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Tag Archives: Melbourne
The rise of slender toothpick skyscrapers
A recent trend in skyscraper development, especially in New York City, has been pencil-thin, almost toothpick-like skyscrapers built on very small/narrow parcels. These slender towers look almost anorexic in appearance compared to many of their predecessors (see comparison graphic below). … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, branding, cities, downtown, economic development, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, Statistics, technology, traffic, urban design, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged Brooklyn, Hong Kong, Melbourne, New York City, pencil-thin towers, skyscrapers, slender skyscrapers, slenderness ratio, Toronto, towers
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Melbourne to join the 1,000 foot+ skyscraper club
Above is an image of the Australia 108 which is to be constructed in the Southbank section of Melbourne, Australia. The impressive residential tower will be 1,047 feet (319 meters) in height when completed and will replace the 978 foot tall Eureka … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, cities, downtown, economic development, geography, Housing, land use, Oceania, pictures, planning, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, Statistics, urban planning
Tagged Australia, Australia 108, cities, Eureka Tower, land use, Melbourne, skylines, skyscrapers, Southbank, towers
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Cool surfing shops of Cocoa
While carvin’ a course in the Space Coast of Florida last week, which also happens to be home to the East Coast’s Surfing Capital in Cocoa Beach, I stumbled upon a radical line of footgear whose genesis was in the … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, advertising, architecture, bicycling, branding, cities, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, land use, marketing, nature, peace, placemaking, planning, product design, recycling, Small business, sports, sustainability, third places, tourism, Trade, Travel, walking, weather
Tagged branding, Cabela's IKEA, cocoa, Cocoa Beach, entrepreneurship, Florida, marketing, Melbourne, planning, Pro Bass, retailing, Ron Jon Surf Shop, sandals, Sanuk, shoes, slang, Space Coast, surfing, The Flop Shop
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