"What is an ideology without a space to which it refers, a
space which it describes, whose vocabulary and kinks it makes use of, and whose
code it embodies?"
- Henri Lefebvre, The Production of Space p. 44.
Education & Careers
How and Why Does an Architect Become Famous?
In a fascinating essay in the journal Places, Keith Eggener examines the politics of architectural reputation through the lens of architect Louis Curtiss's life and career.
Places
The Staying Power of Green Jobs
Sarah Laskow reports on new findings that show California’s green economy fared much better in the economic downturn than the economy as a whole, demonstrating the overall staying power of green jobs.
Good
Toward a More Inclusive Planning Process
Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson raises the issue that there are not enough minorities representing the communities that planners and designers strive to make better.
Grist
Faculty Using Web 2.0 to Show Images
Wed, 02/01/2012 - 15:54
Lately as I’ve been trying to help students find information
for papers and classes, I’ve stumbled across a few new examples of faculty
using the web to give others access to visual data from their research.
A Profile of the 'Jane Jacobs of Urban Design'
Mackenzie Carpenter has written an engaging profile of David Lewis, the community planning pioneer whom Richard Florida calls the 'Jane Jacobs of Urban Design,' as he celebrates his 90th birthday.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Information Sources in Planning: Introduction
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 11:23
For more than ten years now I have been a librarian at the Institute of Urban Studies at the University of Winnipeg, managing a small library dedicated to planning, geography, urban design and environmental issues. I have been extremely fortunate to have had the freedom in this role to evolve a hybridized career involving research, librarianship, teaching, writing and editing.
2012 APA Award Winners Announced
The APA has announced its 2012 National Planning Excellence Award winners. Award recipients come from a diverse array of locales including: New York City; Wilmington, North Carolina; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Cleveland, Ohio.
Planning.org
Returning Big Ideas to Planning in New York
Urban Omnibus declares the visionary work of the Speculation Studio at Columbia University an overdue evolution in architectural education.
Urban Omnibus
Vancouver's University in a Shopping Mall
A photo essay by Witold Rybczynski explores how a campus operates in a shopping mall in a suburban community outside Vancouver, British Columbia.
Slate Magazine
First Look at Cornell's Winning $2 Billion Tech Campus
New details and a visualization from Cornell University's winning proposal to create a "game-changing" applied sciences and technology campus on New York's Roosevelt Island.
BetaBeat
Case Studies: How Planning Students Can Find Interesting Projects Online
Wed, 12/21/2011 - 15:41
Planning students are often interested in finding examples
of planning practice, particularly good examples. Several free online sources list projects that have won awards or been the subject of magazine articles.
While winning an award doesn’t mean a project is perfect, such projects are typically m some of the more
interesting examples of planning.
Kuala Lumpur's Sprawl Creating A Mini Los Angeles
In a recent report about Malaysia, the World Bank has said that the capital's urban sprawl is transforming it into a "mini Los Angeles" rather than a densely populated Asian City.
The Wall Street Journal
Cornell Is Chosen For Roosevelt Island Science School
Only three days after Stanford pulled out of the bidding, rival Cornell is to be announced as the university chosen to create a new science graduate school on Roosevelt Island.
New York Times
Planning to Get an Internship
Sun, 12/18/2011 - 17:55
It’s winter break for many northern hemisphere planning students so time to start planning for next summer’s internship. I have previously blogged about "making the most of an internship": http://www.planetizen.com/node/51287. Here I briefly talk about the practicalities of getting one.
