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The Demolition of the Cabrini-Green White Walls Towers
(A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, 2011)
At the intersection of Division and Halsted on Chicago’s North Side, the Cabrini Green White Walls development was completed in 1962 as part of the urban renewal movement. Cheap construction methods and poor maintenance ...
The Story of Public Space in Beirut's Geography of Power
(A. Alfred Taubman College of Architcture and Urban Planning, 2019)
From 1975 until 1990, Lebanon experienced a Civil War that further entrenched sectarian division in its cities. In the country’s capital, Beirut, these divisions were most apparent. Today, the fragmentation that resulted ...
Temporal Meanings and Flexible Spaces in Tokyo
(A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, 2007)
This paper examines the role played by religious space in modern Tokyo. Much of the discussion focuses on the temporal meanings of space in Japan and how this interacts with the Japanese perspective on historic preservation.
The Spectacle Park: Emergence of a Sixth Urban Park Typology
(A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, 2011)
Architecture-City: Structuring Urabn Environments
(A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, 2012)
Structuring the urban environment.
Not in My Backyard: Zoning, Smut, Citizen Participation, and Social Control
(A. Alfred Taubman College of Architcture and Urban Planning, 2020)
In the 1970s, cities began to regulate adult businesses through zoning and land-use regulation instead of obscenity-based regulations to great efficacy. These governmental efforts were supported by ordinary citizens using ...
Ann Arbor: A Suburban Ballet
(A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, 2008)
The Community Reinvestment Act: Past, Present and Future
(A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, 2008)
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) was passed in 1977 to combat the effects of discriminatory lending practices and disinvestment in low- and moderate income communities. It focuses on improving access for underserved ...