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Book Review – People Cities: The Life and Legacy of Jan Gehl
Written by Annie Matan & Peter Newman, (Island Press, 2016) Over the last 50 years, Jan Gehl has changed the way we think about architecture and city...
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Parks as natural places for engagement across difference
Ahead of Park People’s first national city parks conference in Calgary this coming March 2017, Park People’s Jake Tobin Garrett caught up with keynote...
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WWW: Rethinking affordable housing
Floating shipping containers as affordable housing A Copenhagen design firm has created new affordable housing units out of refurbished shipping...
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Book Review: Where Are the Women Architects?
Author: Despina Stratigakos (Princeton University Press, 2016) The title says it all. In this poignant, frank, and succinct volume, University at Buffalo...
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LORINC: Be very wary of Canada’s Trump-lite politicians
What kinds of thoughts, I wonder, were skittering through the minds of Conservative leadership hopefuls Kellie Leitch and Kevin O’Leary when they tuned in...
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WWW: Improving the viability of bike sharing infrastructure
The high cost of bike shares vs. public transit How can we readjust the pricing of bike shares to be more accessible and economical for public transit...
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Book Review—Local Code: 3659 Proposals About Data, Design, and the Nature of Cities
Author: Nicholas de Monchaux (Princeton Architectural Press, 2016) Sometimes, you don’t know where you are going until you get there. And perhaps no...
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WWW: How global cities are adopting new technologies to improve their livability
From highline to lowline: New York City approves the world’s first underground park Faced with the success of the Manhattan Highline project, New York has...
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Book Review—Eyes on the Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs
Author: Robert Kanigel (Knopf , 2016) Eyes on the Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs is the first significant biography of the woman who changed the way many...
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WWW: Transportation strategies to accommodate new technology
Sao Paulo’s innovative plan for regulating Uber Regulating alternative transportation services such as Uber has proved to be a controversial topic within...
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Book Review – Austere Gardens: Thoughts on Landscape, Restraint, & Attending
Author: Marc Treib (ORO Editions, 2016) With no less than sixteen books under his belt focused on landscape and architecture and countless contributions...
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WWW: Making art functional in cities around the world
Alleys to Art A neighborhood in Philadelphia has transformed a formerly derelict alleyway into a work of art by installing a glowing LED mural. The...
By Sarah Yellin
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered