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Does every waterfront need an icon?
(Potentially the first of a series of posts on iconic waterfront structures throughout the US / world / known galaxy. I haven’t decided yet.) In one form or another, The Pier has been a part of the St. Petersburg waterfront for a long time. The actual pier has been around since the 1920s – it […]
And no, we won’t be calling it the Matlock Pier either …
June 11, 2012
The problem with public participation in the planning process is that it’s so … democratic. Or at least, that’s what I would have been thinking if I’d been an architect in St. Petersburg last week, when the city held a public meeting to discuss the future of The Pier, which has been a St. Pete […]
What should be downtown?
May 29, 2012
In a lot of cities, you can get a good sense of the character and strength of the urban economy simply by paying attention to what is downtown. For example, a lot of art galleries and funky shops suggests that an urban revitalization is probably well underway, and that it’s more or less an organic […]
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June 28, 2012
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