Chinatown

Building Communities With Legos and Plastic Bottles

GOOD Magazine follows planner James Rojas as he engages a community in the act of planning in his own particular fashion, using everyday objects and building blocks.

August 17, 2009 - GOOD Magazine

No Ordinary Chinatown

Chinese designers are flocking to Prato, Italy and forging a new sort of Chinatown that look more like modern-day China.

January 5, 2009 - Chicago Tribune <http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-090102-italy-china>

Of Songs And Cities: Listening To NYC's Columbus Park

Jane Jacobs once said, “Songs and cities are the best things about us. Songs and cities are so indispensable.” For a long time I thought Mother Jacobs was speaking, as only she could, about two separate, but vital human necessities. Yet after another weekend exploring New York City, I am convinced the two—songs and cities—are inextricably linked. That is, truly great cities play their own songs, and after one listen you can’t get them out of your head.

October 13, 2008 - Mike Lydon

Chinatown Debates Gentrification, as Hipsters Descend

New York's Chinatown has been impenetrable to non-Chinese entrepreneurs for a century, but new glitzy bars and restaurants are beginning to push through. In a neighborhood that has suffered since 9/11, locals debate the merits of outsider investment.

September 18, 2008 - Time Out NY

Chinatown Reimagined

A Chinese architecture team has proposed a futuristic star-shaped city of 15,000 that would visit cities around the world and change the stereotypes of Chinatowns.

September 15, 2008 - Building

Chinatown BID Plans Fuel Debate

Facing gentrification and skyrocketing property prices, business owners in New York's Chinatown are thinking about forming a Business Improvement District. Many say the plan would hurt small businesses.

April 21, 2008 - The Villager

Das Chinatown

The planning process has taken a little longer than expected for a Chinese investor looking to create Germany's first Chinatown.

March 22, 2008 - Der Spiegel

Friday Funny: Man Stumbles Into 'Some Sort of China Town'

In this article from The Onion a New York man wandering through town suddenly finds himself in a very Chinese part of town.

February 29, 2008 - The Onion

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