In the mid-twentieth century, as Americans abandoned city centers in droves to pursue picket-fenced visions of suburbia, architect and urban planner Edmund Bacon turned his sights on shaping urban America. As d
with romantic visions of vanished cities abandoned to the jungle83. In places such as Cambodia, however, these perceptions are deeply political and firmly grounded in colonialism84. Evocative images of the rise, fall, and sudden ‘collapse’ of societies ...
Many believe that what works in internationally known cosmopolitan settings may not be applicable for cities in America that have... Hidden Jacksonville: Marco Lake May 20, 2020 | Bill Delaney Converted from a brickyard claypit into a manmade lake during the construction of Jacksonville’s ...
There are millions of homeless youth in America. On any given night, you can find these children ducking into abandoned buildings, crammed up against alley dumpsters, curled inside the big yellow slide of a local playground. I imagine they are thankful for sleep, wary of a new day, but th...
in the fact that towns and cities within Europe, which had been key nodes within a Roman imperial network, fell into disrepair and were gradually abandoned during the early medieval period. And yet, Roman towns and cities, in spite of a certain change in function, were still used throughout...
Sadly, the baths were demolished in 1990. To the right theSavoy Hydro Hotel. The Savoy Hotel, just north of Gynn Square, is one of the series of large red brick and red terracotta hotels built around the turn of the century. The architect wasTG Lumband the hotel opened in 1915; the...
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26, 1996 PerspectiOven ModernJapan KantorR, ubin& Reich NotoriouZsionisTt riumvira A Report From Japan 3/22/96 EUSTACE MULLINS When I flew nonstop from Chicago to Tokyo on Japan Air Lines, on February 3, 1996, I was surprised to find how similar the two cities are. Both cities are ...
Every day people shed many tears: the child who is hurt; the teenager in crisis; the young woman distressed; the frustrated adult; the husband who loses his job; the mistreated wife; children with absent parents; the elderly abandoned and alone… Every day there are those who feel like ...
If you’ve been following me on here or my social media channels, it should come as no surprise when I say thatDetroitis one of my new favorite cities in the United States. The Motor City is one of the most unassuming, yet fantastically charming cities. At every corner, you’ll find ...