147 years ago today, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Adress; this year Adam Gault created this beautifully animated version of the speech.
Friday 5: Articles for Urbanists
Five posts for the urbanist in all of us.
2010 Jane Jacobs Urban Communication Award Winner Announced
The Jane Jacobs Urban Communication Book Award recognizes an outstanding book that exhibits excellence in addressing issues of urban communication.
Utopian Urbanism: The Impossibility of Perfection
In the 20th century, utopian urbanism has been explored through such proposals as Howard’s Garden City, Le Corbusier’s Radiant City and Wright’s Broadacre City
10 Books Every Urbanist Must Read
For those looking to expand the urban insights, here are ten important books in my urbanist canon.
Temporary Urbanism: Incubating New Ideas for City Living
Temporary urbanism shows how—with a lot of ingenuity and a little investment—cities could transform urban voids into urban oases.
Reminder: PodCamp AZ 2010 is this weekend
PodCamp AZ is returning to the University of Advancing Technology November 20th and 21st. That’s this coming weekend!
Railways (Weekend Watch)
Here is a fun and creative advertisement for Indian Railways. Well worth 1 minute of your time!
Meet the NIMBY Robot (Weekend Watch)
A great animation from Joshua Abrams of Planning Collaborative on the predictability of NIMBYs.
Friday 5: Articles for Urbanists
Five articles for fans of city living.