Articles by Tim De Chant
Tim De Chant is the creator of Per Square Mile and an environmental journalist. You can also find him on Twitter.
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When 'starchitects' build art you can't escape
Work-of-art buildings by Frank Gehry or I.M. Pei often take prominent roles in cities across the globe -- but they fail at creating a sense of place
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No vacancy: Empty lots are full of promise
Vacant lots are the scourge of cities around the world, but they offer acres of unfulfilled potential for urban renewal.
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PhillyTreeMap: Crowdsourcing the urban forest
PhillyTreeMap, an open-source mapping system, helps Philadelphia keep track of an urban treasure -- its trees.
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Bank of America is now paying to tear down foreclosed homes
Bank of America is paying for the demolition of some foreclosures in Cleveland, Chicago, and Detroit. Could this help these cities to find new life?
