Chicago is one of the world’s great cities but its future isn’t so certain. Continue reading
On the world stage
Cities
Profiles of cities
Masdar City combines ancient practice and modern technology
Masdar City in Abu Dhabi is a very interesting attempt to build a low-carbon sustainable city in the Middle East. Far from creating a sudden Utopia, Continue reading
Baku at a crossroads
I occasionally travel to Baku and enjoy the country and people of Azerbaijan. Continue reading
Vienna Turns Again to the East
In Spring 2001, after my visit to Milan, I went to see my friend Dave Stein in Vienna and began to learn about that interesting city. Dave, a friend in grafuate school, already knew the city and its transportation system like the back of his hand. I suggested that we write an article for Urban Land, and Dave came up with the concept, Vienna Turns Again to the East.
Citizens Map a Megacity in Sâo Paulo
Américas, July ’04
I traveled several times to Brazil during the early 2000s and made good friends in Sâo Paulo. I became fascinated with Brazil’s great industrial powerhouse. I had never before seen a city so immense, so vast and densely spread out like a human hive. In 2004 the city celebrated its 450th anniversary, so I wrote a short blurb about that for Américas magazine. Later, after another trip, I wrote a feature article about Sâo Paulo. Finally in 2004 I went for four months, on a US State Dept. fellowship that supported my work for the regional planning agency Emplasa.