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Inside Reid Hall, Columbia University’s Campus in Paris
Occasionally, while walking in Paris one gets a glimpse of the courtyards that lie behind the uniform facades and intimidating
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The Paris Underground: An Introduction
Popular fascination with the subterranean systems of major urban centers is manifested in the photographs and writings of modern urban
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Photos of La Defénse at Night in Paris
Before I went to visit La Defénse, it remained in my mind’s eye as a looming, monumental structure–an
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NYTimes LENS BLOG: A Timely Global Mosaic
A different type of mosaic than that of Alexander the Great, but The New York Times LENS blog is putting
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Inside the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris
Tasked to capture a museum for a photography class through the Columbia University architecture program in Paris, I chose the
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Global. Timeless. Placeless.
Global. Timeless. Placeless. These were the keywords from a publisher who was interested in my photography for the cover of
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103 WASHINGTON ST: Heaven, Hell & Purgatory
Nestled between the new W Hotel and an abandoned lot a few blocks south of the World Trade Center, a
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COOL COMPANY ALERT: JumpPost.com
While this is not directly architecture or planning related, I want to cover a new company called JumpPost.com because
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I Have to Pee!: Public Bathrooms in NYC
I first became intrigued with public bathrooms upon seeing the reappropriation of the Astor Place women’s room into a
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In Pictures: Manhattanhenge Sunrise
January 2010 Manhattenhenge sunrise captured by Untapped New York photographer Monica Morrison on 34th Street. Previous posts about Manhattanhenge: Sunset
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13 of NYC’s Active Prisons: Rikers Island, The Tombs, Manhattan Correctional Center
The word infrastructure usually conjures up images of roads, highways, bridges and mass transit. One thing that Kate Ascher taught
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Why Does Williamsburgh have in “H” in parts of Brooklyn?
Did you know Williamsburg used to have an “h”? This week’s entry is a cross-post with Gotham Lost and