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THE ADDENDUM is an occasional blog about cities, culture, books, writing, photography, and painting. Here is where I post my thoughts and reflections, updates about projects I am working on, and other original content.The blog takes its name from small publications that were inserted into books with corrections, additions, and expansions, allowing a book to be updated without reprinting; THE ADDENDUM serves much the same function for this site.
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The Addendum | Vancouver, B.C., urban idol or lost twin?
Is Vancouver a picture of the urban future, and/or Portland’s long lost twin? Perhaps neither. Living in Portland, Oregon, I sometimes get a bit jaded about our region. Thanks to a strong tradition of urban planning, a large transit system, … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Portland, Transit, Transportation, Vancouver
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The Addendum | CNU Transportation Summit: IBM’s Smarter Cities program
Should cities grow and adapt using lessons from the high tech industry? Image: Merger HDR New York, from Flickr user diceliving. Stan Curtis from IBM Smart Cities presented what was likely the most challenging presentation given today. Curtis first laid … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Portland, Technology, Transit, Transportation
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The Addendum | South Waterfront: Suburb in the Sky
The redevelopment of the old Macadam industrial area into the South Waterfront district with its Vancouverist condominium towers has long been a controversial subject in the public realm. Critics of modern Portland regional planning goals have cited it as an … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Portland, Transportation, Vancouver
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The Addendum | Industrial parks as economic engines
Industrial parks have always held a fascination for me. I’ve previously written about the role of industrial parks as a prototype for form-based-code principles. I think the notion deserves more examination, especially as it relates to how industrial parks and … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, History, Industry, Portland, Transportation
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The Addendum | Review: Beauty of the City: A. E. Doyle, Portland’s Architect
Beauty of the City: A. E. Doyle, Portland’s Architect By Phillip Niles. Oregon State University Press, 121 The Valley Library, Corvallis, OR 97331-4501; http://oregonstate.edu/dept/press; 7 x 10 in; trade paperback; 296 pages, 72 b/w photos, 23 illustrations, 1 map; $29.95 … Continue reading
The Addendum | Review: Vanishing Point
David Plowden: Vanishing Point: Fifty Years of Photography By David Plowden, forward by Richard Snow, introduction by Steve Edwards. W. W. Norton & Company, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10110; http://www.wwnorton.com/; 11.3 x 12.5 in; hardbound; 340 pages, 237 … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Bridges, Film, Industry, Landscapes, Railways
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