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- Peak to Peak, or Parabolic Trajectories
[Trail map of Blackcomb (left) and Whistler (right).]
It is becoming commonplace to hear the superlatives coming out of the Middle East and China in terms of infrastructure, but not this time. In preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics, the two peaks at opposing ends to Fitzsimmions Valley, Whistler and Blackcomb will be linked. In the [...]
- Little White Lies
[Keller Easterling's Some True Stories]
If you are within earshot of New York sometime before the remainder of the year, do not miss Keller Easterling’s “Some True Stories: researches in the field of flexible truth.” It runs from Nov 18 - Dec 23 2008 at the always reliable Storefront for Art and Architecture. Easterling and her [...]
- Goodbye Global
[International Shipping Trade Routes] via UNEP/GRID-Arendal
A recent article by The New York Times and a report by CIBC World Markets suggest that rising oil prices are fundamentally changing the dynamics of international trade, as shipping costs rise. The cost of moving goods, not the cost of tariffs, is the largest barrier to global trade today. [...]
- SuperCorridors
[Network of North American SuperCorridors. (Map by Infranet Lab.)]
Canada, the US and Mexico have signed NAFTA agreements for a series of infrastructural or multi-modal Super-Corridors as part of the slightly ominous-sounding “Security and Prosperity Partnership” (SPP). Supported by a coalition of political and corporate leaders, the intention of the network is to develop, over-time, a [...]
- Elevated Landscapes, or Railbanking
New images and a video of the High Line in New York has prompted a ricochet of references of examples of biologically domesticated infrastructures.
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There is the promenade plantée. Designed by Jacques Vergely (landscape architect) and Philippe Mathieux (architect), the promenade is a 2.8 mile elevated park in Paris’ 12th arrondissement that extends from Opera Bastille [...]
