Clarence Stein
Trained as an architect, Stein participated in several of the most influential housing complex designs of the 20th century, including […]
New York
BOOKS
“A Clearing in the Distance, Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the Nineteenth Century” by Witold Rybczynski
From Amazon “In a brilliant collaboration between writer and subject, Witold Rybczynski, the bestselling author of Now I Sit Me
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells
FROM AMAZON…“It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of
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“Streetfight, Handbook for an Urban Revolution” by Janette Sadik-Khan and Seth Solomonow
SUMMARY The author’s experience working for Mayor Bloomberg in New York City is inspirational. The transition for a car-dominant transportation
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES, QUINTESSENTIAL CHARACTER TOWNS
The High Line. New York City
The High Line is more than a park. It’s a public space where you can view art, walk through gardens,
BOOKS, QUINTESSENTIAL CHARACTER TOWNS
Seeing Trees, A History of Street Trees in New York City and Berlin by Sonja Dümpelmann
From Yale Books: “A fascinating and beautifully illustrated volume that explains what street trees tell us about humanity’s changing relationship
BOOKS
“Palaces for the People” by Eric Klinenberg
Character towns rely on social infrastructure. “In Palaces for the People, Klinenberg, a sociologist and director of New York University’s Institute