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The Place Lab digest is a weekly round-up of pertinent news, opinion, investigations, and explorations of the arts, architecture, and city-building in Chicago and beyond.
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A day-long pop-up event
at the Stony Island Arts Bank
Saturday, July 29
Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island Ave [map]
Free
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Showcasing the culminating work of Artists-in-Residence Yaw Agyeman, Lauren Ash, and Stephen Flemister
Exhibition runs July 13 - August 25, 2017
Arts Incubator Gallery
301 E Garfield Blvd [map]
Free
Remain To Be Seen showcases the culminating work of the 2016-17 Arts + Public Life and Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture Artists-in-Residence, Yaw Agyeman, Lauren Ash, and Stephen Flemister. The ten-month residency program, housed at the Arts Incubator in Washington Park, supports Chicago-based multi-disciplinary artists whose practices critically engage issues of race, ethnicity, and community. Remain To Be Seen exhibits Agyeman, Ash, and Flemister’s reflections on self, identity, power, and visibility through sculpture, painting, installations, video, and sound.
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What Place Lab is digesting
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When A Historically Black University's Neighborhood Turns White
Brakkton Booker, NPR
Howard University... has seen the neighborhood around it change drastically over the years. The area, located just a couple of miles north of Capitol Hill, was once working-class and black. But as hundreds of new residents move to D.C. each month, more nonblack residents move into Howard's neighborhood.
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How does the layout of a city affect its economic success?
Elena Magrini, City Metric
How does the layout of a city affect its performance? And what are the opportunities and challenges of spatial evidence in policy? Centre for Cities discussed these issues at a recent roundtable with urban planning consultancy Space Syntax.
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Stay up-to-date on Place Lab projects, events, news, and happenings with our dedicated blog, SITE.
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Why Business Is Booming For U.S. Architecture Firms
Troy McMullen, Forbes
For the fifth consecutive month, architecture firms in the U.S. recorded increasing demand for design services as reflected in the June Architecture Billings Index (ABI), a leading economic indicator of construction activity.
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Architecture camp gives teens a chance to hone their skills — and dream up how to develop the city
Cindy Gonzalez, Omaha World-Herald
What’s in store for one of Omaha’s most historic yet evolving urban strips: downtown’s 10th Street corridor? A group of seasoned architects set out to imagine the future. And who better for input than a diverse team of budding designers — young teens still largely uninhibited by industry norms, rules and budgets.
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Missed last Friday's edition of the digest? Read it in the archives here.
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A River That Locals Once Despised Is About to Get One of Latin America's Best Bike Paths
María Ignacia Pentz, CityLab
Just a few decades ago, Santiago’s Mapocho River was known for its terrible odor. Now, the shore will have its own state-of-the-art cycling track, thanks to years of work and pressure by regular citizens.
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Chicago TIF program long past due for reform
David Orr, Crain's Chicago Business
[We] must have greater accountability and transparency from our elected officials on the tax-increment financing program... The public deserves to debate how tax dollars are used, and that discussion would be most productive during the budgetary process so priorities can be set for the city as a whole.
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Regulation and Housing Supply: Where the Left & Right Agree (Sort Of)
Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce
[Shelterforce] gathered some people who have done a lot of thinking and studying on regulation to discuss what it might look like to actually remove obstacles that get in the way of developing less expensive housing options responsibly. What's possible? What are the trade-offs?
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To Learn About a City, Visit Its Neighborhoods
Tara Lerman, Planetizen
Tourists are often drawn to downtown museums, sightseeing tours, and high-end restaurants. But if these travelers want to truly understand a city’s full story, they may need to take a bit of a detour.
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What smart planners are reading right now
Check out what publications planners all over the globe are following to stay in the loop on redeveloping, building, and maintaining better cities.
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Photographing the demolition and transformation of Chicago's public housing
David Schalliol, Archinect
A decade-long photo series shows the demolition and transformation of Chicago's public housing from a human perspective.
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From our bookshelf:
Architecture Live Projects: Pedagogy into Practice by Harriet Harriss & Lynnette Widder
Purchase it here
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NYC Has More Artists Than Ever
Richard Florida, CityLab
There is little doubt that New York has become prohibitively expensive for many artists, young and old alike, just as it has for middle-class people and working-class families, never mind the poor and truly disadvantaged. But according to a study released last week by the New York-based Center for an Urban Future (CUF), the city is actually home to more artists than ever.
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What are you thinking?
Is there something you'd like to see more of in our digest? Topics, interest areas, or subject matter that we're missing? Just havea couple of notes?
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What Happens When Poor Kids Are Taught Society Is Fair
Melinda D. Anderson, CityLab
[A] newly published study... finds [that] traditionally marginalized youth who grew up believing in the American ideal that hard work and perseverance naturally lead to success show a decline in self-esteem and an increase in risky behaviors during their middle-school years.
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