World's Fair

Understated Impact of Olympics on Vancouver

Iconic Olympic venues may not be the best take-away from next Winter's games in Vancouver. The real benefit for the city may be its new rapid transit line, according to this article.

13 August 2009 - 3:00am

USA Today

U.S. Shuns World's Fair-like Expositions

A 1999 law forbids the State Department from funding pavilions at international expositions. Fred Bernstein argues that the law is misguided, and should be changed before the next year's World's Fair in Shanghai.

19 April 2009 - 1:00pm

The Architect's Newspaper

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Facelift Approved For Seattle Center

Broad redevelopment plans have been approved for Seattle Center, the public gathering place first built in 1962 for the World's Fair.

20 August 2008 - 1:00pm

The Seattle Times

Mike Lydon

A Manual For The Future

Fri, 01/11/2008 - 06:20

The Wacker’s Manual of the Plan of Chicago: Municipal Economy, first written in 1911 as a way to educate Chicago students about the City’s Plan of 1909, provides remarkable insight into America’s diminished socio-cultural ambitions.