petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - Apr 01 2008 | cities, development, international, blogs, india
A great blog on Mumbai/Bombay. I love this.
- petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - 27 days ago | planning, adaptive reuse, urban, cities, development, environment
Quoted: Recycling New York’s Industrial Past: Inspiration from Home and Abroad
Wednesday, October 22, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
New York’s historical industrial buildings are one of the city’s greatest resources. Manufacturing spaces and factories with their open floor plans and sturdy construction are highly adaptable to varied uses. This program will focus on industrial retention and adaptive reuse as a means of preserving industrial buildings, illustrated with imaginative projects from near and far. Among the projects is the Austin, Nichols & Co. warehouse, currently undergoing a tax-certified rehabilitation. Panelists include:ShareViewed: 1 Time - petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 06 2008 | books, cities, horticulture, ecology, environment, research, development
A lot of useful information on urban forestry!
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petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 15 2008 | ruins, graffiti, development, blogs, architecture, art, environment, cities, urban, history
I've posted some photos from the abandoned subway tunnel in Rochester, NY, which is a very unique setting with a lot of colorful paintings on the walls. I hope the city will make use of it someday, although maybe it's better as is.
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petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 06 2008 | architecture, planning, cities, travel, design, development, world, international
Kind of tough to navigate this site, but rewarding images and info.
Quoted: Jože Plečnik`s Virtual Museum, image collection, interactive maps, searchable database of Plečnik`s work, articles, interviews. Bibliography, biography, special gift collection, downloads and more.
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Quoted: Aptekarsky Ostrov is the only one of the islands along the northern banks of the Neva Delta that was never privately owned. This was specifically the intention of Peter the Great, who chose the island as the site of the Apothecary Gardens, which were dedicated to the cultivation of medicinal herbs for the benefit of the city.
petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 23 2008 | environment, planning, cities, world, development
Interesting video of a flood in St. Petersburg with links to photos.
Quoted: So far, one of the most striking images there is this one, taken by LJ user aorist at Vasilyevsky Island around 4 PM. Most comments are of ...
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I was really happy to find that Kalpana Sharma, outstanding journalist from Mumbai, and author of 'Rediscovering Dharavi,' has a blog that archives her writings. Here is the link.
ShareViewed: 5 Times - petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - Apr 29 2008 | blogs, architecture, photography, cities, development, design, books
I really like this blog. Today, especially the photos of marks left by past buildings on the walls of current buildings.
ShareViewed: 3 Times - petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - Mar 31 2008 | interesting, people, world, cities, development, writing, culture
Great commentary by Brendan Crain.
Quoted: A national magazine created for and by a new generation of urban thinkers and leaders. Next American City observes, documents and conceives realistic solutions about how to make cities better.
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You must be ps's friend before you can comment on this Fave.good find peter!
super !
permission to re-dot (re-fave) ??
oh, definitely. sorry for the delayed response. i've been completely buried in essays for the past two weeks.
Send ps a friend request or a personal message instead.