The Tubman House came closer to becoming a part of the National Park System recently with provisions set aside by a defense bill.
Posts Tagged ‘Syracuse Architectural Digest’
Civil Rights Reboot
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014Street gaze (part 50)
Friday, November 21st, 2014
Scramble Board: Green Street
Capture the Cuse
Tuesday, November 18th, 2014
State Tower Building
Throwback Thursday: Master of Design
Thursday, October 23rd, 2014
Former Charlottesville Mayor Maurice Cox visited Syracuse (School of Architecture) in 2004.
Maurice Cox served as National Endowment for the Arts Design Director and supervised the Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD). He was also named a “Master of Design” by Fast Company Magazine.
MICD East, which is meeting in Syracuse this week, prepares mayors to be take the lead as designers of their cities.
Syracuse Architectural Digest: Adaptation
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014
JGB Headquarters is located in a former firehouse near the Inner Harbor.
The New Jordan Rule
Wednesday, October 8th, 2014“Mature citizens are loving cities, getting involved and playing a role…”
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, speaking at the Aspen Institute on middle-aged and seniors’ influence in urban areas.
Clarence Jordan
Mercy Works, Inc. announced that it will hold a groundbreaking for the Clarence Jordan Vision Center on South Salina Street next week. The work done by Jordan, the well-known fundraiser, former Rescue Mission chief, and all-around nice guy, proves that it takes more than millennials to make a city great.
Street gaze (part 44)
Tuesday, October 7th, 2014
North Tower
Street gaze (part 42): Exterior Motives
Saturday, October 4th, 2014
Green Street
Syracuse Architectural Digest: DC Studio
Wednesday, October 1st, 2014
Dick Clark Wing of the Newhouse School
Syracuse Architectural Digest: The Corridor, An Appreciation
Monday, August 25th, 2014“[Leaders] have the power to create an environment in which people will naturally thrive and advance…” Simon Sinek, Leaders Eat Last
Can the Corridor become the new heart of the city
Last week the Connective Corridor threw a Midsummer Night Party at Forman Park. The event included dining, music and a public art instillation. We didn’t get to stay for the whole event, which started late due to midday rain, but what we saw looked like attending a big dinner party crawling with interesting people (including politicians, police officers, neighborhood business leaders, students, SU officials and visitors from out of town).
Despite what we think about the price tag and the construction delays, the Connective Corridor project continues to bring people together in Midtown, Downtown, on the Hill, and the Near Westside.
We realize there are other pressing issues for our city, such as the frequent water main breaks and aging infrastructure. Most NY cities have this problem.
We also are convinced that there’s no magic bullet or cure-all for Syracuse (including downtown stadiums, highway re-routing and harbor hotels), but we applaud the radical focus the Corridor team has applied to coalescing the city through transportation/design/arts.
The Corridor office operates like a reality award-winning R&D shop and urban design center.They are dedicated to making the city work better and we’ve seen it up close. The Corridor leadership under the direction of Marilyn Higgins and Linda Dickerson Hartsock has produced some great initiatives. Chancellor Cantor may have cast the vision, but Higgins and Hartsock helped bring it to pass.
Someday we all will look back and realize The Corridor was one of the five things that helped revive this city.
May the innovations continue.
Filming in Forman Park
Lifting the veil on urban design
Urban Rest Stop: Public Art Installation