Tag: urban
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More Urban Than You
Last summer we attended a barbecue at a friend’s house in Westboro, Ottawa’s hip neighbourhood filled with yoga studios, coffee houses and Montessori daycares. It was a stunningly gorgeous blue sky day, the spread of food looked amazing, and our kids happily wandered off in search of other kids to play with. I’m generally happy… Read more
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More Than Pilgrims Coming to Mecca
Apparently, one of the holiest sites in the world is not immune to the worldwide scourge of homogenized and gaudy urban development according to today’s The New York Times article. “It is the commercialization of the house of God,” said Sami Angawi, a Saudi architect who founded a research center that studies urban planning issues… Read more