At the beginning of this year, my friend Amy Bath wrote an interesting post on her blog comparing condos and boutique hotels. It’s called: Could condos be more like boutique hotels? It’s a great read and it touches on something that I think we will… Read More
I’ve written about the Ponte Tower in Johannesburg before. At 54 storeys, it is the tallest building in Africa. It’s located in Hillbrow, which is an inner city neighborhood known for its crime and poverty. In the 1970s when the tower was built, Hillbrow was… Read More
This morning I stumbled upon the following chart (via The Atlantic) summarizing the locations of the 100 tallest skyscrapers in the world. As you can see North America dominated tall buildings for most of the 20th century. But then in the 1980s, Asia starting building.… Read More
Sugar Beach in Toronto by christophmarten on 500px Since we’ve been discussing waterfronts lately, I thought I would share this post from ArchDaily talking about 4 ways that cold-climate cities can make the most of their waterfronts. They are: Plan for winter sun Create plazas… Read More
Ever since I was a little kid, I have thought that I would one day get into politics. A lot of it has to do with me wanting to affect positive change, which is also one of the reasons I love real estate development (and… Read More
“If the decision ultimately of the council is to support the hybrid I think frankly it’ll be a major step backwards and you’re going to miss a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I’ll be very frank, we’ll be the laughingstock of the world.” -Paul… Read More
How do you create and maintain a thriving high street in this era of increasing online shopping? This was one of the questions that Monocle asked at its recent Quality of Life Conference in Lisbon and here’s a video with its recommendations. Click here if… Read More
I’ve been following and checking out Kickstarter pretty much since the beginning. But it wasn’t until last night that I backed my first project. After doing that, I immediately started thinking about urban projects that might be able to also get crowdfunded using Kickstarter. How… Read More
Urbanist Aaron Renn recently published an interesting article in City Journal called “Libertarians of Convenience”. It talks about how today’s urban progressives are selectively favoring deregulation for the things that only matter to them – everything from urban housing to food trucks. Here’s a snippet: But… Read More
Today I came across the following tweet by Brad Tabke. (Brad is the mayor of Shakopee, Minnesota.) @clmarohn’s version of hell from the top of the Memphis pyramid. pic.twitter.com/XLd5hlNY1I — Brad Tabke, Mayor (@MayorTabke) May 7, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js On the left of the image is… Read More
BRANDON DONNELLY 