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About a month ago, I hopped over to D.C. with a friend to witness a once a year event – cherry blossom season. Incidentally, 2012 also marked the centennial of the Japanese Government’s gift of 3000 cherry trees to the … Continue reading
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Hamburg is a very old friend of mine. I love the city and it’s probably the only other city in Europe I could see myself living in (besides London). A large part of it is because it’s a port city, … Continue reading
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Ok, clearly I’m taking a little creative liberty with the description “New.” Williamsburg is hardly a “New Urban Precinct.” It’s been gentrifying for some time now. In fact, it is often used as a textbook case of gentrification in … Continue reading
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I interrupt my New Urban Precincts series to say that I have finally uploaded my presentation at the recent Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting in New York on 28th Feb on Slideshare, complete with (re-enacted) audio. I’m not that … Continue reading
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I was in Shanghai visiting my brother and sister-in-law last Summer and I stayed with them in a delightful (but very badly restored) traditional courtyard property. Each time I go to Shanghai, I am amazed and disillusioned in equal part … Continue reading
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I’m fascinated by gentrification and by the creation of new urban and creative precincts through the rejuvenation of historical or post-industrial spaces. In this next series of posts, I will present photo-journals of at least half a dozen of these … Continue reading
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Ok, I know this is descending into schmaltz (and I have been rather schmaltzy lately on my topic of home and domesticity), but I assure you there’s some serious thinking here, particularly towards the end. After much deliberation, I am … Continue reading
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Over the President’s Day weekend, a friend of mine challenged me to put together a day tour of New York that was tranquil, unexpected and very much in keeping with the history and identity of the city. I came up … Continue reading
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Took a week off from Dream of a City to focus on 100 Ways to See A Street, but I’m back. It snowed yesterday, just light feathery bits of snow that didn’t last long on the pavement. But on the … Continue reading
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The final installment of my Best of 2011 covers late Autumn in November 2011 till mid-winter in January 2012. During this atypically warm Winter season, I stayed mostly in New York, checking out art exhibitions in the major museums and … Continue reading
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