeanette MacDonald, Music, Musicals, Nelson Eddy, S.J. Perelman, Urbanism, Washington Square Park
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Pictures of Rio de Janeiro
There is very little to complain of in the category of Olympic stadiums at Rio this year. The structures all appear to have mastered the urge to look like something other than arenas for sport. No bird cages, no bubble … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture
Tagged Brasilia, Brazil, Emma Schad, History, Old Rio, Olympic Stadiums, Olympics, Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Urbanism
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Video of the modernist city
Here, courtesy of the website Kuriositas, is the city of modern architecture’s secret desire. The video of this imagined place is called “Spacial Bodies,” by AUJIK. As described by Kuriositas, it “depicts the urban landscape and architectural bodies as an … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Video
Tagged AUJIK, Cities, Kuriositas, Modern Architecture, Spacial Bodies, Urbanism, Video
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The driverless car fiasco
Driverless cars are fast becoming the next big thing, with timelines for their arrival collapsing at breakneck speed. They remind me of the Minions. Craaashhh! The website grist.org has an article by Katie Herzog called “No One Wants Driverless Cars … Continue reading
Posted in Architects, Architecture, Art and design, Development, Urbanism and planning
Tagged Computers, Driverless Cars, Elon Musk, Google, Grist.org, Katie Herzog, Technology, Tesla, Urban Planning, Urbanism
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John King, read your words!
John King is the architecture critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. I met him maybe a decade ago at a conference and have followed his criticism since. This latest piece, “SF skyline’s new LinkedIn addition built by, for New Yorkers,” … Continue reading
