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Can There Be An Islamic Urbanism?
By propertyprof
The Atlantic raises some questions:Imran Aukhil describes himself as "a Muslim and a committed urbanist." Those things, he says, should be complementary rather than contradictory. And yet Aukhil, who tweets…
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Tree House Architect Storms the West Coast
By propertyprof
The LA Times reports:Takashi Kobayashi is out of his tree. The self-taught Japanese designer, carpenter and architect of 120 jaw-dropping tree houses — some sleek modernist cubes, some gnarly fairy-tale…
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A Philosopher’s Quest for the Perfect Home
By propertyprof
Open Culture summarizes philosopher Alain de Bottom's thoughts about architecture and neighborhood building:In the first episode of The Perfect Home, embedded above, philosophical journalist and broadcaster Alain de Botton contends…
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The World’s Skinniest Home
By propertyprof
The New York Times profiles the Keret House, a mere 28 inches across at its narrowest point:What is Keret House like inside? Raucous parties are unlikely to happen there. The…
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Today’s Architecture Moment: Frank Lloyd Wright & the GOP Convention
By propertyprof
The L.A. Times examines the stage design at the Republican Convention, which is influenced by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. The stage "will be crowded with large video screens…
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The Country’s Best Parking Lot
By propertyprof
Last week, the International Parking Institute (IPI) distributed awards of excellence to the country's best new parking structures. The Award for Architectural Achievement went to the GEICO Garage in Orlando,…
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China Plans to Build the World’s Tallest Building in 90 Days
By Anna Oshiro
Following up on their incredible feat of constructing a 30 story hotel in 15 days, Broad Sustainable Building ("BSB") reports it is planning construction of a 220 story building to be constructed…
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The Top Ten Buildings that Changed America
By propertyprof
PBS has put together a list of the top ten buildings that have transformed the way Americans live, work and understand the urban form. The selections go from the Jefferson-desinged…
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Preserving Paradise
By propertyprof
The New York Times runs a story on recent effort to start preserving some historical architecture in Beverly Hills:“Beverly Hills has been up until now somewhat of a joke in…
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2012’s Most Excellent Buildings (So Far)
By propertyprof
The Atlantic has a compelling slideshow about the most interesting buildings to open in the first four months of 2012.Steve Clowney