Newschool of Architecture’s East Village block has been sold and the new owners map redevelopment plans.
A New Grand Pedestrian Promenade Through Downtown San Diego?
Report of the planning workshop for the proposed 14th Street Promenade
The idea for grand pedestrian routes through downtown San Diego is not new. In 1908, John Nolen famously had vision of a Promenade from Balboa Park to San Diego Bay along what is now Cedar Street. Just imagine how that would be today if it had been implemented 100 years ago, with the beautiful County Administration Building at the bottom of the gentle hill from Park to Bay. Sometimes I think ‘so many opportunities lost’ should be San Diego’s motto.
But, in the fertile minds of planners, this idea hasn’t died. Now, they are being called Green Streets, and six are planned for downtown. [Read more…] about A New Grand Pedestrian Promenade Through Downtown San Diego?
Salk Institute launches Architecture Conservation Program – archpaper.com
https://archpaper.com/2017/06/salk-institute-architecture-conservation-program/
The Architecture Conservation Program announcement comes as the Salk Institute completes work on limited conservation efforts at its Kahn-designed complex.
Making cities more dense always sparks resistance. Here’s how to overcome it. – Vox
Architect William Krisel, who influenced the look of midcentury Palm Springs, dies at 92 – LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/home/la-me-krisel-obit-20170606-story.html
Influential architect William Krisel dies. Gave us Midcentury Palm Springs.
Tiny houses approved for the City of Atlanta – ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/home/tiny-houses-approved-for-the-city-atlanta/YV3R566xDh1zDj1CRJy5OK/
Tiny houses could be coming to Grant Park, Old Fourth Ward, Edgewood, Candler Park and Inman Park.
Dekema paved the way to San Diego’s future (emphasis on paved . . . literally)
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/columnists/logan-jenkins/sd-me-jenkins20170512-story.html
In a 1971 speech, Jacob Dekema, father of San Diego’s highway system, defend the role of roads in general, and automobiles in particular, in the drive to progress. Ten key points from his speech.
Long closed Mission Bay landmark to be converted to bayfront restaurant – UT San Diego
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/tourism/sd-fi-missionbay-restaurant-tourism-20170419-story.html
In Chicago and Philadelphia, the Difference a Park Makes – NY Times
Cities across the country are making a priority of improving their parks. “Housing alone doesn’t make a neighborhood,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago said.
Little Free Library Design Competition
What is a Little Free Library?
A Little Free Library is a “take a book, return a book” free book exchange. They come in many shapes and sizes, but the most common version is a small wooden box of books. Anyone may take a book or bring a book to share. Little Free Library book exchanges have a unique, personal touch.
The Friends of San Diego Architecture is inviting architects, designers, students, and book lovers of all kinds to rethink this unique structure, and design a Little Free Library for the community. [Read more…] about Little Free Library Design Competition