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The Strip: the unexpected, all-American city?<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Examining how Las Vegas can be defined as a model for modern urban development, following the ever-evolving ideals of the American dream to produce an urban experience that possesses more than meets the eye.<\/p>\n

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Revitalizing the underbelly of Paris<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Could the 300km of underground tunnels that remain unused bellow the streets of Paris play a key role in the city\u2019s urban development? How can these abandoned quarry spaces be redesigned to combat the increasing shortage of urban space?<\/p>\n

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Main Street USA: the definition of the American dream that can only be experienced by gentrifiers<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

While Main Street may have represented the core of the booming American economy, these kinds of small business-centric urban centers quickly gave way to new forms of mass retail but have seen their resurgence in gentrifying neighbourhoods where a cup of coffee at the local diner will cost you $4.<\/p>\n

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photo courtesy of New York Times<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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