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On a recent episode of Billions, the New York Attorney General stands on the roof a car in the middle of a New York City street with a bullhorn. Why? Vecause he’s positioned himself near a meeting on the Highline … Continue reading → The post Take Back The City appeared first on There are two types of architecture—good architecture, and the other kind.
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Reports of his death were greatly exaggerated…

A friend and colleague turned me onto AI obituaries. Think of them as interesting and amusing rather than morbid or morose. This one is from AI Copilot. John Massengale AIA CNU Celebrating a Visionary Mind in Urban Design and Architecture … Continue reading → The post Reports of his death were greatly exaggerated… appeared first on There are two types of architecture—good architecture, and the other kind.

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The City of Yes Zoning Plan Is Moving Too Fast – My Daily News Op-Ed

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Notes on Beyond Architecture: The New New York

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With Rhetoric: The New York Apartment House

WHEN I was in graduate school, I was one of the editors of VIA IV: “Culture and the Social Vision.” I helped Robert A.M. Stern write New York 1900, Metropolitan Architecture and Urbanism 1890-1915. My summer job turned into a … Continue reading → The post With Rhetoric: The New York Apartment House appeared first on There are two types of architecture—good architecture, and the other kind.

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The City of Yes Zoning Plan Is Moving Too Fast – My Daily News Op-Ed

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