Hidden Figures: The Historic Contributions of Black Architects
WEBOct 5, 2020 · Designer Paul Wellington, based in Milwaukee, is the author of Black Built: History and Architecture in the Black Community, a book that documents more than 40 works of architecture around the country by Black architects that have had a direct impact on communities or color.He’s now working on a new book that will focus on Black women architects in a field dominated by white males.
The Surprising Stickiness of the “15-Minute City” - Common Edge
WEBJan 25, 2022 · For longtime urbanists, the 15-Minute City seemed to merely repackage the historic urban pattern of development: walkable, mixed-used districts. Old wine, new bottle, as the saying goes. But for a new framing to ignite a global urbanism movement, clearly there’s more going on. The obvious, yet incomplete, answer is the pandemic.
Richard Buday - Common Edge
WEBMay 15, 2023 · An Architect and a Prostitute Walk Into a Bar. 04.20.2022. By Richard Buday. More. Fiction.
In Praise of 5-Over-1 Buildings - Common Edge
WEBMar 1, 2022 · Although it was originally published in 2019, this essay by Randy Nishimura, lightly updated, serves as a rebuttal of sorts to Duo Dickinson’s recent Common Edge piece,“ The Architectural Pandemic of the ‘Stick Frame Over Podium’ Building.”Dickinson likens the building type to a plague; Nishimura offers a contrarian’s perspective. A recent spate of articles bemoaning the ...
My Favorite Street: Rue Saint-Denis, Paris – Common Edge
WEBJul 24, 2017 · A good street is like a river. Rue Saint-Denis flows through the history of Paris. It’s a segment of an ancient trade road that dates from the Bronze Age—a thoroughfare for merchants and pilgrims working their way up and down the French peninsula between Spain and England. A historic street, it …
Household Dame: The Visionary Modernism of Eileen Gray
WEBNov 2, 2020 · It was reputedly a lovers’ spa t: Two passionate artists had a falling out and broke up. Like many things in Eileen Gray’s 98-year life, it was dramatic, consequential, and shrouded in mystery. Now considered one of the 20th century’s most influential modernist pioneers in the male-dominated fields of architecture, interiors, and furniture design, the Irish-born Eileen Gray (1878–1976 ...
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WEBRome’s ’Possible City’ and the Gentrification Battle in San Lorenzo. 02.27.2023. By Marina Engel. The center of Rome’s nightlife has become a flashpoint between real estate speculators and community activists. More.
Hallmark Urbanism and the Future of Small Town America
WEBOct 19, 2020 · It is a strange brew of prognosticating to imagine that from such chaos some version of Hallmark’s Evergreen could become an actual functioning town somewhere, but the ingredients are all there. Through the convergence of a global health pandemic, a global climate crisis, and a global marketplace gone virtual, the prospect of community ...
We Shape Buildings, But Do Buildings Really Shape Us?
WEBApr 13, 2017 · Echoing a similar ideal nearly 75 years ago, Winston Churchill said, “ We shape our buildings; afterwards our buildings shape us.”. Indeed, the belief that physical environments determine behavior has a long history, going back thousands of years. As an architect, I commend Borson, Goldhagen, and Churchill on their thinking, and can only ...
Activating the Edges: How to Create Lively, Active Streets
WEBSep 14, 2022 · Activating the edges means preventing dormant spots where dynamic uses should prevail. Prioritize interactive uses—community spaces, courtyards, entries, or seating—in the prime space where the building meets the street edge, to ensure a lively interaction between the building and public realm. When placing required elements like …