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Years ago in McAllen, Texas, an old abandoned 124,500-square-foot Walmart superstore was renovated and put to new use as the largest single-floor public library in the United States. Across Ameri...

https://weburbanist.com/2019/12/06/reinhabiting-retail-suburban-megastores-turned-into-libraries-schools-shelters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reinhabiting-retail-suburban-megastores-turned-into-libraries-schools-shelters

For much of history, urban planning as we know it didn’t exist. Sure, there were cities with zoning ordinances and building codes, but ones thoroughly planned from scratch with heavily controll...

https://weburbanist.com/2019/11/30/key-developments-10-essential-diagrams-unlock-the-story-of-modern-urban-design/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=key-developments-10-essential-diagrams-unlock-the-story-of-modern-urban-design

Perpetually divisive, Brutalist landmarks around the world are disappearing fast. A massive 716-page book called “SOS Brutalism – Save the Concrete Monsters!” aims to archive as many of the...

https://weburbanist.com/2019/11/27/sos-brutalism-book-advocates-saving-concrete-monsters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sos-brutalism-book-advocates-saving-concrete-monsters

A series of disused railway arches in London have become surprisingly cozy interior spaces with the addition of modular wooden systems that fit together like puzzles. Architecture firm Boano Pri�...

https://weburbanist.com/2019/10/09/abandoned-spaces-in-london-temporarily-filled-with-modular-plywood-interiors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abandoned-spaces-in-london-temporarily-filled-with-modular-plywood-interiors

Today, as millions of people around the world gather to participate in the youth-led Global Climate Strike, architecture firms are talking about how they can help. According to the grassroots out...

https://weburbanist.com/2019/09/20/on-climate-strike-day-architects-around-the-world-ask-what-can-we-do/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-climate-strike-day-architects-around-the-world-ask-what-can-we-do