urban studies

aesthetics shown the door in housing

india is perhaps the only country in the world where houses are purchased even before the foundation stone is laid,thus sidelining the importance of architecture and designs in the real estate...

aesthetics shown the door in housing

india is perhaps the only country in the world where houses are purchased even before the foundation stone is laid,thus sidelining the importance of architecture and designs in the real estate...

Alex Balk's Livejournal: Things I'd Rather Forget

Yesterday afternoon, coming back from "lunch" at Shark Bar, I noticed a crowd clustered along Spring Street. A young man, probably in his early to mid-twenties, had apparently been hit by a car. His...

Urban Studies: How To Avoid Jury Duty

We don't know what is says about our job—actually, we know exactly what it says about our job: It blows—that we were excited for jury duty, but there you have it. Three days without work...

Urban Studies: There Is No Reason To Go Up The Empire State Building

I am an American, New York-born. John Lindsay's name is on my birth certificate (although not as a claim to paternity). I've spent the majority of my life in this area. And like so many of us here in...

Urban Studies: Let A Frown Be Your Umbrella

At the end of last week the Financial Times ran an amusing "Dear Economist..." column. The premise of the feature is that it's a tongue-in-cheek advice piece from an economic perspective. Anyway, a...