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June 17 — A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America
by Urban Omnibus • May 22nd, 2013
From 2009-2011, Vishaan Chakrabarti authored a series of opinion pieces for Urban Omnibus casting current events as rallying cries for urban density....
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Recap: IDEAS CITY StreetFest 2013
by Urban Omnibus • May 8th, 2013
Photos from the Architectural League / Urban Omnibus projects at the 2013 IDEAS CITY StreetFest.
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On View: tree wood at Socrates Sculpture Park
by Urban Omnibus • May 7th, 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.
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Typecast
by Cassim Shepard and Andrew Wade • May 1st, 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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IDEAS CITY 2013
by Urban Omnibus • April 24th, 2013
A preview of the upcoming IDEAS CITY Festival that explores the future of cities around the globe with the belief that arts and culture make urban centers better places to live, work, and play, including two projects from the Architectural League: Little Free Library/NYC and Typecast.
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April 29: Mitch Epstein’s New York Arbor
by Urban Omnibus • April 24th, 2013
A presentation by and conversation with photographer Mitch Epstein on Monday, April 29, at 7:00pm. Discussion following with Joshua Chuang and Matthew Wells; moderated by Michael Kimmelman.
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Sarah Wigglesworth on Sustainable Futures
by Urban Omnibus • February 27th, 2013
As designers explore strategies for a more sustainable built environment, they are increasingly recognizing the benefits of design principles and...
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The City That Never Was: Urbanization After the Bubble
by Urban Omnibus • February 21st, 2013
A one-day symposium that uses the current economic and urban crisis in Spain as a lens through which to consider future global patterns of urbanization and settlement.
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Request for Qualifications: Little Free Libraries/New York
by Urban Omnibus • February 15th, 2013
A competition to design one of ten informal book exchanges in Lower Manhattan.
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Call for Essays: Fuzzy Math
by Urban Omnibus • February 7th, 2013
Announcing a juried competition for essays that reflect on the topic of cost, metrics, and measurement in urban life. Deadline: March 22, 2013
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