Topic: placemaking
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Videos
Saving Seattle's Neighborhood Authenticity Through Better Buildings
A short documentary examines how to prevent South Lake Union from becoming another blah maze of featureless buildings.
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Urban Wonk
What We Talk About When We Talk About Cities
On cities, sustainable placemaking, and the careful use of words.
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Why Smart Growth Can't Be the Only Answer
Smart growth policies are important, but they're not enough.
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Urban Wonk
How Building Beautiful Spaces Can Foster Environmentalism
A focus on placemaking can drive the green movement.
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Extreme Placemaking: Inside the Army's Mock Afghan Villages at Fort Polk
For several years now, the U.S. military has been trying to replicate Afghan and Iraqi towns on U.S. soil to prepare soldiers to go there.
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Defining a 'Meaningful' Space
Sometimes just using your eyeballs is the best place to start
