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No, Edward Hopper Did Not Hate the City

Theo Mackey Pollack October 5, 2018

The dark force in Hopper’s imagery is not urbanism---it is the disruptive march of industry.

Glory Days: Reviving Asbury Park, City on the Shore

Theo Mackey Pollack August 31, 2018

After decades of decline, the wonderland of Springsteen's youth is at a hopeful crossroads.

The Mysterious Roman Who Shaped Modern Cities

Theo Mackey Pollack August 3, 2018

Vitruvius' De architectura remains the cornerstone of the canon of traditional Western urbanism.

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How Renaissance Cities Built Upon Wisdom From the Ancient World

Theo Mackey Pollack June 15, 2018

Meet the Austrian Who Invented Placemaking

Theo Mackey Pollack May 11, 2018

What Makes a Great Street?

Theo Mackey Pollack April 13, 2018

Time for a Left-Right Consensus on Zoning Reform

Theo Mackey Pollack February 16, 2018

The Best Urban Planning Book Is a Century Old

Theo Mackey Pollack December 15, 2017

As today’s urbanists work to recover the art of planning, Raymond Unwin’s era remains uniquely instructive.

Did the State Destroy the Best Model for Affordable Urban Housing?

Theo Mackey Pollack November 10, 2017

Working and middle-class cooperative buildings were an invention of civil society.

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The Perfect Apartment Building Is Hiding in Plain Sight

Theo Mackey Pollack September 22, 2017

A century ago, unencumbered by zoning, developers built humane urban residences for the middle class.

What Cities Can Learn From the Victorian Era

Theo Mackey Pollack August 25, 2017

A lack of regulation led to public-health concerns, but also produced great neighborhoods and innovations.

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