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How To Create A "Vertical Suburb"
Submitted by MLewyn on Wed, 07/25/2012 - 10:06amAt CNU, Richard Florida quipped that high-rises were "vertical suburbs". At the time, I couldn't quite figure out what he was trying to say.
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The lion can lie down with the lamb
Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 06/05/2012 - 9:10pmThere's been a lot of argument on a new urbanist listserv about DC's height limits. (In the interest of full disclosure I note that I'm doing some of the arguing!) I think one of the concerns animating opponents of taller buildings is the fear of a high-rise monoculture.
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High-Rises and New Urbanists: How to Attack Both
Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 8:33amI realize that high-rises aren't perfect. They may consume more energy than smaller buildings, and under the wrong circumstances, high-rises can coexist with bad urbanism (for example, a tall building in the middle of a suburban office park, or surrounded by ten-lane roads). Having said ... read more »