Category Archives: Waterfront

BAT Opens Her Wings

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

Rising like a concrete castle at the southern end of Sunset Park, the Brooklyn Army Terminal gives new meaning to the term “military-industrial complex”. A 97-acre living monument to Brooklyn’s military past, it has recently gotten some good press as a … Continue reading →

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The National Mall Design Competition

Posted on September 7, 2012 by

The National Mall is a mile long stretch of open space between the Lincoln Memorial and the US Capital building in Washington DC. The Mall is flanked by museums and other monuments and is the most popular tourist destination in the … Continue reading →

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What the Federal Government is doing about Climate Change (surprise, it’s not nothing!)

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

On the current national political scene, climate change is either a punchline or a footnote. However, behind the rhetoric over the economic impact of curbing greenhouse gas emissions and hidden by the debate over the causes and implications of this … Continue reading →

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River Envy

Posted on August 7, 2012 by

On a recent trip to Munich, I suffered from a severe case of river envy. It was fairly hot weather for a Friday in July and my friends that I was visiting decided to play hooky from work. Taking a … Continue reading →

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