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Michael Kimmelman again asks: 'Should New York regulate its skyline?'

Archinect

Today, the skyline is vastly more complex, far-flung and difficult to picture, and it’s common to hear complaints that the city has lost its bearings. The city currently only has one protected vista overlooking the Financial District from Brooklyn Heights.

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Balmori Associates seeks a landscape designer as the industry's award season blooms

Archinect

The role, based in New York City, calls for an individual to join a practice “recognized worldwide for its creative interfacing of landscape and architecture.” In August,

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View Corridors

SW Oregon Architect

This is not a regulated view corridor. Google Street View) View corridors are planning tools used in urban design and city planning to protect and enhance specific views within a city. The goal is to maintain or create aesthetically pleasing vistas that contribute to the overall character and identity of a city.

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Meet international influencers ODA Architecture: Your Next Employer?

Archinect

Following last week’s visit to Los Angeles-based Stayner Architects, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series east to New York City, where we find ODA Architecture. Founded in 2007, the studio has developed an international reputation for delivering what it describes as “imaginative and mold-breaking designs.”

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Who Owns the City? - How David won Against Goliath in Downtown Columbia

Community Architect Daily

The magic of water : An early town center model and an artificial lake Waterfront development, outdated structures dating back to James Rouse's original vision now slated for demolition, and a dispute over development rights and community interests - who would not immediately think of Baltimore's HarborPlace?

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LA Mayor Karen Bass announces first round of reforms aimed at expediting the construction of affordable housing

Archinect

New Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass is wasting no time dismantling the regulatory process that’s long been held up as the source and exacerbator of the city’s intertwined homelessness and affordable housing crises. The directive will also waive the discretionary review process of all developments not requiring zoning changes.

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Cities modify density zoning to spur more affordable housing projects

BD+C

With housing affordability reaching crisis proportions in many cities, local officials are implementing new zoning regulations to catalyze more home construction. Land-use rules that include density restrictions, and even some that influence aesthetics and design, restrict development.

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