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- Tuesday Tunes: Out-of-this-world rock band names
- Riding the rails of interstellar discovery at the Very Large Array
- Majestic “mesa” cities and towns around the globe
- Canada’s next supergroup – A Short Walk to Pluto
- Two migration tales of strength, hardship, and tenacity
- An out-of-this-world visit to the Very Large Array (VLA)
- Albuquerque is a national leader in water conservation
- The buzz about America’s “bee-friendly” cities
- Tallest buildings of Greater Washington, DC
- New Mexico’s protected wildlife areas along the Rio Grande
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Tag Archives: Spain
For the love of New Mexico’s historic plazas
As a Midwesterner born in Indiana and currently residing in Michigan, I have been long accustomed to the traditional courthouse (or town) squares found in communities across the region. In most cases the square is dominated by an historic county … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, archaeology, architecture, art, cities, civics, commerce, culture, downtown, entertainment, fun, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Mexico, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, Religion, revitalization, shopping, spatial design, third places, tourism, Trade, Travel, urban design, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged commerce, Mexico, New Mexico, placitas, plazas, Spain, Square, town design, village green
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World’s tallest beach resort and condo skyscrapers
Some of these sky-high resort hotels and condominiums are so tall it seems as if the occupants are trying to see across the entire ocean over to the next continent. The towers that are included are those marketed towards vacationers, … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Asia, Caribbean, cities, density, economic development, Europe, geography, Housing, humanity, land use, Latin America, North America, Oceania, placemaking, planning, South America, spatial design, tourism, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged Australia, Bahrain, Balneário Camboriú, Brazil, Debai, Gold Coast, Manama, Panama, Panama City, Spain, UAE, USA
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Unofficial Guide to Hipsterhoods of the Iberian Peninsula
The following is a list of current hipster hoods and/or streets identified in cities across the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal and Spain). If there are any neighborhoods that were missed in these or other cities, please let us know and they … Continue reading
Posted in cities, Cuisine, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, Europe, fun, gentrification, geography, history, humanity, inclusiveness, placemaking, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged hipster hoods, hipsters, Iberian Peninsula, Portugal, Spain
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A physical Brexit with Iberian flair
Imagine, if you will, a place known as Iberia, a peninsula consisting of two great nations (Portugal and Spain). One day, for no apparent reason or cause, this geographic feature abruptly adopts a mind and a course of its own … Continue reading
Posted in art, book reviews, books, entertainment, Europe, geography, Geology, globalization, government, history, humanity, literature, Maps, politics, topography, Travel, writing
Tagged authors, books, dystopian, Iberian Peninsula, Jose Saramago, Portugal, Spain, The Stone Raft
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Fotos de San Antonio
I love San Antonio! We spent half of a long six-day weekend in this captivating city and fell in love with its beauty, charm, history, people, cuisine, diverse cultures, architecture, arts, and many, many other countless attributes. Needless to say, … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, cities, civics, commerce, Cuisine, culture, downtown, entertainment, Food, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Language, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, rivers/watersheds, skylines, spatial design, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged arts, cities, culture, diversity, fun, historic preservation, history, land use, Mexico, missions, photographs, photos, pictures, planning, San Antonio, Spain, tourism, travel
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Pleasant large city names
I realize that attractive or appealing large city names are subject to individual tastes and the opinion of the beholder, but I thought I would list some of my favorites to gauge the reaction of those reading this post. Often, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, cities, Europe, geography, land use, North America, Oceania, placemaking, planning, South America, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged Australia, Bosnia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, cities, city names, France, geography, Indonesia, Ireland, Morocco, places, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, tourism, travel, USA
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Why the “Bilbao effect” works in Bilbao
The “Bilbao effect” (also known as the ‘Guggenheim effect’) pertains to the cause and effect (causal) relationship that occurred when a single world-class project became the catalyst for reviving this once gritty, economically distressed, post-industrial city. The opening of architect Frank Geary’s masterful Guggenheim Museum in 1997 … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, air travel, airport planning, airports, architecture, art, aviation, bicycling, cities, civics, commerce, culture, density, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, Europe, fun, geography, government, Green roofs, health, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, marketing, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, skylines, spatial design, sports, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged airports, architecture, art, Basque, Bilbao, bridges, cities, design, economic development, Europe, Guggenheim, infrastructure, land use, museums, Spain, tourism, transportation, travel, urban planning
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Cultural richness can be dangerous
Each year as the running of bulls begins in Pamplona, Spain, much of the world media highlights the mounting list of injuries that take place. In addition, I will occasionally hear people comment on how stupid the participants are. Granted, … Continue reading
Posted in civics, culture, diversity, entertainment, Europe, geography, globalization, history, inclusiveness, peace, tourism
Tagged bungee jumping, cultures, customs, diversity, Pamplona, rodeo, Spain, tranditions
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Urban duopolies
Most often, the term “duopoly” is used the context of business to identify those markets that are dominated by two primary suppliers who exert great influence. Examples would be Fedex versus UPS in overnight shipping within the United States; Pepsi versus Coca-Cola … Continue reading
Posted in cities, civics, culture, diversity, economic development, entertainment, geography, history, land use, placemaking, planning, transportation, urban planning
Tagged Alberta, Australia, Belgium, Cameroon, Canada, competition, duopolies, economic development, economics, Ecuador, India, Kentucky, Kenya, land use, Libya, Missouri, Nebraska, Norway, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, planning, Portugal, Quebec, Romania, Russia, Saskatchewan, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, urban, urban planning, Vietnam
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