On my last post about Ayn Rand’s views on cities, I received feedback in the comments that obviously she loved cities and on Twitter that obviously she did not. I think I come down on the side that she likely saw cities, and particularly skyscrapers, as embodiment of human achievement. However Frank Lloyd Wright — the likely inspiration for her [...]
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August 30th, 2012 | Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture & Books, housing | 4 comments |  printable viewAyn Rand’s recent appearances in the news made me think about her position on urban issues. Some of her novels suggest that she is anti-city, believing that individualism can only be achieved by living in remote areas. In Anthem, for example, her protagonist lives in a type of dorm where people are never allowed to be [...] I’m very excited that some of you expressed interest in doing a book club this summer. I think we should start with The High Cost of Free Parking. It’s the longer of the two books, but it looks like the relative beach read. I am thinking that what makes the most sense is for [...] June 6th, 2012 | Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture & Books, parking | One comment | printable viewAmong Egypt’s pro-democracy protesters, graffiti has played an important role in the communication, providing a platform for free speech under military rule. The Associated Press reports: Graffiti has turned into perhaps the most fertile artistic expression of Egypt’s uprising, shifting rapidly to keep up with events. Faces of protesters killed or arrested in crackdowns [...] February 1st, 2012 | Category: Arts & Entertainment, International, Law | 7 comments | printable viewFor readers in the DC area, the movie Battle for Brooklyn is playing at the Dome Theater in Arlington this weekend. The film explores eminent domain in the Forest City Ratner development at Atlantic Yards. It will be playing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with a Q&A with the directors Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley after [...] January 10th, 2012 | Category: Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle, Washington D.C. | Leave a comment | printable viewLondon’s Shard tower, soon to be the tallest in Europe, is, financially speaking, a bit puzzling. Europe is in the midst of an economic crisis, and London’s Southwark, across from the skyscraper-crazed City of London, is gentrifying, but not the safest place for a massive real estate investment. The developers have yet to sign a [...] December 31st, 2011 | Tags: energy, real estate | Category: Arts & Entertainment, byline=Stephen Smith, Economics, Places & Spaces, Policy, Style & Design, Travel, World Affairs | Comments are closed | printable viewWhat exactly is gentrification?
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Why DC’s Architecture Is So Boring
An Eric Colbert special, everywhere and anywhere in DC
I’m a little behind on posting this, but Lydia DePillis at Washington City Paper did a great profile a week or so ago of DC architect Eric Colbert, whose buildings’ unifying features seems to be blandness. There are a lot of people out there who [...]