Housing
Sea-Change Ahead for Boston: Private Property Rights May Be Forfeited
by Alyssa Curran
Boston grew from the sea by way of man-made land. Now, the city is facing a return to the sea by way of man-made emissions. Climate resilience and adaptation are emerging in fields spanning urban planning, architecture, ...
Book Review of “Rural Studio” by Andrea Oppenheimer Dean and Timothy Hursley
by Alexandria Huff
In “Rural Studio: Samuel Mockbee and an Architecture of Decency” by Andrea Oppenheimer Dean and Timothy Hursley, the authors join words and images into a captivating narrative that creates a window into rural Hale County...
Book Review of “Infinite Suburbia” by Alan Berger, Joel Kotkin, and Celina Balderas Guzman
by Lynn Coppedge
“Infinite Suburbia,” a collection of essays edited by Alan Berger, Joel Kotkin, and Celina Balderas Guzman, challenges the suburban notion that Lewis Mumford once described as “a multitude of uniform unidentifiable house...
Book Review of “The New Urban Crisis” by Richard Florida
by Karsen Maruca
In "The New Urban Crisis: How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class - And What We Can Do about It," author Richard Florida identifies and wrestles with one of the great...
Tiergarten: Berlin’s Central Park Becomes A Home for the Homeless
by Brittany Garcia
Tiergarten literally translates to “animal garden” from German to English. The parliamentary, government and diplomatic district in the German capital is named after this so-called animal garden. Tiergarten is considered...
Book Review of “A $500 House in Detroit” by Drew Philp
by Sean Glowacz
“A $500 House in Detroit: Rebuilding an Abandoned Home and an American City,” by Drew Philp, is the story of Philp’s exploration for significance and purpose, and an expansive assessment of life in urban America. Drew Ph...
Famous Tempelhof Airport Remains Berlin's Playground
by Brittany Garcia
Oxford Dictionary defines “airport” as, “a complex of runways and buildings for the take-off, landing, and maintenance of civil aircraft, with facilities for passengers.” People have now been traveling by air for just ov...
5 Reasons Why Berlin's Urban Form is Different from the Rest of Germany
by Brittany Garcia
Many visitors that explore Berlin are often puzzled by the eclectic appearance of its sea of buildings, and often dislike this incoherence. Generally, people wonder why Berlin lacks a coherent style that is undeniably r...
The Global Grid's Holiday Book List - 2017/2018 Winter Edition
by Sarah Essbai
Holidays are for family, friends, good food, getaways and postponed reading in our favorite nooks. At The Global Grid, the holidays have always been the occasion to review and update our books-to-read (or re-read) list. ...
Your Guide to Joining The Global Grid Monthly Twitter Chat #TheGlobalGrid
by Sarah Essbai
Every third Wednesday of the month, join our community of urban development, building professionals, and enthusiasts in an hour-long chat on Twitter, from 12:00 p.m. to 01:00 p.m. PT, to discuss a wide-range of urban top...
Berlin, Germany is Taking Aggressive Action for Housing Affordability
by Brittany Garcia
What do you think of when you think of Berlin? For many, the first conceptions are Brandenburger Tor and Eastside Gallery (Formerly, The Berlin Wall). These famous landmarks have been embedded into the face of Berlin ...
Not Your Mother’s Levittown: How “Brown Flight” Altered the Suburban Identity of Bridgewater, New Jersey
by Sukhmann Aneja
The west end of Bridgewater, New Jersey marks a series of densely populated suburban communities, known to the public as the “Milltown-Vanderveer” district, and to its residents as “Chindia” for its predominantly Chi...