Month: April 2001

Next time you’re in the mood for giant buildings, why not visit the website of Arthur Erickson, one of the greatest architects of North America.

So much for the idea of going “paperless.” A New York Times article today is entitled The Paperless Office? Not by a Long Shot

The Progressive Policy Institute has published a recent study entitled The Metropolitan New Economy Index. This study, which looks at how cities are adapting to contemporary economic conditions insists that sprawl is “by its very nature a part of the New Economy.” You can read about the study here. Or you can just read The Metropolitan New Economy Index itself.

The New York Times recently published an article on what the latest census date revealed about suburban growth. See 90’s Suburbs of West and South: Denser in One, Sprawling in Other

No more architecture today. Joey Ramone is dead.

Happy Easter. Go find the eggs. I’m not sure that I fully understand this site.

The Saarinen TWA terminal is in jeapordy. See the CNN.com story.

I seem to always be working on thesis projects related to skateboarding. This is a good thing! But Iain Borden really knows his stuff on the topic. Read Borden on Skateboarding @ Psychogeography.co.uk

Remember the styrofoam facade in downtown Los Angeles last month? Well, they’ve been making great progress and the results are looking spiffy!

Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron win the 2001 Pritzker Prize.