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what you should know about Detroit…
From 1900 to 1950 the population of Detroit grew from under 285,700 to over 1.8 million
From 1950 to 2000 the population of Detroit decreased from over 1.8 million to 951,270
No building construction permits were issued in Detroit in 1988, then the 7th largest city in the US
Between 1978 and 1998 only 9000 building permits were issued for new homes in Detroit, while over 108,000 demolition permits were issued In 1998,
Detroit was the 11th largest city in the US !n 1998,
79% of the population in Detroit was African American 1n 1998,
78% of the population in the surrounding suburbs was White In 1998,
the average income in the city was 47% of that in the surrounding suburbs In the 1990s,
the city lost 1% of its housing stock each year to arson In 1990,
the city spent $25 million on the removal of abandoned houses and other structures Between 1990 and 1992,
the city spent $250 million on the removal of toxic waste on property the city was donating to Chrysler Corporation for the construction of a new Jeep Factory
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lebbeus woods
high houses
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Shibam, Yemen
Shibam owes its fame to its distinct architecture, which is now a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site. The houses of Shibam are all made out of mud brick but about 500 of them are tower houses, which rise 5 to 11 stories high, with each floor having one or two apartments. This building technique was implemented in order to protect residents from Bedouin attacks. While Shibam has been in existence for an estimated 1,700 years, most of the city’s houses originate from the 16th century. Many, though, have been rebuilt numerous times in the last few centuries.
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Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Cruise Terminal began construction today.
Foster + Partners‘ Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong began construction today. The terminal will be built at the abandoned airport tarmac on the eastern entrance to the famous harbor. While the primary role of the terminal will be to support the coming and going of cruise ships, a huge green park on the roof and multiple adaptive changes in the main building mean that many types of events can be held right on the water. Foster + Partners also promises a slew of sustainable features like renewable energy and rain catchment.
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MIT Stata Center by Frank Gehry
via Archtivism.
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landscapelifescape: The abandoned Greek town of Levisii in Turkey; Window View Of A Ghost Town, by Butch Osborne
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Gerona, Catalonia, Spain
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Bernalte & León - El Ritiro, Castilla. Via, and more here.
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We’re summer-starved, so we decided to do a roundup of the ten decks and roof gardens we’d like to have BBQs on.
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green roof
seen on architecture newspaper
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Potomac River Waterfront Park
Woodrow Wilson Bridge, Washington D.C
M-NCPPC, 2009
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Beach Cottages, Bora Bora, French Polynesia
photo from coolpics
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Rag Flats by Onion Flats / via
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France Tour
Colmar
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Louis Kahn, Architect: National Assembly Building, Bangladesh
“What was has always been. What is has always been. What will be has always been.” (Louis I. Kahn in Tyng, 1984:127).