Urban Design
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Walking in Brooklyn
I lived in Atlanta, Georgia, for almost 20 years, but earlier this year I moved to Brooklyn, New York. I had always wanted to live in New ..
On Suburbs
On the Obligations of the Urban Designer
Doug Allen discusses the obligations of the urban designer to plan for futures unknown.
On “Cities”
Doug discusses what a city really is, at its most essential. This is truly profound.
On History
A short blurb on the role of history and understanding our pace in the history of a city in which we are designing.
On “Nature”
This is a great, short blurb on the role of (and understanding of) nature in the city.
On Density & Block Size
On the Order of Cities
Paul Knight’s Lecture, Savannah Day Session Presentations Now Available
Paul’s lecture at CNU 26 in Savannah, “Arithmetic & Scale: Design Lessons from Savannah’s Urban Form,” is now available online as a .P..
The History of Urban Form Lecture 01: What is a City?
This is an excerpt from Otium Issue 01. To read the full issue, click here. This lecture is also available in video form here.
A note f..
The History of Urban Form Lecture 02, PT I: Measuring Density
This is an excerpt from Otium Issue 02. To read the full issue, click here.
A Note from the Editor:
In Lecture 01, Doug divides ..
Streets: Their History, Importance, and Regulation
Presented by Paul Knight, DCAI President, at the Atlanta City Studio on November 1, 2016, to a packed room full of urbanists. Covers stree..
Applying the Lessons of History to Future Development
This presentation was delivered at the 2016 National Planning Conference in Phoenix, AZ, by Paul Knight and David Green on April 4.
Som..
Open Space: Good or Bad for Cities?
In the middle of the 19th century cities were expanding, and in most cases they were doing this in the absence of sensible ways to address..