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June 17 — A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America
by Urban Omnibus • May 22 2013
From 2009-2011, Vishaan Chakrabarti authored a series of opinion pieces for Urban Omnibus casting current events as rallying cries for urban density....
The Ricotta Index
Writing the City
The Ricotta Index
by Deborah Helaine Morris • May 22 2013
Deborah Helaine Morris, one of two runners-up of the Fuzzy Math writing competition, charts the shifting demographics of one pocket of Brooklyn through the dairy aisle of her local supermarkets, delis, and specialty food stores.
The Ashokan Reservoir in the Catskills, a source of NYC drinking water | Image via Angelaelle
Forum • Roundup
Roundup — City Water, WTC Security Plans, SEE/CHANGE, PATH Hub, Water_Works, and Public Access Design
by Urban Omnibus • May 17 2013
THE PAST AND FUTURE OF NYC’S WATER The infrastructure that provides one billion gallons of fresh drinking water to eight...
Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts: Hunts Point, Bronx
Writing the City
Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts: Hunts Point, Bronx
by Joey De Jesus • May 15 2013
In our third of a series of profiles of Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts around the five boroughs, Joey de Jesus takes us on a tour of Hunts Point, Bronx, to explore how artists, activists, and educators have turned social and environmental challenges into opportunities.
Bleacher seats in the W. 53rd branch design | copyright TEN Arquitectos
Forum • Roundup
Roundup — New Libraries, New Lab, Decoding Utility Markers, NYCxDesign, Cricket, and Red, Yellow, and Blue
by Urban Omnibus • May 10 2013
NEW LIBRARIES In 2008, the Donnell Library Center on West 43rd Street was sold to a hotel developer and closed....
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Recap: IDEAS CITY StreetFest 2013
by Urban Omnibus • May 8 2013
Photos from the Architectural League / Urban Omnibus projects at the 2013 IDEAS CITY StreetFest.
Little Metrics
Writing the City
Little Metrics
by Malaika Kim • May 8 2013
Malaika Kim, one of two runners-up of the Fuzzy Math writing competition, traces how the intangibles of her life — the passage of time, acquired knowledge, and changes in lifestyle and family — have shifted her perception and experience of the physical environment in very measurable ways.
tree wood SR
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On View: tree wood at Socrates Sculpture Park
by Urban Omnibus • May 7 2013
"tree wood" by Toshihiro Oki architect — the winner of the Folly 2013 design competition, presented by the Architectural League and Socrates Sculpture Park — will be on view through August 5.
The 2011 StreetFest | Image via Andre-Pierre du Plessis
Forum • Roundup
Roundup — IDEAS CITY Edition
by Urban Omnibus • May 3 2013
IDEAS CITY STREETFEST The Omnibus team has been busy this week enjoying the many exceptional speakers, workshops, and events that...
Typecast
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Typecast
by Cassim Shepard and Andrew Wade • May 1 2013
Typecast is a long-term Architectural League study into architectural typologies that begins with a closer look at five "towers-in-the-park," one in each borough of New York City.
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