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Is Tall All There Is?
Submitted by Tim Halbur on Mon, 12/16/2013 - 1:49pmLast week, Alissa Walker wrote a piece in Gizmodo with the headline "Tall is Good: How a Lack of Building Up is Keeping Our Cities Down." Walker argues that buildings taller than 4 stories need to be built to keep cities from pricing out its lower-income citizens, and that cities should be... read more »
Light and Height
Submitted by MLewyn on Fri, 04/05/2013 - 5:27pmOne common argument against tall buildings is that they block out light, creating shadows that block the sun. But as I was walking down Avenue of the Americas (one of Midtown Manhattan's most skyscraper-oriented streets) I saw plenty of sun- just not on my side of the street. What was go... read more »
Jane Jacobs on height
Submitted by MLewyn on Sun, 06/03/2012 - 6:54pm"I think the specific scheme of diversity zoning, or the specific combination of schemes, that an outstandingly successful city locality requires is likely to differ with the locality... A park being surrounded by intensive duplications of tall offices or apartments might well be zoned for lower bui... read more »
Ed Glaeser’s vision of the “bright urban future”
Submitted by Ruth Walker on Sun, 06/05/2011 - 5:11am“Knowledge is more important than space,” Harvard Prof. Ed Glaeser told an SRO audience at the Friday morning plenary of CNU 19. And that, he added, is the story of cities writ small.
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Agree -- or Disagree -- with Prince on Tall Towers in Old Cities?
Submitted by Joe Menard on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 3:24pmHRH The Prince of Wales recently discussed his opinions of tall buildings in London.
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