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(Produced by Ari Cohen - Architects, now approved and in public domain)
Never in the history of the state or before its founding, when architects and planners of the stature of Dov Karmi, Richard Kaufmann and Eric Mendelsohn were active here, has Israeli architecture and urban design sunk so low as it has in Jerusalem.
Editorial: S.F. supervisors vote unanimously against common sense
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San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has voted against common sense before, but not quite so explicitly.
The board on Tuesday unanimously endorsed legislation “expressly prohibiting the use of the commonsense exemption” from environmental review for projects found to have no conceivable detriment to the environment. The supervisors did so despite the pleas of city officials, who warned that the bill would subject work as minor as window replacements to costly, time-consuming bureaucracy and pointlessly block new housing.
The resolution passed just before the latest report showing California residential construction slumping amid rising homelessness and one of the nation’s worst housing shortages. The Construction Industry Research Board reported that just over 100,000 home building permits were issued last year, down 9% from the year before. That’s a little more than half what offic
Thinking through alternatives to life under capitalism, the vestiges of colonialism or the catastrophic impacts of climate change is hard but necessary work. But could it also be play?
The tabletop role-playing game scene perhaps epitomized for some by high-profile games like Dungeons & Dragons has expanded in the past 10 years. This scene has become a haven for independent and marginalized game developers. Image from City Planning Department. (Kaelan Doyle Myerscough), Author provided
There are games by Indigenous developers that imagine uncolonized futures and games by queer developers about queer love. Tabletop role-playing games cover a rich tapestry of subject matter from to networking under capitalism to life as an immigrant.
43-unit South Shore multiunit fetches $1.95 million May 3, 2021
Essex Realty Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the sale of 7517 S. Coles Avenue, a 43-unit multifamily property situated in a prime location just one block from Rainbow Beach in Chicago’s historic South Shore neighborhood.
Essex Director Brian Mond was the broker on the transaction. Mond conducted an extensive marketing campaign resulting in more than 12 property tours and three offers. The property sold to an out-of-state buyer for approximately $1,950,000.
7517 S. Coles Avenue is comprised of 43 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments plus two non-conforming units. The apartments are spacious with separate living and dining rooms and hardwood floors throughout. There are 25 outdoor parking spaces.
NEW BOOK: published in April.
At a wonderful late-April book launch event attended by 497 people via Zoom, author Ken Bernstein and photographer Stephen Shafer discussed their new book, “Preserving Los Angeles,” with award-winning local author and National Trust for Historic Preservation trustee Lisa See. Bernstein is a principal city planner in the City Planning Department, and he directs the city’s Office of Historic Resources. Previously, he was the director of preservation issues for the Los Angeles Conservancy.
I had the privilege of reviewing an advance copy of the book, and it truly is worth reading (and owning!). It is 256 pages long, with more than 300 full-color images. Architectural photographer Shafer makes a major contribution to Bernstein’s story, one that touches less on the “old reliable” monuments that we locals generally know, and more on the less-known and even hidden historic treasures throughout the region. Many of these contributors to our collecti