Comments on: Design Method http://www.communitydesign.net/urbandesigncommittee Talk of the Public Realm.............ReidCurry on APA Metro Sat, 28 May 2011 20:53:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rob http://www.communitydesign.net/urbandesigncommittee/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Rob Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:54:37 +0000 http://www.communitydesign.net/urbandesigncommittee/?page_id=8#comment-3 Using the NY Magazine article is as reasonable a place to start as any on the influence of "signature architecture" on the city's urban design landscape. High profile sites often set a high standard. Good place to focus some energy is on number one above (Forest City). Or, how to sell 5-7,000 apartments as a sports complex deal. Perhaps starting a listing of points regarding the perils of "superblocking" would be inorder: 1. creation of dead zones 2. grid disruptions increase hazard potential 3. people just don't like them and so on... The demolition of the buildings on the Ratner project will begin on April 23, 2007 Using the NY Magazine article is as reasonable a place to start as any on the influence of “signature architecture” on the city’s urban design landscape. High profile sites often set a high standard.

Good place to focus some energy is on number one above (Forest City). Or, how to sell 5-7,000 apartments as a sports complex deal. Perhaps starting a listing of points regarding the perils of “superblocking” would be inorder:

1. creation of dead zones
2. grid disruptions increase hazard potential
3. people just don’t like them

and so on…

The demolition of the buildings on the Ratner project will begin on April 23, 2007

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