Closed to the public for 80 years, Alexandra Palace reopens with £27 million restoration
In London, England, after 80 years of the space being closed to the public, Alexandra Park and Palace Charitable Trust (APPCT) has now opened…
Issue #89: December 15, 2018
The proliferation of “white elephant” arts venues that promised urban revitalization
It’s called the Bilbao effect: an impecunious city engages a stellar architect to build an arts venue at fabulous expense in the expectation that…
Ford selects architects for restoration of Detroit’s historic Michigan Central Station
On November 8, 2018, the Ford Motor Company advanced its revitalizing Corktown campus plans with the selection of its first architectural and construction partners…
In Louisiana, people are eating their way to ecological restoration & coastal resilience
In Louisiana, Brendan Causgrove‘s first encounter with an oyster did not go well. He choked on the plump specimen at the bottom of a…
RFP: Affordable housing developers needed to help revitalize downtown Brooklyn, NY
On November 29, 2018, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the release of a second round of the Vital Brooklyn affordable housing Request…