28. Florida in Houston, ”Durbin Renewal” in Chicago, Metabolism Demo’ed in Tokyo

Greg reports from Houston, where he and Richard Florida had some stage-sharing to do. Dan recounts a jaunt to the Canadian Riviera and Pacific Northwest, where mass timber is on the rise. Then on to demolitions, what’s on the bookshelf, future guests, future guesses….

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Intro:

“Livin’ on the Edge (of Houston),” by Reverend Horton Heat

Discussed:

Richard Florida's slightly altered new jam: Live Work Play Connect. Build multifamily, family-oriented apartments of appropriate size, while you’re at it.

NEOM

Mass Timber Conference: Jeanne Gang can hack it – literally

Explore ‘22 – Expedia Conference at Aria, Las Vegas

Band recs (or wrecks)

“Durbin Renewal” – The US Government’s landlord, GSA, wants to demolish two buildings from the 1910s because they present a “security risk” to the Dirksen Federal Building, which has been there since 1964. An Illinois senator just found $52 million to make it happen.

Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo, finally bites the dust.

The stolen bicycle is in the basement of the Ford Foundation, with the built-in brass ashtrays in the auditorium…

This kerfuffle in Northwest Arkansas

Green Obsession – Stefano Boeri Architetti

Celebrating Public Architecture – Success of open architecture competitions in Flanders, Belgium

Supertall – Sfefan Al

Truth and Lies in Architecture – Richard Francis-Jones

Crypto-Schadenfreude and the Electric Bull

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Outro: “Song for America,” by Destroyer