Urban Vacancy Research Initiative

11/16/2015

we've been researching this for a while - kudos for getting this history out to the broader public:

African Americans in North Carolina coalesced around constructing a new community where the mission was black empowerment. And they were able to pull it off with financing from President Richard Nixon.

11/06/2015

hot off the presses at "The Future of Public Housing" 👌🏾👏🏾

11/05/2015

Chicago's oldest farm is moving—again.

11/02/2015

Did you know the late Esther Rolle, heroine of tv sitcom "Good Times," lived in public housing in New York during a portion of her adult life?

This 1981 Chicago Tribune article highlights Rolle's life in public housing and views on Mayor Jane Byrne's move into Chicago's Cabrini-Green public housing development:

From the archive: Esther Rolle doesn't remember life in the projects as 'Good Times' (April 5, 1981)

11/02/2015

local coverage of Ronit Bezalel's "70 Acres in Chicago" - showing at the Gene Siskel Film Center from November 13-19, 2015.

When you think about Cabrini Green, for many, the images that come to mind are a violent and run down part of Chicago, plagued by shootings, gangs and drug dealers.

11/02/2015

currently loving this compilation of online media from BLVCK VRCHIVES about the Cabrini-Green public housing development

A curated visual journey through black history.

11/02/2015

make sure to download your copy today!!!

Visions for Urban Equity, Inclusivity and Opportunity

10/06/2015

A recent settlement agreement with the Chicago Housing Authority would end a 2013 lawsuit filed by the Cabrini-Green Local Advisory Council, but not all of the redevelopment issues are settled.

10/06/2015

good to see the blurring of the disciplinary boundaries...

Architecture can be treated as Subject for Art or can be subject for Science, it is very interesting although it includes mathematics also as construction needs calculation.

10/06/2015

amazing aerial photos of our world...

architectural conjecture :: urban speculation :: landscape futures

10/06/2015

just discovered this from 2012 - download the manifesto from the exhibition website: "...planning must be made popular: something that people understand, like, and do."

Planning is the process through which society produces change in our built environment. It is a social product,and as such should be shared by the whole of society.

10/06/2015

"This is mega-NIMBYism at work."

Boulder voters will decide on pre-emptive measures that would put density decisions, zoning changes, and affordable housing into the hands of neighborhoods—at the expense of the city.