Charles Siegel
Contributed 33 posts
Architecture, Urbanism and Human Evolution
Christopher Alexander has said that there is a "timeless way of building" common to all vernacular and traditional architecture and urbanism. This essay looks at how our preference for this way of building evolved among the earliest humans.
Mass Demonstration Opposes St. Petersburg Highrise
<p>Thousands of demonstrators in St. Petersburg call for a halt to the proposed Gazprom headquarters, a high-rise tower that would be taller than New York's Empire State Building.</p>
Planning And Preservation In St. Petersburg, Russia
<p>A new report from <em>The Classical City</em>, a journal dedicated to preserving St. Petersburg, Russia, describes the destructive effects of the city's new plan and calls for architecture that is consistent with the city's character.</p>
New York Limits Eminent Domain By Private Companies
The new law appears to have been crafted to stop a $1.6 billion power transmission line.
Toll Road Controversy Changes Colorado Law On Private Takings
When a developer proposed building a toll road under an 1891 law that allowed private developers to condemn property needed for a road, land owners protested, and Colorado changed the law.