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The three “master builders” of American architecture – Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, and Frank Lloyd Wright – each influenced the country’s development over the last century in profound ways. But while it is the former two who predominately shaped the high-rise character of American’s commercial downtowns amid
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It’s an uncomfortable question for planners, mayors, and urban theorists alike: what if most people never really wanted to live in cities in the first place? For decades, the prevailing narrative has been that cities are the apex of civilization—a place where ideas collide, creativity thrives, and human
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Originally published on New Geography 2017's tragic events in Charlottesville kickstarted a somber debate about the appropriate way to commemorate the war that gave all Americans their freedom. It also triggered a conversation about whether the south’s legacy of rebellion and independence – with slavery a painful and
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What's would make the perfect city? It would be: * Culturally rich, with top education institutions, medical centers, Fortune 500 companies, and cultural institutions like symphonies and museums. It would attract top graduates, and would be growing, emanating with new energy. It would have a vibrant downtown and lots
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Downtown Asheville, North Carolina: One of the best vacation destinations in the United States, Asheville features a hilly downtown with some of the best shopping and restaurants in the entire country. From the French Broad Chocolate Bar to restaurants featured on the Eater 38, downtown Asheville is hopping come summertime.
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Why is Saudi Arabia suddenly the pit stop of choice for an impressive laundry list of major companies? How is it positioned among the growing number of Middle-Eastern industrial free zones? And should Rust Belt cities like Cincinnati look this way for answers? If a nation's cities
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While it's unclear exactly when baseball will expand next after Las Vegas, robust conversations in Charlotte, Portland, Nashville, Austin and Montreal have crowned those cities the heir-apparent destinations in MLB's future growth sweepstakes, the likely next on deck locations should the Marlins or Rays relocate,
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In Milton Keynes, perhaps the most radical of Britain’s post-Second World War “New Towns,” the battle over Brexit and the culture war that it represents is raging hard a decade on. There, the consequences of EU immigration policy, of planning instituted by national authority, and of the grassroots
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While New York City may symbolize the American Dream, Norman Rockwell and the American small town still epitomizes the country’s spirit. Two years removed from a bitter cultural stalemate that put the future of the country’s small town backbone at the forefront of an election about the future
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2025 note: This post was originally published in 2013. Its projections about the future of downtown proved shockingly accurate, as many planners have now embraced the notion of a "residential future of downtown" . Today, the combined loss of commercial real estate demand downtown is being coupled with an
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Originally published in 2015: https://www.newgeography.com/content/005063-techno-fixing-urban-zone In 2008, when Chicago inked a deal to privatize its parking meters, a chorus of groans ensued. To say that the deal was widely panned is putting it mildly. Its detractors say the city accepted too
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Originally published October 2013: https://www.newgeography.com/content/003939-cincinnati-bridging-downtown-and-suburbs One of the most contentious under-the-radar mayoral races heated up in Cincinnati on September 10th, with former city council representative John Cranley surging to a huge 55%-37% primary victory over previously presumed