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Manhattan Expressway

A New Paradigm for the Streets of NYC?

A manual for New York City street design released yesterday signals a flexible, pedestrian-friendly cityscape to come--one more influenced by Jane Jacobs than Robert Moses.READ»

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The Post-Big Era: Will Small-Scale Ingenuity Replace Large-Scale Architecture?

The extra-large architectural complex--art museums, libraries, office complexes--built so prolifically over the past decade are commonly described as expressions of civic pride. They might just as easily be called grandiose ...READ»

Rise of the Aerotropolis

As competition shrinks the globe, the world is building giant airport-cities. They look monstrous to American eyes--and that could be a problem. READ»

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How to Revive an Ailing City Center: Ban Cars, Build Public Spaces

The Dutch have a way with urban planning, as the new Roosendaal Pavilion proves.READ»

The Starbucks Sisterhood

A new generation of women is reinventing the rules of work faster than you can say, 'Double decaf skinny latte.'READ»

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The Masters of Design

If you're leading a team or mapping out a strategy -- if you're trying to solve a problem -- you're engaging in design. And the creative folks featured in our second annual celebration of design's best and brightest have a lot to teach you.READ»