Urban Tokyo is an environment of flows, having rapidly developed from its feudal form of the Edo period through cycles of destruction, growth and transformation since modernization. The plaza space adjacent to Nakano Station in Tokyo exemplifies this pattern, with an urban context drawing from many different eras of Tokyo’s ...

In Berlin, a battle rages over urban space between the rights of private property and the use-rights of occupants. In recent years Berlin, attempting to market itself as a vibrant city of art and culture, has sold much of its land along the Spree riverfront to global developers and mega corporations, leading to the forced ...

Delocalization examines a post “urban/city” condition of development along the highway corridor between Delhi and Chandigarh in India. It imagines the process of development as an emergence through the refrain of the local, or its network of interests the localities (understood as not just static but also mobile). These ...

Not only visitors but also local residents of China can be visually aware of the country’s spectacular and accelerating urbanization in the last three decades. In the era of globalization, China’s urban landscape has been dramatically changed by massive deconstructions of existing building fabric, as well as large scale new ...

The project, Reclaiming the Neighborhood is an exploration of how development strategies and architecture can contribute to making a socially, culturally and economically equitable community. The project originated as a criticism of recent housing developments along the Pennsylvania Avenue corridor of Baltimore, MD. The new ...

Housing is a critical issue in Asian countries that are industrializing and growing their populations. Trends in developer driven construction point to a Western model that favors a coarse urban fabric of high-rise towers and large blocks in order to efficiently house as many people as possible. New towns are built rapidly ...

Seattle's waterfront space has been largely unused due to physical boundaries that have disconnected the waterfront from downtown. The current redevelopment of the waterfront must address how to create a major connection and commitment within the community. Building upon my prior research on public participation models in ...

By their very nature, city streets provide opportunities to create life "in-between" the more strongly defined entities of home, school, office, and markets. In this space, one can easily appear to be on his or her way to somewhere, but never actually be going anywhere. The act of "mobile loitering" is a tactic that is ...

The Duwamish waterway is a river shaped and scared by industry. It has been a vital working waterway of Seattle for over 100 years. The Duwamish Waterway is the larger of two MIC's (manufacturing and industrial center) in Seattle and is a crucial job base for the region by employing more than 100,000 people. The Duwamish ...

How should we balance the pressing need for housing in our growing cities with job and employment growth? This is a complicated issue, tangled with deep roots in many sectors including: urban planning, architecture, political, environmental, community. Maybe nowhere does this fragile balance play out more than on the urban ...