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Relationship Maintenance: NYC
I read a blog post entitled “What to do if you are falling out of love with New York” recently. It is a pretty solid list and it made me review all those moments when NYC and I were on rough terms. Often those times seem to coincide with lack of money or love,…
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New York City Landmarks Reflected in Postage Stamps
Most people living outside of New York City may only know the city through its landmark buildings and sites, and what better way to get to know these iconic landmarks than through US postage stamps. I have pulled together a few of the most well-known New York sites and structures commemorated by the US postal Service.…
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Sydney: a Driver’s Paradise
The youthfulness of Sydney, Australia can be seen throughout its bustling neighborhoods and sprawling outer suburbs. From the gleaming new buildings sprouting up around the Central Business District to the fresh array of cafes and pubs squeezing into every bit of real estate in Bondi Beach, this relatively new city seems to be growing and…
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32 images that answer: “How Long is Long Island?”
Using a tool called MAPfrappe I’ve put together some images that compare the geographic scale of Long Island to other places in our region, and across the world. As I’ve mentioned before, even though I live in Brooklyn I consider myself a Long Islander. I am from a town on the north shore called Mt.…
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1,100 Dead in Dhaka Building Collapse
More than a thousand people are dead in a Dhaka garment factory; world’s worst industrial disaster since 1984 Bhopal Tragedy. The question is who is responsible for the death of 1,100 people in Dhaka, Bangladesh? A several-story building filled with garment factory workers collapsed in Dhaka killing more than a thousand people. This is not the first…
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Using mapping tools to make the development permitting process more transparent
It’s occurred to me that, in the era of open governments and publicly available data of all kinds, the development and permitting process should seek to connect to this emerging practice and become more transparent. We live in a time in which governments are increasingly making their data available to the public, only to hope…
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Helpful Tips for NYC Renters
I have occasionally been asked for advice from people who are moving to New York City for the first time and looking for apartments, so I thought I would share my advice (which I have accrued from renting here for almost twenty years). Feel free to share your lessons learned too! I refuse to…
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The Eastern Tradition of Landscape Architecture: Part II
Eastern Landscape Architecture Tradition: Part II This is the second part of a two-part series about the varied landscape architectural traditions of the Middle East and the West and the impacts of their differing climates on design. The first part analyzed the relationship that Western landscape architecture had with wet and cold climates. This second part…
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EVENT: 5/17/2013 Civic Horticulture Conference in Philly
What: The Cultural Landscape Foundation and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society are hosting Civic Horticulture When: Friday, May 17th, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Where: University of the Arts, Gershman Hall, Levitt Auditorium: 401 South Broad Street (corner of Broad & Pine St) in Philadelphia, PA For Whom: This should be of interest to…
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