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Historic Delhi
The following is an excerpt from H. K. Kaul’s Historic Delhi, An anthology published by Oxford University Press, 1985. http://designscene.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/old-photos-of-india/ The city is known to be more than 3,000 years old. Around 1450 B.C. a forested area on the right bank of River Yamuna was chosen as the site of Indraprastha by a Pandava king mentioned in Mahabharata. It is…
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Sim City through the eyes of a city planner
Ever since the first iteration of the computer game, Sim City has been associated with urban planning, or more precisely, city building. The series’ wide reach make it one of the most successful simulation games of all time. And you know that a city building game has firmly placed itself in popular culture when even Stephen Colbert jokes about…
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More About Detroit Bankruptcy
Guardian, UK News papers and blogosphere published many articles on the plight of Detroit and what led to its decline. Following are few articles I picked to share with those who are still searching for information and answers. Hundred and eighty-two year old Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit area. It…
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“The Bean” by Anish Kapoor
Bean or Cloud Gate in Chicago’s Millennium Park is a piece of sculpture that is fast becoming an iconic symbol for that City. It is designed by Indian born, British sculptor Anish Kapoor. Its official name is Cloud Gate but everyone calls it “The Bean”. People seems to like this sculpture, it is shaped like…
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EVENT: From Memory 9/13/13-10/19/13
WRITTEN BY ALINE FADER From Memory is an exhibit of drawings (from memory) of the United States by famous artists. It is on view at Sean Kelly gallery (475 Tenth Avenue, Chelsea, Manhattan) from September 13 through October 19, with an opening reception on September 12 from 6–8pm. The drawings were done in the early…
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Detroit Goes Bankrupt?
Detroit filed for bankruptcy. City planners received this news with shock and dismay, like the death of an ailing uncle, the conversations around the water coolers made it sound like the City was living on borrowed time. But the big question is why? Why Detroit, which in the 1950’s was the nation’s fourth largest city, with a population of 1.8 million, was allowed…
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Dangerous Curves
WRITTEN BY ALINE FADER I found this rather fascinating… Apparently the Walkie-Talkie building in London has been melting objects, including cars! The building at 20 Fenchurch Street is a new glass-covered 38-story skyscraper designed by Rafael Viñoly. Its curved shape is acting much like a magnifying glass and is focusing the sunlight into a heat…
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NACTO Urban Street Design Guide available 9/23/2013
WRITTEN BY ALINE FADER About a year ago talk began about the NACTO* Urban Street Design Guide. This video indicates that it might be out next month! September 23, 2013 to be precise. You can even pre-order, if you are are into that sort of thing. This guide may be an important step in helping…
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A graphic artist tackles the New York City subway: Part II
Randall John Gregory II (or Randy, for short) is not only a graduate student at the School of Visual Arts, but he is also an innovative thinker and designer for the masses. Recently, we think Randy has been putting his design skills to good use in the realm of mass transit. He has put together not…
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