Friday 5: Articles for Urbanists [October 8th-14th]

October 14th, 2011

This week’s curation of insights and interviews for urbanists.

Will the New Normal Be Old-Era Self-Reliance? [Weekend Watch]

July 2nd, 2011

Andrés Duany channels James Howard Kunstler as he talks about how urban society may be headed towards the self-reliance of previous eras

March 11th, 2011

A weekly round-up of five great articles for urbanists.

March 4th, 2011

In honor of TED 2011, here are 5 of my favorte TED talks relating to urbanism and cities.

November 3rd, 2010

While Jane Jacobs remains the grand dame of urbanists, she inspired a robust urban movement. Here are ten visionaries who are continuing her legacy.

July 19th, 2010

Urban fabric is the physical form of towns and cities. Like textiles, urban fabric comes in many different types and weaves.

April 14th, 2010

Jane Jacobs on her experience moving to Canada, and some similarities to my own experiences

April 29th, 2009

Jane Jacob’s book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, tops the list (fitting as it was itself written by an amateur urbanist)