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• ‘Blue Goose’ Makes New ‘Endangered Historic Places’ List

  
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  The 1960s-era “Blue Goose” building in Ballston has been named one of the most “endangered historic places” in Arlington. The nonprofit group  Preservation Arlington  (the new name of the Arlington Heritage Alliance ) released the Most Endangered Historic Places list this morning. Included on the list is ...
  5 days ago

• Digging Deeper: The Ultimate Queen City Underground Tour

  
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  American Legacy Tours – located at 1218 Vine Street in Cincinnati’s historic Over the Rhine (OTR) – has continued to gain popularity, media attention and distinction since their opening in 2008. The company, founded by a small group of friends, offers a diverse range of engaging walking tours through ...
  2 weeks ago

• Historic Preservation Groups in Phoenix Save Buildings, Liven Up Community

  
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  Phoenix, Arizona has earned a reputation as a city of endless stucco boxes, but what many don’t know is that it is actually a city filled with diverse and vibrant neighborhoods. There are dozens of historic neighborhoods in the city with beautiful bungalows possessing fantastic characteristics. There are many ...
  2 weeks ago

• Washington, DC: Who are the Developers Competing to Repurpose Walter Reed?

  
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  Located in northern Washington , DC, to the east of Rock Creek Park and south of Silver Spring, Maryland, Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), once redeveloped, will fuse new commercial establishments and residences into a community of established residential neighborhoods . The Department ...
  2 weeks ago

• Poll: Thoughts on Demolition of Cupples 7

  
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  South wall of the Cupples 7 warehouse Last week the city announced the Building Commissioner will order the demolition of the  historic Cupples 7 warehouse if a savior doesn’t come foreword. The city’s building commissioner is expected to file a demolition permit next week. The seven story building will ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Life and Death of Early Western Cities: A Book Review of “Cities of the American West: A History of Frontier Urban Planning”

  
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  This is the first post in a three-part series reviewing and summarizing the CNU21 suggested reading list. CNU21 is this year’s annual Congress for the New Urbanism conference and will be held at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah May 29 th through June 1 st , 2013. “Cities of the American ...
  3 weeks ago

• Best in Heritage Conservation: Awards by the Argentinean Architects Association

  
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  Built Environment professionals, myself included, tend to focus on the latest trends concerning sustainability, smart growth, and recent technologies for construction. Many times we end up relegating historical preservation and everything concerning Built Heritage Conservation as a métier only for ...
  3 weeks ago

• Close But No Cigar: A Review of James S. Russell’s The Agile City

  
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  In recent years we have begun to feel the effects of climate change the world over. In America, hurricanes like Superstorm Sandy and Katrina brought urban areas to their knees, killing people, destroying communities, and causing untold billions in damage. In this context, urban analyst and historian James S. ...
  4 weeks ago

• The Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina: Preserved or At Risk?

  
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  Why is the Village of Pinehurst Important? Pinehurst was and is: A convalescent resort built for New Englanders in Moore County by American Soda Fountain Company magnate James W. Tufts ; A New-England-style village and recreational resort, planned and landscaped by landscape architecture pioneers ...
  4 weeks ago

• The Hidden Costs of Highways: How The Investment of Vehicle Orientated Infrastructure is Affecting our Health

  
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  Our mobility is bound by the linkages available to us and the built environment that surrounds us. But how does our transportation choices in our city affect our health and well being ? This is a question that is gaining prevalence as cities grow, densify and complicate the daily journey of urban dwellers. A ...
  4 weeks ago

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