Built Blocks

artpixie: before the night fall (by a y l i n e a y l i n e)

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:04:12 -0700

before the night fall (by a y l i n e a y l i n e)

"City is one of the best books we have laid eyes on this year…"

Sun, 27 May 2012 23:45:52 -0700

“City is one of the best books we have laid eyes on this year…”

- My book City has just been published in the UK. Out next month in the US. An early UK review. (via pdsmith)

(Looking forward to reading this one!)

danhaneckow: Multnomah County Courthouse, Portland Oregon. May...

Sun, 27 May 2012 23:41:38 -0700

danhaneckow:

Multnomah County Courthouse, Portland Oregon. May 19 2012.

Dead New York.

Sun, 27 May 2012 23:37:59 -0700

Dead New York.

(This is from the other blog I do.) pdxthenandnow: Hotel...

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 07:21:01 -0700

(This is from the other blog I do.)

pdxthenandnow:

Hotel Cornelius then (built in 1908) and now.

It’s currently in disrepair and has been labeled unsafe by the city of Portland, while its striking mansard roof goes virtually unnoticed today to passersby.

According to Wikipedia, the

ground-floor wood storefront was once a “Ladies Reception Hall” and an featured an opulent basement cafe. Ornate wood paneling and trim was included throughout the building.

In 2008, there was talk to retrofit it into a boutique hotel.

It now sits in sad disrepair.

History of urbanism in the 20th century in 10 videos

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 07:19:08 -0700

Manu Fernandez from Human Scale Cities has collected a handful of videos that illustrate the history of urbanism. Happy viewing!

irishboyinlondon: Great picture of a new, stylish, bike parking...

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 07:10:51 -0700

irishboyinlondon:

Great picture of a new, stylish, bike parking facility outside a school in Amsterdam courtesy of Randomitus!

Free report: The Life and Death of Urban Highways

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 07:07:01 -0700

A new report jointly produced by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy and EMBARQ, “The Life and Death of Urban Highways,” re-appraises the specific conditions under which it makes sense to build urban highway and when it makes sense to tear them down.

Download it here.

morusnyc: ecochap: Future New York, “The City of Skyscrapers”,...

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 08:37:33 -0700

morusnyc:

ecochap: Future New York, “The City of Skyscrapers”, 1925

Open Source Cities: How To Live In A City (1964)

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 08:13:24 -0700

Open Source Cities: How To Live In A City (1964):

opensourcecities:

A quirky documentary on urban living and placemaking, How to Live in a City (1964) was produced in cooperation with The University Council on Education for Public Responsibility. The Council, which operated from 1961 to 1975, funded a successful project on urbanism, examining the…

The True Cost of Unwalkable Streets

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 07:45:44 -0700

The True Cost of Unwalkable Streets:

The Atlantic Cities blog spells it out.

Painting the town - literally

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:04:19 -0800

Creating an intervention through road paintings. Wonderful stuff. From the Pop-Up City blog.

The Galleria building in Portland will soon get a new Target....

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:28:00 -0800

The Galleria building in Portland will soon get a new Target. Here’s the scoop.

Get out and walk! An interview with the Urbanologist

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:29:00 -0800

National Geographic ran a cool interview with Max Grinnell on his favorite cities to walk in and how walking opens up a whole new experience.

Paranoid Park (O’Bryant Square), now and then. (Taken with...

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:23:02 -0800

Paranoid Park (O’Bryant Square), now and then. (Taken with instagram)

Seattle from the air (that’s the Space Needle on the...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:47:12 -0800

Seattle from the air (that’s the Space Needle on the left).

Shadowy Bishop’s House, Portland. (Taken with instagram)

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:59:11 -0800

Shadowy Bishop’s House, Portland. (Taken with instagram)

Built vs. natural environment. (Taken with instagram)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:48:57 -0800

Built vs. natural environment. (Taken with instagram)

Punk rock meets new urbanism

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:38:27 -0800

Punk rock meets new urbanism:

If boring, cookie-cutter tract homes are bloated 70s arena rockstars, then what - and who - are the punk rockers?

thiscitycalledearth: by Peter Levi, Stockholm.

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:55:50 -0800

thiscitycalledearth:

by Peter Levi, Stockholm.