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Paul Jones liked thisPaul Jones liked thisThis is Manhattan in 1931, before the skyline became a forest of towers. Central Park cuts through a grid of low and mid-rise buildings, with only a handful of skyscrapers breaking the horizon. The new Empire State Building stands almost alone... Surprisingly, that quieter, almost rural Manhattan held more people than it does today. Its population peaked around 1910 at more than 2.3M. The 2020 census counted 1.69M. *** Before anyone gets sentimental about that pastoral skyline or starts blaming "soulless" skyscrapers, it helps to understand why this paradox exists. In the 1910s, immigration and industrial jobs packed families into overcrowded tenements. Density in places like the Lower East Side exceeded 1,200 people per hectare. That is one person per 89 square feet. By modern standards, it's abysmal. Limited housing stock and pre-zoning economics forced a level of compression we would call inhumane today. Weak transit pushed even more people into walking distance of work. The 1916 Zoning Resolution imposed setbacks to protect light and air, creating the iconic stepped towers while capping density per lot. As subways expanded, outer boroughs grew, and incomes rose, working families finally had options. Public health, sanitation, and education reshaped household size. Tenements disappeared. People moved to the suburbs. Land values soared. Vertical offices displaced horizontal residential blocks. *** Today we expect and can afford far more floor area per person. We trade raw population counts for quality of life. That is not failure. That is progress. But here is the policy failure: we also outlawed the very building types that once made cities both livable and attainable. The "missing middle" is not some experimental planning idea. It is the backbone of every historic urban neighborhood that people claim to love. Bring it back and you do not choose between density and quality of life. You get both. What changed was not demand. It was zoning. And it helped. Big time. But times change and policies that once liberated eventually stifle. Maybe it's time for zoning to change again... *Photo Credit: John Victor Dallin / Hagley Museum and Library. #MissingMiddle #NYC #Toronto Brad Bradford ICD. D
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Paul Jones liked thisPaul Jones liked thisNew York City officials may be putting the “park” back in “Park Avenue.” This week, two potential, and preliminary, designs from Starr Whitehouse for the 11-block expanse through the center of Manhattan were shared with the public. https://ow.ly/HEum50YTwFw
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Paul Jones liked thisPaul Jones liked thisHAROLD MOODY HEALTH CENTRE | EUROPEAN HEALTHCARE DESIGN AWARDS | SHORTLISTED Delighted to announce that Harold Moody Health Centre has been shortlisted for the European Healthcare Design Awards 2026, celebrating excellence in healthcare environments across Europe and beyond. Shortlisted in the Neighbourhood Health category, it is a recognition of healthcare developments that actively promote population health, wellbeing and healthy living beyond traditional hospital settings. Projects selected for the shortlist act as a catalyst for healthier, more equitable communities honouring design approaches that strengthen environmental quality, encourage healthy behaviours and early intervention, and build social connection. Harold Moody Health Centre is a new-format community healthcare hub - and civic anchor - bringing together two GP practices, children’s development services, and a wide range of health professionals including physiotherapy, podiatry and mental health support. An Early Years nursery is also integrated within the building, creating a unique blend of health, care and learning under one roof. It's a proud moment for Morris+Company to be shortlisted amongst so many inspiring health projects, and we look forward to the awards in June. _ TEAM Morris+Company: Harriet Brisley | Mario Barrientos | Rowena Bond | Jayne Kersten | Hugh Queenan | Alejandro Londono | Fay Ferguson | David Storring | Joe Morris | Sandi Johnen | Emily Morales | Danielle Purkiss | Miguel Huelga de la Fuente | Juan Alonso | Mattia Altieri | Amanda Nygaard | Irene Vitorica | Ute Burdelski | Keir Regan-Alexander _ PHOTOGRAPHY: JackHobhouse Andy Stagg _ PROJECT TEAM Client London Borough of Southwark/Notting Hill Genesis Architect Morris+Company Healthcare consultant Sonnemann Toon Architects Planning consultant HTA Design Project management/employers Agent Arcadis Structural/civil engineer (Stage 4-5) Tully De’Ath MEP engineer (Stage 4-5) Couch Perry Wilkes MEP/structural engineer (Stage 1-3) Aecom Landscape architect HTA Design Facade consultant Eckersley O’Callaghan Fire engineer Sweco Building control London Borough of Southwark Main contractor Vistry South London Precast subcontractor Marble Mosaic Drylining subcontractor Gypcraft MEP subcontractor Hannover Electrical subcontractor Emmersons Joinery Keenwood Aluminium windows and doors Soundcraft Glazed partitions Planet Partition _ #HaroldMoodyHealthCentre #CivicArchitecture #HealthcareDesign #AylesburyEstate
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Paul Jones liked thisPaul Jones liked thisA hotel that redefined how public space could exist inside a building. The Hyatt Regency San Francisco, designed by John Portman and completed in 1973, stands as a landmark example of how Brutalist architecture can be both bold and functional. Instead of focusing only on the exterior, the design gives equal importance to interior public spaces, especially the massive atrium that became the heart of the building. The project introduced a new way of thinking about hotels—not just as places to stay, but as social environments where movement, gathering, and visual experience are carefully planned. The strong Brutalist character, with its exposed structural elements and dramatic scale, works together with open public areas to create a space that feels both powerful and welcoming at the same time. This project shows how architecture can balance heavy structural expression with highly functional public spaces that serve large numbers of people efficiently.
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Paul Jones liked thisPaul Jones liked thisConstruction update: Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford campus. 🏗️ With phase one of the project scheduled for completion next year, the new campus for the Ellison Institute of Technology takes shape in Oxford. Incorporating more than 30,000m2 of research laboratory space, the development supports EIT’s primary mission of delivering scaled solutions to humanity’s important problems, with a focus on four endeavours: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, Climate Change & Managing Atmospheric CO2 and Artificial Intelligence & Robotics. 🔗 Find out more: https://brnw.ch/21x21XB #Architecture #Design #Research #Sustainability #Oxford
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Paul Jones liked thisPaul Jones liked thisNo Filter. No Color Grade. Just miracle mile’s latest glimpse into the architectural and cultural future of Los Angeles: The LACMA | Peter Zumthor. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Clark Construction Group Buro Happold Trademark Concrete Systems, Inc. Largo Concrete, Inc. #LACMA #PeterZumthor #urbanism #ArchitecturalPhotography #DavidGeffenGalleries #LosAngelesArchitecture #ZumthorLACMA View more from LACMA David Geffen Galleries Here: https://lnkd.in/g_rcBPE3 ©️2026
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Paul Jones liked thisPaul Jones liked thisThe 47-acre East Bank scrap yard gets rezoning approval. Story link: https://lnkd.in/e3jc7usn #realestate #realestatedevelopment #nashville #citynownext #robertlooperiii
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Paul Jones liked thisExciting momentum is building at Waterline Austin. As one of the most anticipated mixed-use developments in Texas and now the tallest building in the state, Waterline continues to reach new milestones. Lincoln is proud to be part of this landmark project and excited by what's ahead. Follow Waterline Austin on LinkedIn for the latest updates, progress, and a closer look at what's coming next.Paul Jones liked thisWe've been building something special on the Austin skyline. Rising where Waller Creek meets Lady Bird Lake, Waterline is coming into view. Opening soon.
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