Month: December 2012

  • Barcelona

    In 1999, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) awarded the citizens of Barcelona its Gold Medal.   The RIBA Gold Medal award is usually given to an individual in recognition of a lifetime’s work in architecture.  This was the first time the award was given to a city. The President of RIBA, David Rock in his…

  • My Climate Resilient Hood

    This is not about buildings on stilts, or inflatable plugs for subways, or barriers to keep the Atlantic at bay. Nor is it a plea for replacing your second car with a boat. It’s just about my humble little neighborhood, Jackson Heights, Queens, which fared quite well during Sandy. We didn’t lose power, thanks to…