The Atlantic Monthly

The Legacy of Brasilia

15 June 2008 - 6:00am
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The Atlantic Monthly reviews a new book on architect Oscar Niemeyer and his work that- like the infamous city of Brasilia- "continues to enchant and appall students of architecture and urban planning."

Chain Stores Aren't A Bad Thing For Cities

30 November 2006 - 6:00am
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Urbanists lament the cookie-cutter retail landscape, but the fact remains that national chains provide the types of goods and services that consumers want.

The Ultimate Walled City: The Green Zone

5 October 2004 - 11:00am
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A feature length article explores life in The Green Zone -- the four-square mile, heavily secured "American bubble in Baghdad."

The World's Biggest Migration Study

21 May 2004 - 4:00am
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A new United Nations commission is formed to examine the remarkably complex issue of migration worldwide.

The End Of The Suburban Mall

17 May 2004 - 4:00am
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We restore many public structures -- post offices, hotels, libraries, even churches. But most malls are too ugly to warrant such effort.

Terror Response as a Routine Public Service

16 February 2004 - 1:00pm
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Israel has developed a practical and dispassionate approach to cleaning up after terror bombings.

Words From A Powerbroker Planner -- From 1962

28 November 2003 - 5:00am
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Relive planning history in Robert Moses' attack on Lewis Mumford from January, 1962 in The Atlantic Monthly.

How Environmentalism Must Change

25 September 2003 - 4:00am
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Genetic engineering of foods is poised to feed humanity. Except that the environmentalists won't let it.

The Surprising Truth About Pre-Columbus North America

23 June 2003 - 4:00am
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A growing number of anthropologists now believe that North American prior to Columbus' arrival was dotted with impressive cities and towns.

The Myth Of The American Heartland

20 January 2003 - 10:00am
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Most of that land in the US is not where the people are, or are headed. Cities on the coasts are overcrowded; rural heartland communities are dying.

In Defense Of The Forests

22 December 2002 - 3:00am
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Former Atlantic Monthly columnist John Muir would have had a few choice words for President Bush's loosening of commercial restrictions in America's national forests.

Can School Vouchers Improve Neighborhoods?

1 October 2002 - 4:00am
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Perhaps school vouchers don't improve schools. However, they do improve neighborhoods, writes Jonathan Rauch.

Do Architecture Competitions Work?

19 August 2002 - 4:00am
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Witold Rybczynski writes in The Atlantic Monthly that public architecture competitions don't always produce the best buildings.

Debate Rages Over America's Largest Mall

11 July 2002 - 12:00pm
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Readers debate a recent Atlantic Monthly article on The Mall of America. Is the scale of development troubling?

The Eternal City

27 June 2002 - 11:00am
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Peter Davison reviews a book that reveals Rome as the Romans know it -- as the eternal city.

Deconstructing The World Trade Center

25 June 2002 - 8:00am
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An Atlantic Monthly writer was the only journalist to have unrestricted access to the clean-up effort, and details the story.

The Science And Art Of Artificial Societies

21 March 2002 - 10:00am
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Creating artificial societies requires a lot of math and high-powered computing, but yields some interesting results.

Flashback: Are Cities Dead?

9 January 2002 - 8:00am
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Atlantic Monthly flashes back to January, 1962, with an essay by Robert Moses on what was wrong (and right) with America's cities.

Has Suburbia Corrupted America?

8 January 2002 - 6:00am
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Has America's affluence and comfort -- personified by the suburban dream -- left the country too weak to fight a war?

Atlanta's Livable Center Initiative

3 August 2001 - 6:00am
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The Atlanta Regional Commission is awarding grants to emerging "edge cities" so that they can plan what they want to be when they grow up.
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