Housing Chicago: Cabrini-Green to Parkside of Old Town

For more than a decade the Chicago Housing Authority has been tearing down the city's high-rise public housing projects and replacing the subsidized residences with mixed-income communities of townhomes and mid-rise apartments. Urban historian Lawrence Vale recounts the troubled saga of the now-demolished Cabrini-Green, and the municipal policies and politics that work to exclude the neediest citizens— including some displaced from the old towers — from the brand-new redevelopment.
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What Is It About the Art Schools?

For years the Cuban National Art Schools in Havana have been attracting the attention and admiration of architects worldwide. Belmont Freeman argues that the dramatic story of this remarkable complex — begun in the heady early days of Castro's revolution, abandoned and left to ruin, and rediscovered decades later — has served unwittingly to obscure the larger and richer narrative of post-revolutionary architecture in Cuba.
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A Method of Living

For several years sociologist David Schalliol has been documenting the dramatic transformation of public housing in Chicago — the demolitions of the city's infamous projects and their replacement with mixed-income communities. Following Lawrence Vale's account of the troubled saga of public housing development in Chicago from earlier this week, we're pleased to present a slideshow of Schalliol's photographs.
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FEATURED THIS WEEK : LAWRENCE VALE Housing Chicago: Cabrini-Green to Parkside of Old Town For more than a decade the Chicago Housing Authority has been tearing down the city's high-rise public housing projects and replacing the subsidized residences with mixed-income communities of townhomes and mid-rise apartments. Urban historian Lawrence Vale recounts the troubled saga of the now-demolished Cabrini-Green, and the municipal policies and politics that work to exclude the neediest citizens— including some displaced from the old towers — from the brand-new redevelopment. READ MORE
BELMONT FREEMAN What Is It About the Art Schools? For years the Cuban National Art Schools in Havana have been attracting the attention and admiration of architects worldwide. Belmont Freeman argues that the dramatic story of this remarkable complex — begun in the heady early days of Castro's revolution, abandoned and left to ruin, and rediscovered decades later — has served unwittingly to obscure the larger and richer narrative of post-revolutionary architecture in Cuba. READ MORE DAVID SCHALLIOL A Method of Living For several years sociologist David Schalliol has been documenting the dramatic transformation of public housing in Chicago — the demolitions of the city's infamous projects and their replacement with mixed-income communities. Following Lawrence Vale's account of the troubled saga of public housing development in Chicago from earlier this week, we're pleased to present a slideshow of Schalliol's photographs. READ MORE FROM OUR SPONSORS Being sustainable has never been so profitable. See how the country's most innovative companies are improving their bottom line by staying the course on sustainability. Look into Sappi's paper mills that are setting a new standard for environmental responsibility. Find out more about Sappi here >> Order a copy of eQ003 >> Download a PDF copy >> Two great MFA programs: The Interaction Design program, which explores the role of design in shaping everyday life and the Graduate Program for the Designer as Entrepreneur. Visit MFA Interaction Design >> The Designer as Entrepreneur Podcast >> SVA Website >>		BECOME A FAN ON FACEBOOK \| FOLLOW US ON TWITTER Design History, Theory and Practice in Italy >> The place to go for the latest and most trusted information regarding sustainability in our industry. eQ from Sappi >> Jessica Helfand's book was a NYTimes book of the year. Buy it here >> The designer party game in a box from Australia >> PLACES ARCHIVE: WINTER 2008 Mythologies of Placemaking READ MORE PARTNER SCHOOL University of Minnesota, College of Design The University of Minnesota’s College of Design is preparing the next generation of problem solvers. Through a unique commitment to sustainability, creativity and advancing technologies, the college is improving the way we interact with our world by designing new systems, new environments, new products, and new ways of living and working. Located in one of the major design cities and in one of the largest research universities in the U.S., the College of Design is a leader in multidisciplinary research, creative production, teaching and public engagement. The college encompasses the full range of design disciplines, including architecture, landscape architecture, apparel design, graphic design, interior design, product design, retail merchandising and housing studies. RECENT BOOKS RECEIVED American Glamour Alice T. Friedman Reading the American Landscape: An Index of Books and Images Lex ter Braak, David Hamers, Anne Hoogewoning, Erik de Jong, Frank van der Salm, Dirk Sijmons and Hanneke Schreiber Boomtown 2050: Scenarios for a Rapidly Growing City Richard Weller
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