Common Edge@CommEdgeCollab

Dedicated to reconnecting architecture and design to the broader public that it's supposed to serve.

 New York, NY
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Joined December 2015
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Who controls the #Territory? Or, why #UrbanPlanning does not exist. Great provocation by Roberto Deriu on the real forces that shape cities. bit.ly/47tWmGE

Who Shapes the Territory? Or, Why Urban Planning Does Not Exist

What exists is the territory, its ecology, its people, and the competing interests that claim its value.

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Great talk with #DennisPieprz on #UrbanLens: A Photo Diary of An #ArchitecturalTraveler #Mumbai #Valparaiso #Vincenza #Siena #Rabat #StPeters @dpieprz @SasakiDesign @oroeditions @marinedrive bit.ly/3VkKMuO

The Urban Lens: “I Want to Show How Places Are Used”

Urban designer Dennis Pieprz talks about his new book, Urban Lens: A Photo Diary of An Architectural Traveler.

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When real life refuses to fit inside a blueprint. #Chandigarh at 73: How a city outgrew its #Uptopia. #LeCorbusier bit.ly/4xMR3x7

Chandigarh at 73: How a City Outgrew Its Utopia

What happens when real life refuses to fit inside a utopian blueprint?

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Form follows feeling: How the religious upbringing of @JamesRojas shaped the way he experiences and plans cities. #CatholicAesthetic #Grandma’sHouse bit.ly/3TvORM8

Form Follows Feeling: My Catholic Aesthetic

How this planner’s religious upbringing shaped the way he experiences and plans cities.

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What’s on #ArchitectureStudents’ minds? An insightful and empathetic talk with Patricia Negrón Meléndez. #Access #Communication @TulaneArch @AIANational @AIASorg @NOMArchitects @ACSA_info bit.ly/4xnjKQG

School’s in Session: What’s on Students’ Minds?

A conversation with Patricia Negrón Meléndez, president of the American Institute of Architecture Students.

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The 30-year experiment gone wrong: Undoing the devastation of #UrbanRenewal in #NewHaven. #Maurice Rotival #EdLogue #MayorRichardLee @duodickinson bit.ly/3UGznW4

Undoing the Devastation of “Urban Renewal” in New Haven

It’s taken decades to reverse the damage that planner Maurice Rotival helped create—and the job isn’t complete.

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New rules will not make #AI safer! #Cities might offer a better model. #HuggingFace #ChattingWithBarbarians @alexandrosnyc @NYCPlanning bit.ly/3VjpGNh

An Urban Designer Wants to Civilize AI the Way Cities Create Citizens

The Hugging Face fiasco is a serious warning that more rules will not make it safer. Alexandros Washburn thinks cities offer a better model.

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#GeorgeLucas returns to earth, bearing gifts. The #LucasMuseumOfNarrativeArt is destined to become a #Landmark. #MADArchitects @lucasmuseum @GL_THX1138 @mad_mayansong bit.ly/4ibPOTV

George Lucas Returns to Earth, Bearing Gifts

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is destined to become a landmark and must-visit destination for Los Angeles visitors.

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How does #ArchitecturalKnowledge get passed on in the #AIOffice? Or the better question: will it? #Mentoring #Succession @AIANational @AIA_NewYork bit.ly/45VmLg3

How Does Architectural Knowledge Get Passed On in the AI Office?

Technology may reduce production hours, but that lengthier process has been a crucial learning time for younger professionals.

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A cautionary tale: #Florida and the great #HousingMismatch. What happens when the housing stock doesn’t match the needs of next generations? #ShortSale @mhathorne bit.ly/4y3Run8

Florida and the Great Housing Mismatch

A housing market can be short of homes and still have too many of the wrong ones for the next generation.

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Notes from a #ClassicalArchitect: #Architecture should not require an explanation. #BuildingsCommunicate @MoodyNolan @classicist @ICAANewEngland @ICAANoCal bit.ly/45P9wgU

Architecture Shouldn’t Require an Explanation

The profession didn’t lose the public because people stopped caring about buildings. It lost them when architects stopped treating public understanding as part of the job.

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What’s the state of #OutThereArchitecture today? #Regionalism #PlaceCenteredArchitecture #CathleenMcGuighan #PeterMacKeith @_michael.j.crosbie_ @robertivy bit.ly/3Uev9oh

What’s the State of ‘Out There’ Architecture Today?

Although it has some flaws, a new book laudably surveys the best of contemporary contextual design across the U.S.

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#MayorMamdani already has a tool for #EconomicJustice. #Section197-a of the #CityCharter. Authentic #CommunityEngagement @NYCMayor @NYCPlanning @NYCHousing bit.ly/4xgP0l8

Mayor Mamdani Already Has a Tool for Economic Justice

An obscure section of the New York City Charter could make equitable and inclusive development a reality.

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Why #LatinoUrbanism is better understood by #LandscapeArchitects than #Planners. #Memory #Place @JamesRojas @lafoundation @NationalASLA @landarchmag @LAForum_AUD bit.ly/4ggPK2n

Latino Urbanism Is Better Appreciated by Landscape Architects Than by Planners

They understand that cities are not collections of zoning regulations, but living landscapes.

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New York City’s antiquated #FireRegulations and #Codes are impeding the push to build #NewHousing. A call for #Commonsense. @NYCMayor @FDNY @NYCHousing @NYCPlanning @FDNYFC bit.ly/4g32GKE

NYC’s Antiquated Fire Regulations Impede the Push to Build New Housing

Sometimes, FDNY fights itself—and the city—instead of fires.

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The fractured state of #ArchitectureJournalism and #Criticism. Many voices, some quite good, all vying for our precious attention. @BlairKamin @paulgoldberger @IngaSaffron @LangeAlexandra @marklamster bit.ly/4bLAjy2

The Fractured State of Architecture Journalism and Criticism

There’s lots of content out there about buildings and designers. Does any of it really connect?

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When authentic #PublicEngagement, #PoliticalWill and #GoodDesign come together. Great talk with landscape architect and activist #BillyFleming #BuildingPostCarbonFutures @JooBilly @landpolicy @ColumbiaUP @cplusci bit.ly/3TQABgP

When Authentic Public Engagement, Political Will, and Good Design Come Together

Landscape architect and activist Billy Fleming discusses his new book, Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice, and Energy Transitions.

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Rome and Japan: 2 civilizations, 2 philosophies of #ArchitecturalPermanence. #Ise Jingū #Pantheon @Visit_Japan bit.ly/4xjNDSj

Rome vs. Japan: Two Civilizations, Two Philosophies of Architectural Permanence

Immortality can exist within the building itself, or within an idea that the building carries forward.

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How #Communities thrive. #LocalEconomies, #FiscalImagination and #EconomicJustice. #JaneJacobs @NYCMayor @DMJulieSu @dlondonwortel @NewEconomies bit.ly/4pRZtRp

Local Economies, Fiscal Imagination and Economic Justice in New York City

History shows that a city’s economy is strongest when it’s locally rooted, ownership is shared, and growth is generated from the bottom up.

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The #DesignDilemma: How #AI makes #DesignWork appear #PrematurelyResolved. bit.ly/4ww2EAJ

How AI Can Make Design Work Appear Prematurely Resolved

Or, when the first image looks smarter than the designer...

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