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Checking in on the Plans to Build the 'LowLine' Park Under New York City

Plans to transform 60,000 square feet of dormant space under New York's Delancey Street into a park could be ready to reemerge into the public discussion.

September 8, 2015 - The Awl

Friday Funny: The Subway Oyster Shucker

To some people (or maybe just this one person), the N Train in the New York City subway system in a perfectly acceptable place to shuck some oysters.

April 25, 2014 - The Awl

Hotel Druzhba

Revel in Outrageous Eastern Bloc Architecture

Anthony Paletta reviews the recent glut of art volumes devoted to communist architecture in the former Eastern bloc, and includes stunning photos of "sublime sci-fi" Soviet architecture largely unseen in the West.

December 12, 2012 - The Awl

Creating a Nine-Mile Linear Park

Diana Balmori of Balmori Associates recently completed her work on a nine-mile long linear park along an old railroad line in Connecticut. The Awl presents an excerpt of her 2010 book A Landscape Manifesto.

November 27, 2011 - The Awl

Lies and Confusion in Neighborhood Naming

Neighborhood naming is fraught with confusion, misunderstandings and downright deception. Take Los Angeles, for example.

August 16, 2011 - The Awl

The Best Failed Utopias

Utopian developments often fail. This post from The Awl ranks the best and most desirable of the failed utopias throughout history.

July 10, 2011 - The Awl

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