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Book Review of “Rural Studio” by Andrea Oppenheimer Dean and Timothy Hursley

In “Rural Studio: Samuel Mockbee and an Architecture of Decency” by Andrea Oppenheimer Dean and Timothy Hursley, the authors join words and images into a captivating narrative that creates a window...

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Reichstag Exemplifies Germany’s Energy Transition Commitment

Germany has been in the vanguard of going green. It has implemented a myriad of environmental policies, such as the Climate Action Plan 2050 to ensure a greener tomorrow. The plan’s objective is to...

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Bike to Work Day: What’s Next for the Bicycle City of the World?

Today, I did what I do every day: I rode my bike to work. I started along an iconic Amsterdam-red bike lane from my house in Amsterdam-Noord to the Ijplein ferry, disembarked on the other side of the...

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Sea-Change Ahead for Boston: Private Property Rights to be Forfeited

Boston grew from the sea by way of man-made land. Now, the city is facing a return to the sea by way of man-made emissions. Climate resilience and adaptation are emerging in fields spanning urban...

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Planning for Bicycles: The Fight for Complete Streets | #TheGlobalGrid Chat...

#TheGlobalGrid Twitter chat topic for National Bike Month addressed biking infrastructure in cities and how to best engage communities in implementing complete streets. The creation of new bike lanes...

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Book Review of “This is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are” by...

In her 2016 book, “This is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are,” author Melody Warnick explores if a place can become the right place by our choosing to love it. She presents a list of ten...

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What Makes Amsterdam Neighborhoods Vibrant? An Afternoon in De Pijp

Everyone, at one point or another has stumbled into a neighborhood that for reasons beyond their control, immediately intrigued, energized, and compelled them to stay awhile; the best neighborhoods in...

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Book Review of “100 Years, 100 Landscape Designs” by John Hill

“100 Years, 100 Landscape Designs” by John Hill calls attention to one hundred landscape designs, one per year, from 1917 to 2017. Hill and his publisher, Prestel, team up to construct a book that is...

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Top 20 Active and Alternative Transportation Websites of 2018

May, National Bike Month, is over. To extend the momentum, we are releasing the second edition of our top 20 of the most visited active and alternative transportation websites according to Alexa...

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OT301: Rooted in Amsterdam’s Squatter Movement, Now a Thriving Experiment in...

Amsterdam, like most cities, has a significant amount of pressure upon its housing market to provide affordable and adequate accommodations to those who need it. This strain is due in part to the mass...

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