The Urban Vacancy Research Initiative enlists artists and designers to creatively address the phenomena of abandoned, razed, and vacant urban properties.
11/16/2015
we've been researching this for a while - kudos for getting this history out to the broader public:
In the Early 1970s, Republicans Helped Build an All-Black Town Called 'Soul City' 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
Can City Farm outlast the redevelopment of Cabrini-Green? 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:
Esther Rolle doesn't remember life in the projects as 'Good Times' (April 5, 1981) 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.
Cabrini Green documentary shows housing project in a different light 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
Chicago: Cabrini-Green 1942-2011 A curated visual journey through black history.
11/02/2015
make sure to download your copy today!!!
The Just City Essays – Next City Visions for Urban Equity, Inclusivity and Opportunity
10/06/2015
The next chapter in the story of Cabrini-Green 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...
A Daily Dose of Architecture: Architecture as Subject for Art 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...
BLDGBLOG: By the Mile 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."
Making Planning Popular | www.dk-cm.com 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."
Why Neighborhoods Should Not Have the Final Say on Zoning 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.