by Kyle Pierson | Mar 5, 2016 | Travel
Recently my daughter was in London, so I asked her to go to an architectural landmark and take a selfie. I suggested the Gerkin. As it happened she went to a play at the brutalist Barbican. She forgot to take the selfie, instead she called to complain that...
by Kyle Pierson | May 2, 2015 | FEED
In honor of urbanist Jane Jacob’s birthday (May 2), cities around the world sponsor “Jane’s Walk”. The idea is to take a walk and tell a story about the community you live in. This year...
by Kyle Pierson | Apr 2, 2015 | FEED
Why are the rich flocking back into cities all over the world? Convenience has a lot of appeal, specifically, the freedom to walk to a destination and avoid the tyranny of fighting for a parking space. It should come as no surprise that urban theorist Jane...
by Kyle Pierson | Feb 19, 2015 | FEED
Sixty years after British architectural critic Ian Nairn expressed “Outrage,” that post WWII English cities had lost their identities to look-alike architecture, the debate continues — and the BBC is asking citizens to report — was Nairn...
