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Reassembling the City
Topographic map from "Old Moscow Inventory 2011." A group of students from the Moscow Architectural Institute recently completed an "inventory" of the Russian capital using public data and Google Earth. They focused primarily on the territory beyond the historic center, explaining that it makes up 90.4 percent of Moscow's area and...[read more]
Management as Design in Urban Housing Blocks
The Starrett City housing development in East New York. Source: New York Magazine Rosalie Genevro's article "Starrett City: A Home of One’s Own — With Party Walls" traces the history of a beloved modernist housing project in East New York. Cassim Shepard, editor of Urban Omnibus, explains its significance: ...[read more]
Moscow's Growing Pro-Democracy Movement
So it finally started! Something extraordinary. We have gathered twice already — on Dec. 5 there were around 7,000 people, and five days later there were around 50,000.[read more]
Urban Ecology at a Crossroads in Moscow
As closing post in the series on public parks in Moscow, this brings the discussion into the present day. With the recent change of mayors amidst a controversial plan for new development, this is a critical time in Moscow's history. I will discuss these events, as well as inspiring work taking place outside the halls of power.Moscow's...[read more]
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“I love the term "food rescuer". This is something I'd love to do and wish I'd done in college. My friend started bike co-ops and it would've been easy to add food onto the mission. We had weekly Sunday dinners and even rescuing food and serving it on Sunday would work. Thanks for sharing.Blog OnJanet”
“I love the term "food rescuer". This is something I'd love to do and wish I'd done in college. My friend started bike co-ops and it would've been easy to add food onto the mission. We had weekly Sunday dinners and even rescuing food and serving it on Sunday would work. Thanks for sharing.Blog OnJanet”